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Offensive, or Just Plain Ugly? Gucci Becomes the Latest to Face Accusations of Racist Product
It could all be so simple… but apparently, some luxury brands are intent on making it harder for themselves. Instead of hiring diverse teams, listening to members of their staff who raise red flags about potentially offensive merchandise, or considering the full breadth of consumers who may be shopping for or viewing their products, more…
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Va. Attorney General Admits to Wearing Blackface to Perform Kurtis Blow Rap
I don’t know what’s more puzzling—that Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) once dressed in blackface in college and admitted it, or that Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring listened to Kurtis Blow and knew the lyrics of one of his songs enough to actually perform it in said blackface. It seems that after Virginia Gov.…
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Why White People Love Blackface, Explained
Hey Racist Baby! Why do you look so concerned? Jail? What has your dad done now, Racist Baby? No, Racist Baby. The “PC” is an abbreviation of “political correctness.” It’s a term white people use when they don’t want to be condemned for doing something that offends people. What exactly did your dad do? No,…
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On Well-Intended White Folks: Thoughts on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and the Making of a Public Image
Less than eight months ago, after delivering a speech to a room full of educators about teaching strategies to help educators acknowledge and heal from a history of racism in education, I took a seat to hear the Gov. Ralph Northam speak. After expressing his commitment to educational justice, he held my book, For White…
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Va. Governor Ralph Northam Needs To Come Explain This Blackface and KKK Yearbook Photo ASAP [Updated]
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam got some ‘splaining to do after a Virginia newspaper obtained a yearbook photo of the then medical student and two men, one in blackface and the other in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood, on the same page as Northam. The photo comes from the Eastern Virginia Medical School’s 1984…
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His and Hers: In Paris, Balmain Debuts Contrasting Collections—and Blackface?
It was a busy week for Olivier Rousteing, as the creative director of Balmain mounted both his Fall/Winter 2019-2020 Menswear show and showcased his Spring-Summer 2019 Couture collection back-to-back in Paris, France. True to the palette he favored last season, Rousteing’s vision for the Balmain man is black, white, and very graphic, blending tailored silhouettes…
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Fla. Secretary of State Resigns After Photo Emerges of Him in Blackface as a ‘Katrina Victim’
Another day, another person is forced to resign because he thought it would be funny to paint his skin black, tie his hair in a scarf and wear a shirt that read, “Katrina victim.” Don’t worry if the joke is lost on you, that’s because it’s not funny. On Thursday, photos Florida’s Secretary of State…
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Brave White Girl Doesn’t Limit Herself to Being Racist Just One Way, Kicked Out of Sorority for Blackface and Saying the N-Word
College students are openly, carelessly, and publicly racist so often I’m almost tempted to call it a rite of passage for the black students whose days, weeks, or semesters they’re inevitably ruining. But we don’t tend to think about them when stories like this one crop up: A University of Oklahoma student was caught on…
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Because Bigotry Never Fails, Megyn Kelly Just Made $30 Million for Defending Blackface
After the shock and awe of the headline wears off, feel free to continue reading the rest of this article. You good? Aiight, cool. On Friday, NBC News announced that it was officially kicking its controversial host Megyn Kelly to the curb. The unceremonious divorce ends a year-long, lackluster fling with NBC that included poor ratings,…