Call in today! Note: I think it is also important, in calling in to the magazine to protest the racism of the article, to protest the homophobia of the article. To say it is damaging to those of APIA heritage without condemning the homophobia of it perpetuates the myth that LGBT folks are not also part of APIA heritage.
-Sharmili Majmudar "Details" magazine has printed in its April 2004 issue a racist spread entitled "Gay or Asian?" A scan of the spread can be found at http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~dhl1/gay1.gif Monday, April 5 is a national call-in day to Details magazine to protest and voice your disgust for Whitney McNally's column. Here is the information to do so: DETAILS Daniel Peres (editor-in-chief) 212.630.4000 Whitney McNally (the writer) 212.630.3850 *Ask for editor of Details, and say something like the following passage. Hi, my name is _________ from ________(university, organization). I'm calling to voice my disgust with your "anthropology" magazine column called "Gay or Asian?". Images like these are not only offensive and painful to the Asian Pacific American community, but more importantly, have dangerous effects on the general public that is unaware of actual Asian Pacific American heritage and our community. Other Asian Pacific American students and I demand that you -recall the April 2004 issue of Details -issue a public apology to the APA community -fire Whitney McNally and remove the "anthropology" column from all future publications. Also sign the petition directed at Details magazine's advertisers here: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/details4/ ------ The following list is a list of some of the organizations that are protesting the April 2004 issue of Details magazine: Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Gay Asian and Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY) Audre Lorde Project - New York Queer Asian Pacific Alliance (QAPA) - Boston, MA Massachusetts Area South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (MASALA) Providence Youth-Student Movement (PrYSM) Asian/Pacific Islander Queers United for Action (AQUA) - Washington, DC Asian Pacific Islander Queer Sisters (APIQS) - Washington, DC KhushDC - Washington DC South Asian LGBT Organization Al-Fatiha Foundation (Queer Muslims & Allies) Asian Pacific Islanders for Human Rights (APIHR) - Los Angeles, CA National Gay and Lesbian Task Force A scan of the offensive Details magazine page can be seen here: <http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~dhl1/gay1.gif> http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~dhl1/gay1.gif There is an online petition directed at Details magazine's advertisers here: <http://www.petitiononline.com/details4/> http://www.PetitionOnline.com/details4/ Steven Tham <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Secretary, Asian American Coalition Committee at UIC http://aacc.pages.uic.edu/ Outreach Coordinator, Filipinos in Alliance, http://fia.pages.uic.edu/ <http://www.fia.u4l.com/> Undergraduate Student Government, UIC http://usg.uic.edu/ ------------------------------------------------ visit http://www.geocities.com/sapacchicago email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe sapac" in msg body to unsubscribe
