racism
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FBI Investigating Racist and Homophobic Attack Against Jussie Smollett Due to Previous Threat
To say Wednesday was a whirlwind of emotions is putting it lightly. A rollercoaster ride of progression has surfaced regarding the reported homophobic and racist attack on Jussie Smollett that occurred late Monday night (into Tuesday). The suspected hate crime involved two men wearing ski-masks who approached Smollett around 2 a.m. and hurled bigoted slurs…
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ACLU Sues Entire School District For Being Racist AF
If racism was a school-sanctioned sport, I’d love to see the white supremacy team from Covington Catholic High School MAGAts face off against the traditional powerhouse bigots of Paw Paw, Mich. because, according to the Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Paw Paw Public Schools might be one of the greatest racism…
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An Open Apology to the Covington Catholic MAGA Hat Harassment Team
Dear White Boys, In the past few days, you have endured ridicule, scorn and public outrage over your actions at the combination of a pro-life rally and an Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, DC. After a “longer video” surfaced, critics of your tactics were forced to retract their previous accusations that you were a mob…
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You Don't Say? Joe Biden Preaches to the Choir About White America's Systemic Racism
At a breakfast Monday morning in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, former Vice President Joe Biden stood in front of a crowd of black people and told them “white America has to admit there is systemic racism.” The breakfast was hosted by Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, HuffPost reports, and it was attended…
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For the 2nd Year in a Row, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Wants No Parts of Tribute to Confederate Superhero Robert E. Lee
For the second year in a row, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax left the dais in silent protest while Virginia state senators honored Confederate superhero Gen. Robert E. Lee. What makes Lee a superhero? He ardently “defended a system of human bondage in which more than three million souls were denied the most basic liberties”. He…
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The Next Generation of MAGA Hat-Wearing Bigots Besiege Indigenous Peoples March [Updated]
Outside of being broke or not getting enough napkins in the drive thru, one of the worst feelings in the world is when someone blatantly harms or disrespects you and you aren’t in a position to retaliate. For people of color, it’s an all too familiar power dynamic that often defines our experience as American…
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'She's Black. I Hate That': Dance Coach Told Student Her Skin Was 'Too Dark,' Suit Claims
Before reading this any further, allow me to inform you that this is not one of those cases that can be whitesplained away by people who purchase their motor oil and clothing from the same place. It wasn’t a “simple misunderstanding.” These people were not “set in their ways.” These were old-school, “we don’t like…
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A Screenshot of a Boat Shoe
Spoiled milk-filled boat shoe repurposed as a moat for mice with sentience Tucker Carlson is a person who exists in the world and is paid money to say things on TV. He is, also, a racist. Which is less an accusation or an insult and more just an articulation of a relatively mundane observation. He’s…
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Do White People Have Higher IQs?
Sick Kyle! Hey racist baby! Who’s Kyle? Why is he sick? And why are you wiping your forehead with the back of your hand? Do you have a fever? And why are you wearing a white robe? Did you just get out of the hospital or something? Oh, tiny Führer, you mean Sieg Heil. It…
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Why Is NBC News Afraid of the Word Racist? Why Does CNN Want Us to Give Bigots a Pass? [Update: NBC—Never Mind]
Why is it that in the year 2019, we still have legacy media outlets that are afraid to call a thing what it is? Why is it that we have legacy media outlets bending over backward and concerning themselves with the feelings and sensitivities of racists and bigots? What is the problem, NBC? What are…