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Are you racist? ‘No’ isn’t a good enough answer – video

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Most of us, says Marlon James, are non-racist. While that leaves us with a clear conscience, he argues, it does nothing to help fight injustice in the world

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Noliwe Rooks explains why talking about racism is uncomfortable.

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ChronicleVitae for higher ed jobs, career tools and advice

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Far too many of us consider the act of discussing structural racism to be racist in and of itself. It's a problem in society, and it's a problem in the academy, too.

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The Letter from Birmingham Jail" is an example of how and why it is important to speak up about racism.

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This article is of a Gap ad that  illustrates extreme racism and how people recognize it.

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Two days ago, this picture of the ad began circulating on Twitter. It received widespread attention when it was tweeted by Arsalan Iftikhar, senior editor at The Islamic Monthly.

In this article he wrote for The Daily Beast today, Arsalan Iftikhar wrote:

As a media commentator (and person of color) who regularly talks about issues related to race, ethnicity and identity issues on a daily basis, I could not sit on my hands and do nothing. So when I saw this GAP subway advertisement defaced by vandals with racist messages, I wanted the world to see how millions of brown people are viewed in America today...

More than anything else, though, the moral of this story is to prove yet again that we certainly do not yet live in a "post-racial America" since minorities like South Asians (or other brown folks perceived to be Muslim or Arab) cannot even grace fashion advertisements without having nasty racial epithets hurled their way... I want to live in an America where a fashion model can be a handsome, bearded brown dude in a turban who is considered as beautiful as a busty blonde-haired white girl in see-through lingerie.

UPDATE: On November 28th, four days after the original vandalized poster was tweeted by Iftikhar, he tweeted that Gap had replaced it with a new one.

PLEASE SHARE: Here is latest photograph of brand-new @GAP subway ad without racist graffiti...Please Share &amp; Re-Tweet

In that case, the tweets received immediate response from the Chicago mayor's office, indicating that the defaced posters would be replaced.

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Someone Wrote Extremely Racist Comments On A Gap Ad, And Gap Responded Perfectly

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Two days ago, this picture of the ad began circulating on Twitter. It received widespread attention when it was tweeted by Arsalan Iftikhar, senior editor at The Islamic Monthly. As a media commentator (and person of color) who regularly talks about issues related to race, ethnicity and identity issues on a daily basis, I could not sit on my hands and do nothing.

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The same person, another act of racism. 

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The same person, another act of racism. 

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AeroMexico did not allow a well-known Sikh man to board a plane Monday because of his beard and turban.

Actor and designer Waris Ahluwalia, who was on his way to New York Fashion Week, shared the following image of with his plane ticket on Instagram, with the caption #FearisanOpportunitytoEducate.

A spokesperson from AeroMexico confirmed Ahluwalia was removed from his flight.

"About the situation of passenger Waris Ahluwalia, Aeromexico reports that he was asked to submit to screening and inspection before boarding, in strict compliance with TSA protocol," the spokesperson said in an email to HuffPost. "We have offered the passenger to alternatives to reach his destination as soon as possible. We sincerely regret any inconvenience caused by this incident."

Ahluwalia made headlines in 2013 as the first Sikh man in a national Gap ad campaign and has had cameo roles in Wes Anderson films, among other acting roles. This isn't the first time he's fallen victim to racial profiling despite his fame.

When his Gap ad ran, many of the billboards featuring Ahluwalia were vandalized with racist graffiti. The slogan for the campaign was "Make Love" but one person wrote "Make Bombs," referencing misconception many have about Sikhs.

PHOTO: On this GAP subway ad featuring a Sikh man...Vandals have written "Make Bombs" & "Please stop driving taxis" pic.twitter.com/yvw2vhfexW
- Arsalan Iftikhar™ (@TheMuslimGuy) November 25, 2013

After 9/11, many Sikhs in America have been victims of hate crimes and racial profiling due to rising Islamophobia. It has become such an overwhelming issue that the FBI is now tracking instances of racial bias against Sikh Americans, in addition to Arab and Hindu Americans.
This article has been updated to include the airline's response.

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Waris Ahluwalia Kicked Off Plane For His Turban

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AeroMexico did not allow a well-known Sikh man to board a plane Monday because of his beard and turban. Actor and designer Waris Ahluwalia, who was on his way to New York Fashion Week, shared the following image of with his plane ticket on Instagram, with the caption #FearisanOpportunitytoEducate.