Code Switch

The trans athlete debate is about a lot more than sports

If you begin to say that you have to be a large enough group of people to receive standing under the 14th Amendment, then that means that the 14th Amendment suddenly becomes a piece of Swiss cheese, and it becomes a question of are you guys sufficiently large in number or perceived societal impact to be discriminated against and then to need to have equal protection laws.

Fresh Air

The hidden history of blackface in America

Ironically, it's a huge success of the civil rights movement. Civil rights activists protested against blackface and tried really hard to strip it from the school curriculums and everyday performances where it was really common currency. And by doing so, they turned blackface into something that was culturally taboo. And so it became so taboo, in fact, that the history of it is no longer taught.