Women's Rights Petition: Psychology Today: Stop Publishing Racist & Sexist Articles | Change.org
source: http://www.change.org/petitions/psychology-today-stop-publishing-racist-sexist-articles?utm_...
-
-
- Vierotchka
- added this
Kanazawa's article is nothing more than a vile regurgitation of racist and sexist beliefs about black women disguised as "objective" and "scientific" research findings, and contributes to a historical legacy of using distorted "science" as a tool to justify violent ideas about and treatment of black women. Kanazawa has a history of writing biased and error-ridden articles that attempt to justify racist beliefs. Other scientists have discredited his research and his legitimacy as a social scientist has been called into question. That Psychology Today publishes Kanazawa's often problematic articles casts serious doubt about the trustworthiness of their publications as well as the rigor of their editorial process.
Psychology Today is not just a magazine and website, but it's also a site that people access resources for mental health services for their well being. Publishing damaging and crude articles such as Kanazawa's demonstrates a profound disrespect for anyone who turns to Psychology Today for these resources.
Though Psychology Today has removed the article from their website without explanation, the editors have not acknowledged or taken responsibility for publishing the article, discussed the editorial standards they require from their contributors and whether this article satisfied those standards, or explained why Kanazawa remains as a contributor, despite being discredited by other social scientists. Psychology Today editors have a journalistic and ethical duty to be both transparent about how this article was published and accountable for this failure in public trust.
(click on the link for more and to sign the petition)
-
- groups:
- Human Rights
-
- tags:
- Racism, Petition, Psychology Today
-
-
Margaret_Kaigler
-
Since CURRENT TELEVSION addresses a liberal base-and as a viewer, who for the most part enjoys your programmming, perhaps we need to touch base on this one:
CURRENT Television is presently airing a racially offensive promotion.The CURRENT Television promotional vehicle I refer to opens with a wide shot of a young, black male basketball player, in uniform and fresh faced with an older,white male voice, under the video, saying, "He has not got A CLUE". End of spot. This is an insult that has no other purpose than to imply, suggest and support the idea of ignorance and inferiority on the part of the black athlete, and the dominance and superiority of the unseen but dominate white male presence.
Further, this promotional spot serves to reinforce racist stereo types that suggest black athletes are inferior to and less intelligent than white managers, announcers and or white males in general, this despite an overwhelming African American presence that obviously dominates certain sports venues. CURRENT, therefore needs to cease and desist this harassment and racist insult, update its current understanding of what is legal, acceptable and appropriate for Federal Communications Commission regulated air waves and not in violation of FCC civil legal rights legislation and information affecting racial diversity, and should further consider this promotional material as an insult to all people, as well as a direct and ongoing pattern of abuse and harassment targeting black people generally and athletes in particular, both black and white, and an indication of a failure to acknowledge the bridges crossed via the sportsmanship displayed between players and coaches in a culturally diverse arena.
I am asking therefore that CURRENT Television refrain from running information that is in violation of FCC regulation as it affects Title XVIII legislation, and is offensive, effective immediately that CURRENT TV be made to cease and desist the airing of aforementioned racist stereotypical promotion. IMMEDIATELY.
- 12 months ago
-
Margaret_Kaigler
-
-
Almibry
-
Signed, and +^'d
- 1 year ago
-
Almibry
