racism
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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Just Published the Worst Editorial You’ll Read in 2018
If you are the type of person who pays attention to this sort of thing, you might have noticed that Pittsburgh is often lauded nationally for being an attractive place to live. The Economist named it America’s Most Livable City in 2014. A writer for MTV referred to it as the “new Brooklyn.” The Washington…
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Donald Trump Isn’t Racist, He’s Just White
Sometimes, when thinking about President Donald Trump and our reactions to the things he says and does, I’m reminded of the type of “good guy” who, when touting his personal attributes and distinguishing qualities, lists nothing but mundanities as if they were exceptional. He “has a job.” He “has his own place” and “pays his…
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Eric Clapton Whitesplains His Racism. He Even Had a Black Girlfriend
I had no idea that Eric Clapton was once an avowed (rather than just a plain ole complicit) racist. In fact, I thought all those soulful white singers/rock ’n’ rollers from England loved black men, especially those who gave birth to their beloved (and quite fruitful—especially for white men) rock music. But, uh, not Eric…
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Video Emerges of Manager of Pittsburgh Pizza Chain Brutally Beating Black Woman in Store
Video footage surfaced Friday evening of a black woman inside Pizza Milano—a popular Pittsburgh-area pizza chain— being pushed, restrained, head-butted and tackled by a manager of the store, who then, while on top of her, slammed her head repeatedly into the floor. (Warning: The video is very graphic and disturbing.) Equally disturbing is that Pizza…
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Judge of Characters: So You Think You Can Use Racism to Sell Clothing?
The “Coolest Monkey in the Jungle” ad featuring an adorable young black boy has certainly made its way into your feed this week. While it’s not surprising that racism has a casual place in advertising, it is surprising that people don’t understand the deep-rooted emotional racism attached to calling black people “monkeys.” It is not…
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Will ‘Shithole Countries’ Be Enough for People to Finally Admit That Donald Trump Is Racist?
The answer, of course, is no. And by “no” I mean “LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL FUCK NO. THAT SHIT AIN’T EVER GONNA HAPPEN. THESE DUDES COULD WATCH DONALD TRUMP INSCRIBE THE FIRST CHAPTER OF MEIN KAMPF ON MIKE PENCE’S ASS CHEEKS AND THEY’D STILL BE LIKE, ‘WELL, THE PRESIDENT IS JUST VERY DOGMATIC ABOUT GERMAN CALLIGRAPHY.’” THESE FECKLESS…
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Serena Williams’ Doctors (Finally) Listened to Her and Saved Her Life. My Mom Wasn’t As Lucky
Even when removing race from the equation—you can’t and you shouldn’t, but let’s try for a moment anyway—Serena Williams’ story about having to convince her doctors that something life-threatening was potentially happening to her is absurd. You’d think that, if medical professionals would trust any opinion on something not feeling quite right, it would be…
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The Opposite of ‘Monkey’ Isn’t ‘Royalty’; It’s ‘Human’
Fashion brand H&M raised the ire of many when it released a racist ad of a young black boy in a green hoodie with “Coolest Monkey in the Jungle” inscribed on the front. The ad sparked immediate backlash on social media and prompted boycotts of the Swedish retailer. Even one of its celebrity spokesmen, the…
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8 Things Companies Should Keep in Mind When Marketing to Black People
As much as I love seeing white people apologize for their white ways and lose wealth we’ve helped them amass, being the racism police grows wearying. And quite frankly, I’m tired of laying my favorite brands down because the dumb folks in corporate communications elected to take a college course on the importance of Star…