Post-Racial Lit for a Post Racial Prez, Hair Politics, Tech-savvy Terrorists, Evil Santas, PostSecret Homophobia, and Crazy Holiday Commercials

• Obama is neither black nor white nor mixed. Confused? Welcome to The Post-Racial State.
• Of course, racism and racist stereotyping haven't gone away.
  
• Newsflash: Dave Gregory is a total dick.
• Womanist Musings on Michelle Obama's hair and the politics of submission.
• Professor What If takes on racism, sexism, and homophobia on PostSecret.
  
• Transgriot sounds off on why "Gay is the New Black" is a fucked-up slogan.
• Instaputz on the GOP's Latino strategy.
  
• Settlement opens up amnesty for tens of thousands of immigrants.
  
• Why discuss the root political causes of terror when you can profile the Taliban, talk about how tech-savvy terrorists are, or write a sexy story about deprogramming jihadists?
  
• Ever wanted to download a Youtube video? Here's how.
• Lists!!! Evil santas. 8 most ridiculous film plots. 10 best Onion headlines. 10 best quotations of the year. 5 terrifying lo-fi x-mas commercials.
  
• Does the banality of X-mas music make you want to scream?
• When did the US become a market?