NY Times Offers Special Gift Suggestions for People of Color.

[Lasirius]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts1028

 

[SuperFerret]

 

[terry78]

Grape and watermelon flavored Chap Stick would suffice.

 

[Paroxysm]

Our online gift guides are intended to offer holiday gift ideas for a wide variety of audiences and interests, with Times writers and editors making smart, informed choices that might appeal to those different audiences.

The "Of Color" guide, in the Style & Travel category, is in keeping with that philosophy, and with the efforts of a diverse Times staff to directly address minority readers with our content.

Of course, we expect our readers to use the guides however they choose, and we hope they'll find interesting ideas in many different categories. But we'll continue our effort to provide content that's relevant and appealing.

-- Brett Michael Dykes is a contributor to the Yahoo! News Blog

There is nothing appealing about stereotypes Mr. Dykes.

 

[Majic Walrus]

This is... well... stupid.

 

[DarkReflections]

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

So foul this is.

 

[SuperFerret]

There is nothing appealing about stereotypes Mr. Dykes.

But how will we know about people different from us if we don't generalize them into neat little categories?

 

[Lasirius]

- A "Wise Latina" t-shirt, an obvious play on a controversial statement made by Sonia Sotomayor that became an issue during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

- "Hair Rules," a product for people of color with "problem hair."

- "Baby Jamz," which was created by Beyonce Knowles' father and sister, is "an interactive hip-hop and rhythm-based toy line."

 

[The Spawn]

Funny that this happened. I've been meaning to post a thread basically asking if colored people invented style. Because, I mean...life would be pretty dull without them right now.

 

[Kable24]

Quit being so damn sensitive and PC. Just laugh at it, because it's funny.

 

[Mister J]

- "Hair Rules," a product for people of color with "problem hair."

I don't even fully understand what this means, but I find it funny.

 

[The Spawn]

Nappy hair?