an ordinary ethnography

thedailywhat:

Political Correctness of the Day: The state of Oregon has put eight high schools on notice — their Native American mascots have got to go. A 5-1 vote Thursday by the Board of Education gives the schools five years to make the change, or their state funding is withdrawn.

The decision came after months of emotional debate about tolerance and tradition.

“It is racist. It is harmful. It is shaming. It is dehumanizing,” said Se-ah-dom Edmo, vice president of the Oregon Indian Education Association.

On the opposing side are people like Jim Smith, the principal of Banks High School — home of the Braves — who grew up on the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. “It’s a chance for us to talk about family and tradition and loyalty,” he said.

Wisconsin is the only other state with restrictions on Native American mascots. The law there requires school boards to prove that their mascots don’t promote discrimination, harassment, or stereotyping if someone complains. Regardless, Native American mascots still abound.

[newsday]

Good work, Oregon. 

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victusinveritas:

rnapierdesign:

NASA’s Psychedelic Concepts From The 1970s Are Still Inspiring Today

See, this is why we need a functioning and manned space program. Hell, this is why we need an international space program that is based on the idea of moonbases and Mars-colonization for EVERYONE.

(via asterology)

victusinveritas:

Today’s holy ground post comes to us from Pakistan.

terenaina:

untitled by ali khurshid on Flickr.

omgthatartifact:

Desk

Carlo Bugatti, 1902

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

ilovecharts:

Deep Time: A History Of The Earth

Wow.

Happy Birthday, Howard Carter. 

(Source: ninja-to-the-face, via gardant)

toyamateacherphotos:

Tulips, cherry blossoms, mountains.

farmerkate:

Meroe Archaeological Site XII - R45845m by opaxir on Flickr.

(Source: tupac, via fuckyeahlandmass)

omgthatartifact:

Baleen Whale Mask

Kwakwaka’wakw 19th century

The Brooklyn Museum

mountainmaiden:

femme14er:

itsfullofstars:

The Deep Space set. Enjoy.

Tomorrow I’ll be working on images of spacecraft and manned exploration of space.

- spacedriver

This is what I love about space.

…and yet, since they were taken by orbiting telescopes, none of these photos would have been possible without the desire (and technology) to escape the confines of our own planet to better understand what exists beyond it…

…not to mention the fact that these photos represent the mere beginning of our understanding of these galaxies. and nebula. and stars. and planets. and just about everything else in the universe. If anything, these photos beg continued exploration of space and all the wonders contained therein…

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