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The Problematic Playlist: Songs With Questionable Lyrics That We Can’t Let Go Of
Have you ever been singing along to a song and then suddenly realize it has lyrics that would get you dragged if you said them aloud on Twitter? I’m talking about songs that could be classified as rape-culture anthems, or that advocate violence against women or sex with underage girls, or all of the above.…
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From IDGAF to ‘Y’all Hiring?’ CrossFit Exec Fired for Homophobic Tweets [Updated]
Updated: Thursday, June 7, 2018, 8:30 p.m. EDT: In addition to Russell Berger’s firing, the CrossFit location that he praised for canceling an event coinciding with Indy Pride has been shut down. The Indianapolis Star reports that the downtown Indianapolis CrossFit Infiltrate, located on West Ninth Street, has a sign posted on its door that…
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White Teacher Makes Instagram Post Mocking Black Elementary Student’s Hair
A Canadian school board has launched an investigation after a white substitute teacher made an offensive post on Instagram mocking the hair of a black student. The Peel District School Board was notified of the racist post after a concerned community member posted about it on Twitter. “Hi @PeelSchools,” Twitter user @giaper wrote. “[P]lease be…
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White Family Beats Down 2 Police Officers. Miraculously, No One Gets Shot
This is one of those stories where, if I were writing it about a black family, it would have an entirely different headline and an entirely different outcome, because that’s how these things work in our society right now. A husband, wife, their son and an unidentified juvenile relative were all arrested in Middle River,…
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z Kick Off OTR II Tour in Cardiff, Wales
Beyoncé and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, kicked off their highly anticipated OTR II Tour at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Wednesday. Everyone was ready. Twitter users posted videos showing the couple coming onstage via an elevator. The stage setup and video imagery make it immediately apparent that this tour is all about the couple’s…
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#ObstructionGate: Former FBI Official’s Memo Hints That Comey Firing Was Related to Russia Investigation
Like his predecessor James Comey, former acting Federal Bureau of Investigation director Andrew G. McCabe wrote confidential memos detailing conversations he thought might be important later. One of those memos detailed a meeting that McCabe had with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in which Comey’s firing was discussed. That memo has now been turned over…
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Trump’s On-Again, Off-Again Relationship With North Korea Is Back On. Again
Previously on White House Apprentice, Donald Trump had a meeting scheduled with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Trump later canceled the meeting, accusing North Korea of acting in bad faith. He sent Kim a letter more emotional than the four-page one Aaliyah wrote, explaining his reasons for canceling and why he didn’t think things between…
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ABC Is Trying to Figure Out How to Keep Profiting Off Roseanne’s Brand Without Involving Roseanne: Report
ABC canceled Roseanne on Tuesday after its star Roseanne Barr sent out a tweet saying that former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett was the child of the Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes. Although Roseanne would later claim it wasn’t, everyone with a brain knew that the tweet was racist, and ABC acted accordingly.…
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Bill O’Reilly Blames Roseanne for Proving That White Racism Is Alive and Well in America
Y’all, Roseanne Barr has pissed Bill O’Reilly all the way off. He is upset by the racist comment she made about Valerie Jarrett. He was so upset that he took to his personal website Wednesday to write a short note condemning her. I’m not going to link to his website, but I will share with…
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How Much Does It Cost to Find Out if the Trump Campaign Colluded With the Russians? $17 Million So Far
Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel on May 17, 2017, and tasked with finding out whether or not members of the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to disrupt the 2016 U.S. presidential election. In the year since his appointment, his team has managed to secure guilty pleas from Donald Trump’s foreign policy aide George Papadopoulos,…
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