-
Heroic Cop Suspended When Officers Complain After She Violently Attacks Their White Privilege
A Plainfield, Ind., policewoman was placed on administrative leave after she committed an act of blatant terrorism, injuring hundreds of white police officers by calling them out for their “white male privilege.” According to an RTV6 report, the Plainfield Police Department was taking a transgender-awareness training seminar sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice along…
-
Kate Steinle and the Return of the Angry White Lynch Mob
White women are sacred. On June 16, 2015, a bloated muskrat the color of Cool Ranch Doritos descended down an escalator and announced his bid to become the 45th president of the United States. Of all the reasons he could have posited as to why the American electorate needed a sentient but less intelligent piece…
-
Is the South More Racist Than Other Parts of the US?
I was born and raised in South Carolina, attended college in Alabama and—except for a few stints in Washington, D.C. (which is technically below the Mason-Dixon Line, but not considered “Southern”), and periods living outside the U.S.—have always lived in the South. I often hear people who live in other states, especially in the Northeast,…
-
‘It’s OK to Be White,’ Explained
Another controversial wypipo movement has reared its ugly head, so we thought we’d— I’m not making anything up. There is actually a movement dedicated to telling white people that it’s OK to be white. Well, what do you call it when a conservative is hired to give an “It’s OK to Be White” speech at…
-
#NappyGirlMagic: She Left the Corporate Grind and Became America’s Natural-Hair Whisperer
You can see the precision of corporate influence in every crevice. The customers don’t wait a second. Appointments are tightly regimented. All scheduling is online. Kinky Curly Beauty’s Hair Studio in Birmingham, Ala., is like the love child of a Fortune 500 engineer and your favorite girlfriend’s beauty salon, but with more melanin and fewer…
-
Judy Reyher Hates the Obamas, Blacks and Muslims. Colorado Republicans’ Response? You’re Hired!
A Colorado woman whose Facebook page insinuated that former President Barack Obama faked his birth certificate, said that author Toni Morrison hated white people, wondered why Muslims come to “our country,” and called Michelle Obama “evil personified” and “one of the biggest racist ever to live” was recently punished for her views by … wait…
-
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Pocahontas, Potato Salad and Porch Monkeys
I have a confession. The Root’s staff is going to kill me for revealing this top secret information, but in the spirit of openness and honesty, I feel it needs to be said, so here goes: Not everyone hates us. I know it’s hard to believe. I can’t believe it myself. The truth is, although…
-
City Councilman and Sheriff’s Deputy Tweets Racist Response to Philando Castile Settlement
I’m rarely shocked by racism. It often angers me. But knowing you live in a world co-existing alongside such evil and hate is depressing. It’s never surprising, but it still hurts. Take Tom McBroom Sr., for instance. Minnesota’s City Pages describes McBroom as a sergeant on the Rice County, Minn., Sheriff’s Department and a city…
-
NFL Players Just Sold Kaepernick’s Protests for $100 Million. Are They Sellouts or Heroes?
A group of players in the National Football League accepted an offer from NFL owners for $100 million for social justice causes in exchange for … umm … we want to use a term that expresses the exact sentiment while still conveying a modicum of journalistic integrity. We think the most precise way to describe…
-
Jason Kessler Is Planning Unite the Right 2: Electric Boogaloo
The man who planned the rally that resulted in the death of Heather Heyer and led the president of the United States to whitesplain away an incident of white supremacist terrorism is back at it again. Jason Kessler has submitted a special-event application request to Charlottesville, Va.’s Parks & Recreation Department to hold a “rally…
