Eric Peterson Eric Peterson

Revenge of the Uncool Kids

Making most of America feel awful was exactly the counter-intuitive strategy that made Abercrombie & Fitch a towering success – for a time.

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Eric Peterson Eric Peterson

Love is (Not Color) Blind

I hope we’ll continue to see more interracial relationships on screen. It’s a good look, and a smart business move. But so far, the look is all surface and no substance.

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Eric Peterson Eric Peterson

Sounds About White

Using a loaded phrase like “Critical Race Theory” as a catch-all for anything about race learned in a classroom that might make a white student uncomfortable makes it easier to fight.

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Eric Peterson Eric Peterson

The Fight Isn’t Over

The movement to protect white people’s feelings from objective truth is downright Orwellian, and it should motivate all Americans to action.

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Justin Godwin Justin Godwin

Remembering Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer died on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. He was an activist, playwright, provocateur, essayist, and a loud-mouthed son-of-a-bitch. He was 84 years old.

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Justin Godwin Justin Godwin

White-colored Goggles

Everything I see is through the lens of Whiteness. I can't ever know for sure what other folks see -- but I can make the attempt.

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Eric Peterson Eric Peterson

It’s Called Acting, Stupid

“That’s why that call it ‘acting,’” seems like a painfully obvious argument, but it only takes into consideration the desires of the performers, ignoring the impact that casting can have on an audience.

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Eric Peterson Eric Peterson

The Art of the Apology

An effective apology follows a very simple formula. If you want to deviate from the formula, ask yourself why.

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