Promoting Tolerance and Understanding from The Southern Poverty Law Center

MOCKING RURAL AMERICA
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*** REDNECKOPOLY: CASHING IN ON STEREOTYPES? ***
Redneckopoly, a new Monopoly-style game by the maker of Ghettopoly,
offers up offensive stereotypes about rural people. Is "poking fun" at
stereotypes a legitimate way to combat prejudice?
http://newsletter.splcenter.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eolN0G4J4L0LcT0DR530EQ








*** GREETING CARDS OR BIGOTRY? ***
A series of e-cards from Yahoo! Greetings and AmericanGreetings.com
portrays rural people as "inbred" and "dirty."
http://newsletter.splcenter.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eolN0G4J4L0LcT0DR540ER

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SHOULD THIS WOMAN BE DEPORTED?
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*** STUDENT, COMMUNITY FIGHT DEPORTATION ***
One of Latina Magazine's top 10 women of the year is about to be
deported, but her community is fighting for federal legislation to
stop it.
http://newsletter.splcenter.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eolN0G4J4L0LcT0DR550ES


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PARENTING FOR TOLERANCE
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*** TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT ... RACIAL BIAS IN DISCIPLINE ***
Parenting columnist Dana Williams reflects on a recent conversation
with her son about why some children's actions carry more weight --
and consequences -- than others.
http://newsletter.splcenter.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eolN0G4J4L0LcT0DR580EV


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ALSO ON TOLERANCE.ORG
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*** BANK APOLOGIZES FOR SLAVERY TIES ***
Wachovia has issued an apology for its ties to slavery, saying it
hopes to learn from its past and further the dialogue about slavery.
http://newsletter.splcenter.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eolN0G4J4L0LcT0DR6A0Ef

*** BLEAK 'PROGRESS' IN HEALTH CARE EQUITY ***
Though the government and several prominent health care organizations
have declared their commitment to eliminating health care disparities,
little progress has been made.
http://newsletter.splcenter.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eolN0G4J4L0LcT0DR6B0Eg

*** MEDIA AND GENOCIDE ***
From slavery to modern times, U.S. media coverage of crimes against
humanity, including the recent Sudanese genocide, has been woefully
inadequate -- even though press attention has the power to save lives.
http://newsletter.splcenter.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eolN0G4J4L0LcT0DR6C0Eh


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