racism
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Polite White People Are (Still) Useless
Earlier today, the New York Times published a piece where Margaret Renkl, a very nice white lady, instructed other very nice white ladies and gentlemen on how to be nicer to their racist brethren. If you’ve ever thought to yourself, Self, how can I be more magnanimous to racists?, “How to Talk to a Racist”…
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White Fox News Guest: 'There's Nothing Worse Than Being Called A Racist'
In the latest edition of ‘Dumb Takes on Racism by a Fox News Guest,’ New York State Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor said there’s nothing worse than being called a racist when discussing NFL players’ protests during the National Anthem. Interviewing Lalor during the July 27 edition of Fox News’ Fox & Friends was Jillian Mele,…
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Blindspotting Is the Perfect Metaphor for Implicit Bias
What are your blind spots? When you see a black person in a white neighborhood, do you question what they are doing there? When you see a white person in a black neighborhood, do you assume they are gentrifying? What if they’ve lived there all their life? What if they actually do belong there? Is…
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Teacher Who Made a Noose Symbol Toward Black Kid Won't Face Charges; DA's Office Said It Wasn't a Hate Crime
I’m beginning to think that schools aren’t safe for black students. A little while ago a white teacher in California made a noose from an exercise rope and put it around his neck, taunting a black student. He told the student, “stay away from me.” It was a joke in the teachers’ eyes but the…
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'He's Been a Monster His Whole Life': Family of Man Accused of Murdering Black Woman Says He's a White Supremacist
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the FBI announced the agency would be investigating the killing of a black woman as a possible hate crime and is cooperating with local law enforcement agencies in its efforts, the Kansas City Star reports. According to the news site, Ronald Lee Kidwell, the murder suspect, has insisted that MeShon…
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Racist Comic Fans Run Titans Star Off Instagram for Not Being the Right Kind of Black
If you thought being a regular old black person in America was tough, try being a black superhero, or a black person from the future, or even worse, a black alien from a galaxy far, far away. You’d have to deal with Thanos, inter-dimensional threats, and you still have to battle the Chicago Police Department,…
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How the Republican Party Became The Party of Racism
Here’s a joke: What’s the difference between a Klan rally and a Republican Convention? Answer: The dress code. Here’s another one: How white is the Republican Party? According to Pew Research, 83 percent of the registered voters who identify as Republican are non-Hispanic whites. The Republican Party is whiter than Tilda Swinton riding a polar…
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Georgia Southern University Student Mistakenly Sends Racist Text About Another Student, Meant "Triggerish"
This is what happens when you mix racism and texting. A Georgia Southern University student, identified as Courtney Schaefer, sent a text message with the word, “niggerish” in it to a new roommate in a big moment of whooops! She claims she meant “triggerish.” According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Schaefer had been paired with a…
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White Detroit Business Owner Spits on Black Man Working Security at Event Over Parking Dispute
The white owner of a Detroit business is issuing an apology a little too late after spitting on a young black man who was coordinating parking and working security at an event over some issues with parking. These ignorant trolls never learn. The incident all started on Tuesday when Robert Stanzler, the owner of the…