I've heard the phrase "systemic racism" but "structural" is new to me.

I've always heard that concept described as "institutional racism". It was a big idea of Stokley Carmichael's work. (Stokley Carmichael was the name of my dad's dog when I was a wee little girl - he was a black lab and very, very radical as I recall)

Wow. Between serial-teen and the murder-for-ratings newscaster, that's a lot of bizarre crime for one week. Same city too, right?

GYMSLIP

What does "gymslip" mean? Is that where she lives?

It strikes me as the sort of 'confession' that a crazy person who wants attention makes, instead of an actual confession to actual crimes. I'll put up even money that there are few unexplained stabbings in the area she's claiming.

Steph: [link]

I hate to cite Wikipedia, but this explanation strikes me as very clear: [link]

Some sociologic investigators distinguish between institutional racism and structural racism. The former focus upon the norms and practices within an institution, the latter focus upon the interactions among institutions, interactions that produce racialized outcomes against non-white people. An important feature of structural racism (structured racialization) is that it cannot be reduced to individual prejudice or to the single function of an institution. Like-wise, it is important to note that once a structure is emplaced, its consequences likely will affect the entire population — not just the racially discriminated people.

Will someone please talk me out of buying the dvd set of Planet Earth? It's really discounted over at Amazon right now (only $36!), but I have it burned on disc off of the HD channel, so I don't reallllly need it.

Does it have $36 of stuff you don't already have on your homemade discs?

Kathy, at some point in your life, you're going to buy a BluRay player, and then you'll have to buy it all over again.

Kathy, at some point in your life, you're going to buy a BluRay player, and then you'll have to buy it all over again.

Wiser words were never spoken.