racism
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Watch The Oscar-Winning ‘Hair Love’ With Your Kids
You can now watch the Oscar-winning animated short film Hair Love on YouTube—and you should. With your kids. Because ignorance and/or racism about the hair and hairstyles of people of colour still abounds and this sweet film is the perspective we need.
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What Do You Do When Your Young Child Uses The N-Word?
1Sometimes parents wish they could have a conversation do-over with their kids. A “big talk” can smack us in the face when we least expect it. This week’s Parental Advisory question comes from the parent of a child who, at 6 years old, heard and subsequently used the N-word for the first time. But did…
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See How AI Racially Stereotypes You
Computers think they know who you are. Artificial intelligence algorithms can recognise objects from images, even faces. But we rarely get a peek under the hood of facial recognition algorithms. Now, with ImageNet Roulette, we can watch an AI jump to conclusions. Some of its guesses are funny, others… racist.
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PSA: ‘Kiwi’ Is Officially Not A Racist Term
Do you ever find it hard to tell what’s a racist term you should avoid using and what’s an endearing term for someone from a certain country? Generally you should err on the side of not using terms you’re unsure about, but there’s one that’s been proven to be fair game: Kiwi. The South Australian…
