racism
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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…
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Racist Shows Up to Harass Black Woman at Press Conference Announcing He Won't Be Charged For Harassing Black Woman
At a press conference, Monday, Vermont’s chief law enforcement officer almost completed one of the greatest performances of whitesplaining in recent history as he announced that he wouldn’t file charges against a white nationalist who allegedly stalked, harassed and terrified one of the state’s only black lawmakers. As Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan described the…
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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,…
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Almost 70 Years After Being Falsely Accused of Rape, the Groveland Four Have Finally Been Pardoned
Throughout the course of American history, justice has proven itself to be a privilege that far too often eludes black people. And while often times this infringement on our humanity is rectified retroactively, it can never replace our dignity or the lives broken or engulfed by a corrupted criminal justice system. The most recent example…
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Black Teens Accused of Shoplifting at Kroger Had Receipts. Police Still Gave Them a Trespass Warning
A Texas Kroger manager is being accused of racially profiling some black teenagers who came into his store to buy snacks. I’m not inclined to disagree. According to KXAS-TV, two black boys and two young black men—ages 15, 16, 19, and 20—went into a Kroger last week and made their purchases, juice, chips, Oreos, by…
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New Trump Administration Policy Would Make Racism OK as Long as You Don't Mean It
While America is engaged in a heated debate about the border wall and the government shutdown, at least three cabinet-level departments inside the Trump administration have been quietly investigating how they could roll back a particularly important legal precedent that prevents discrimination in housing, employment, policing and even education. The Washington Post reports that the…
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The 2019 List of Things Black People Are Too Ashamed to Talk About
You’ve seen them before. They are your friends, neighbors and coworkers. They lurk in the shadows bouncing back and forth on the balls of their feet like a skilled double-dutch dancer ready to hop between the twirling ropes and derail any conversation about race, police brutality, politics, or white supremacy. They are opinionated, they are…