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Texas Bar Owner Takes Down Sign With Racial Slur Following Facebook Posts, Insists It Wasn’t Meant to Be ‘Racial’

The owner of a Fort Worth, Texas, bar saw nothing wrong with a sign that read, “SHUT UP NIGGER,” to the point where said sign is only coming down, reluctantly, after two customers shared photos on Facebook. According to James Emerson, the owner of Jim’s Rodeo Tavern, the sign was a sort of memorial to…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

April 19, 2018
Makers of China’s Most Popular Chat App Apologize After Software Translates ‘Black Foreigner’ to Racial Slur

WeChat, the most popular chat app in China, has issued an apology after a Chinese phrase that typically means “black foreigner” was translated into “nigger” by the app’s software. According to The Guardian, officials for the app, which serves almost 900 million users, said that the slur was a result of the artificial intelligence software…

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Breanna Edwards

Published

October 13, 2017
Tenn. Teen Paints Racial Slur on Pastor’s Car, Says ‘It Wasn’t Supposed to Be Racist’

A Tennessee teenager is apologizing after painting a racial slur on two cars, including one vehicle belonging to a local pastor, insisting that “it wasn’t supposed to be racist.” The 13-year-old, who is in middle school, was arrested after the incident, expelled from school and now faces charges of vandalism, as well as a felony…

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Breanna Edwards

Published

August 18, 2017
Indianapolis Colts Cheerleader Forgives Teen Who Called Her N–ger

Indianapolis Colts cheerleader Leanna E. has met with and forgiven a Russiaville, Ind., high school student who used a racial slur to describe her in a photo he posted to Snapchat, the Indy Star reports. On Wednesday night, Leanna tweeted out a photo showing her next to the 17-year-old Western High School student during a…

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Breanna Edwards

Published

December 23, 2016