Calling out Privilege = Racism/Sexism??

This was posted on the facebook group of my local FMLA chapter:

My recent experience with sexism.

One of my friends, Katherine, recently posted a picture of a t-shirt that says, "I had an abortion." I expressed my concern that these sorts of shirts are likely to be counter-productive by provoking the opposition to mobilize. She responded by saying, "Thank you for your straight white man's opinion on how women should ask for their rights. I do not care to engage with you when you continually speak from a position of unrelenting privilege."

I regard this as being extremely sexist and racist. Is it wrong of me to comment on the strategy involved in maintaining equal treatment under the law or do you think it's none of my business because I'm a white male?

I'm concerned that there are a lot of people who share Katherine's attitude.

My two cents:
I think what she was questioning is "who gets to decide what is counter-productive and what isn't? and especially to an issue that affects my body?" whether or not she was a jerk about it, wev, that's a diff debate. & if you are going to write "I had an abortion" on the front a t-shirt, I'm pretty sure provocation is what she was going for anyway. Maybe instead of "expressing his concern" this guy could have asked her why she wants to bring up this issue in a provocative manner & maybe understand where she's coming from before he decides if its counter-productive.

What do you think?

Chicha - Hybrid Music

What happens to 1970's Amazonian Amer-indians, suddenly thrust into urban settings due to a Peruvian oil boom, exposed to western surf rock & psychdelic guitars, who decide they want to party? Chicha music! This genre at its base has a cumbia beat (which originated in Colombia) and uses traditional latin instruments like timbales & blends them with electric guitars and farfisa organs. The sound is uniquely pan-latin & is a symbol of hybridity. It exists at the intersection of modernization & indigenous identity. It originated in Peru pero es para toda America.

Here some songs on the player at the Barbes Records site.

Teens Stab Man for Looking Latino

Community leaders and residents of Patchogue, New York gathered together this morning to speak out against the recent stabbing death of 38-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant Marcello Lucero, who came to the United States 16 years ago. [Ed. note: Query - At what point does one stop being considered an “immigrant?” When does “immigrant man Marcello Lucero” simply become “Marcello Lucero?]

This is from a really great post about a recent hate crime posted at Guanabee. It delves into the "othering" of immigrants and latinos as a whole. Totally worth the read.