This Week in Racism
Is This Casting Call for the NWA Biopic Actually Racist?
A casting call for the upcoming NWA biopic, Straight Outta Compton, has people riled up due to its favoring of light-skinned black actresses over darker skinned blacks. Why is light skin still seen as somehow better?
Dear Black People: Cut White Gays Some Slack
A recent editorial on TIME.com suggested that white gay men are stealing black culture. What the writer fails to understand is that much of modern black pop culture is stolen from gay people—specifically, everything about Beyonce.
This Week in Racism - The Fourth of July Is America's Day Off from Racism
In honor of our nation's birthday, I'm focusing instead on racism in other countries—the racist Australian caught on tape using slurs against a Chinese woman, a KKK flag in Belfast, and of course, Rob Ford. USA! USA! USA!
This Week in Racism - Stop Using Black People as Props for Viral Videos
Hood Prank videos are some of the most popular pieces of content on the internet. White people go to the ghetto and play cruel tricks on unsuspecting black people, such as stealing their phones, staging fake murders, and forcing them to watch magic.
This Week in Racism - There Are Still No Black Emojis
New emojis include the middle finger, the Vulcan hand salute, an optical disc icon, a chipmunk, and a black droplet. But no black people.
Pope to Soccer Fans: 'Stop Being Racist'
His Holiness took the start of the World Cup to call for soccer fans around the world to reject the racism that has often defined the sport around the globe.
This Week in Racism - Black People Still Love Justin Bieber
Two videos have surfaced that feature pop star/juvenile delinquent/Canadian Justin Bieber using racial slurs when he was just a child. He's apologized, and black celebrities like Lil Wayne and Whoopi Goldberg have jumped to his defense.
This Week in Racism - The History of African Human Zoos in Europe
Artists in Norway built a recreation of the "Congo Village," a human zoo that attracted white patrons who were eager to gawk at tribal Africans held in captivity. Human zoos were a sad, but common attraction in Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries.
This Week in Racism - Macklemore Accidentally Dressed up Like a Jewish Person
The internet outrage machine is fully operational after walking meme Macklemore was chastized for wearing a costume that looked pretty anti-semetic on stage.
This Week in Racism - A New Hampshire Cop Called President Obama the N-Word and Won't Apologize
An 82-year-old police commissioner in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, was caught calling President Obama the N-word in public. He admits everything and refuses to apologize.
This Week in Racism - Michael Jordan Says He Was a Racist Teenager
He recounts a story where a girl called him the "n-word" and threw a soda at him, which lead him to hate all white people when he was in high school.
Donald Sterling Has Cancer and Was Banned from Nevada's Most Famous Brothel
As if his year couldn't get any worse, Donald Sterling has also been banned from the Bunny Ranch, a famous house of legal prostitution near Carson City, Nevada. No tears for Caesar.