The Daily Ubuntu8 articles
Making the other a stranger
Othering turns a difference into a border. From everyday glances to dehumanization, it follows a slope we can learn to climb back up.
ReadDraw me a judge
In 2023, a Bloomberg analysis showed that an image generator amplified gender and skin-colour stereotypes. A tool that makes images also makes places for people.
ReadThe crop that chose a face
In 2020, users showed that Twitter's automatic cropping favoured certain faces; the company measured the bias, then gave the choice back to people.
ReadMay my curiosity be a form of care: SLĀV and cultural appropriation
In 2018, the show SLĀV divided Montreal. An opportunity to ask how to borrow from a culture without erasing its history.
ReadThe invisible knapsack
White privilege is neither wealth nor an easy life: it is everyday advantages we don't see, because they seem normal.
ReadIn the picture, but not in charge
Seeing more diverse faces on screen is not enough: in Canada, newsrooms and boards of directors remain barely open to racialized people.
ReadThe virus had a face, they said
In 2020, hate crimes targeting people of Asian origin soared in Canada. A rumour can single out an entire group; a gesture can remind us these are neighbours.
ReadTired of the news
Nearly one person in two sometimes or often avoids the news. In Canada, it's 45%. What if we learned to follow the news together?
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