Thing About Skins

The Violence Against Women Act: Gun Rights, Idle No More, and Why Most House Republicans Say Rape Is OK

Gyasi Ross

February 05, 2013

INTRODUCTION: OF GUN RIGHTS AND POLITICS There is a fundamental difference between leadership and politics... Read More

All Over Your Face: Confessions of a Former Social Media Junkie

Christina M. Castro

January 29, 2013

It has been roughly two months since I deactivated my beloved Facebook account... Read More

Magic Mike, Idle No More, and Speakin' in Indian: Happy New Year

Gyasi Ross

January 02, 2013

It’s been a long time since I wrote something for “The Thing About Skins.” Heck, since the last time I wrote, all kinds of major pop culture events have been happening left and rig... Read More

This Is Why I'm Hot!

Christina M. Castro

December 04, 2012

Lately, we as Native people have been bombarded with a constant influx of demeaning imagery in the media and fashion industry... Read More

Divisiveness, Drunken Pilots, and Kim Kardashian: A Pigeon-Toed Indian Pontificates About the 2012 Election

Gyasi Ross

November 26, 2012

I think airport conversations, the ones that happen while you're waiting for your flight, are the most interesting conversations you can have. Why? Who knows?... Read More

BUY NATIVE: A Campaign to Buy Native American-Made Gifts this Holiday Season

Jessica R. Metcalfe

November 24, 2012

(Gyasi’s Note: I love Dr. Jessica. She does her work simply because she loves Native people; as a result of her love of Native people, she tries to help Native people... Read More

Well Done Indian Country: Amazing Job During the Election, but Now the Hard Work Begins

Gyasi Ross

November 09, 2012

Ok, now the election’s done. Good. Thank God—it went on about six months too long... Read More

Native Family Reunions (A Classic Revisited)

Gyasi Ross

October 16, 2012

My family doesn't really have reunions. Not pre-planned family reunions, anyway—you know, the kind with hats, t-shirts and what have you... Read More

Senator Scott Brown's Racist and Anti-Indian Campaign Rallies: Why Progressive People Should Give Money to Elizabeth Warren's Campaign in Order to Get this Bigot Out of Office

Gyasi Ross

September 26, 2012

Senator Scott Brown from Massachusetts. Hold that thought, please—indulge me for a few minutes while we talk about discrimination, outrage and offensive behavior... Read More

Breaking News: Scarlett Johansson Is Hot, the Sky is Blue, Mitt is an Elitist, and Other Shocking Developments

Gyasi Ross

September 18, 2012

The results of some very serious investigative reporting just came in, with the following revelation: Apparently, Mitt Romney is a rich, white (although he wishes he were Mexican),... Read More

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