racism

Everything by The Paltry Sum: Detroit RichardsMay 26, 2021June 5, 2021

Gwen Stefani and the Harajuku Girls

Where to start! Living in San Francisco with my son who is mixed Asian, and looks noticeably so, with all the anti Asian hatred and violence happening, triggered by Trump and him labelling the virus as being “the kung flu’ and “Chinese”, hearing an SF school board member (now fired) opine anti-Asian rhetoric against Asian […]

Everything by The Paltry Sum: Detroit RichardsMarch 12, 2021March 12, 2021

Tea Time

I am not properly awake. I haven’t even made my morning cup of tea. I am never quite awake until at least I’m halfway down my giant travel mug. I run almost purely on tea and nervous energy. Living in Japan one of the first things that made me feel somewhat at home was the […]

Everything by The Paltry Sum: Detroit RichardsMarch 8, 2021March 9, 2021

Racism or “Don’t worry, boy, I think of you as white.”

I think some of the most deeply racist words I have ever heard spoken to my child by an adult were “Don’t worry I think of you as white.” Both assuring them that white was the preferred color, the advantage, and the privilege, whilst denying their heritage and their journey and their lived experience as […]