Why Intersectionality Matters

[crafting_change]

The show This American Life describes the segment behind the LJ cut below as:
A hot dog stand in Chicago, The Wiener's Circle, has this gimmick that you occasionally see in restaurants: the staff acts rudely, in sort of a playful way, and cracks jokes about the customers. Except at The Wiener's Circle, late at night, the gimmick becomes more than

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[blackwinterbyrd]

I'm from chicago. I guess I better take a look at what hypersegregation has done for me.

also, its only a matter of time before something truly irrevocable happens. I'm suprised it hasn't happened already.

Talking about race is impolite? Isn't that a favorite silencing method these days? 'Oh those uncouth POC, always playing the race card, always bringing THAT up, don't they know how impolite that is?'
I'm learning that it is white privelege to be able to not bring it up.

Re: this is not what my city is all about

[mickle]

I googled "Chicago segregation" and this is the 2nd link that came up:

http://www.luc.edu/curl/cfm40/data/minisynthesis.pdf

It gives a lot of figures about residential, economic, and educational segregation in Chicago.

Still, the issue isn't really Chicago. I live in that (white) liberal paradise San Francisco - and racism is everywhere. I feel like you're fixating on the tagline as opposed to considering the substance of the clip and the post.

Re: this is not what my city is all about

[crafting_change]

t's also easy to be all critical of a city one doesn't live in and hasn't been to based on one youtube video, (since when does youtube anecdote = scientific data? I have tried to find the actual statistics online about Chicago being the most segregated city and all I found was, "I heard somewhere...")

Did you see the TV special where they talked about the statistical data?
You are continuing to derail, but I'll humor you. I googled 'chicago segregation data' and found the following sources, not all of them are peer reviewed statistical journals but they go far beyond your argument of 'I heard somewhere':
www.luc.edu/curl/cfm40/data/minisynthesis.pdf
http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/research/metro/three_metros.php
http://www.substancenews.com/content/view/263/81/

I'm so tired of the attitude in here that you have to think the worst of everyone

Re: this is not what my city is all about

[rkt]

this is not the way to defend "your city" and make any of you look "good".

shut up and listen, already.