On April 29, 1992, a jury acquitted four Los Angeles police officers accused in the beating of black motorist Rodney King. Thousands of people in the Los Angeles area rioted over the six days following the verdict. Property damages topped roughly $1 billion, 54 people died during the riots, and thousands more were injured.
Apparently this Washington, DC Examiner article, posted today, about race relations in America’s restaurants got bombarded with racist commenters.
“Fox” is just looking for a little friendly advice.
Circa 1969. Sadly, it is not about Franklin making a ‘69 joke. View Image ›
Is this the breakthrough in race relations America has been waiting for?! View List ›
In what was billed as the “largest Greek stepping competition ever”, an all white sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha, won first place in the contest. Because stepping is predominantly practiced by black fraternities and sororities, there was a bit of an uproar over the decision, which was later altered. Read more about that here or watch Trinity and her stepping pals dance right below. Watch Video ›
Fourteen-year-old Nick Ondras of Connecticut loves him some Tyler Perry, but was baffled by the media mogul’s recent effort, Madea Goes To Jail (make sure to stick around as Nick drags Rudy Huxtable’s name through the mud). If anyone deserves a cameo in Madea Farts In Heaven or whatever, it’s this kid! Watch Video ›
We’re not quite sure …what’s going on here, but this filthy-mouthed fella (who goes by “Chicken Little”) claims to have a penis on his stomach, and that’s all that matters. He also hates you, nasty subscribers. A lot. (tip via Brad O’Farrell) Watch Video ›
The Red House is a great place to buy furniture if you are black OR white. I know it is a joke but watching this brings back memories of living in the South in the 1960s. Watch Video ›
Difficult crossword puzzles, in-grown hairs, and declining stock portfolios — it’s hard out here for a Caucasian!
A cute little boy named Adolf Hitler Campbell was rejected when his dad tried to order a birthday cake with the boy’s name. ShopRite refused because they thought the name was inappropriate. We all feel sorry for this poor little boy. But let’s not forget the real victim here: THE SIX MILLION JEWS AND MILLIONS OF OTHER INNOCENTS MURDERED BY ADOLF HITLER! Oh and the name of Adolf Hitler’s little sister is “JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell”. I mean, can you even think of a name stupider than JoyceLynn? Every person she meets: “Jocelyn?” Her: “No, no, it is like Joyce and Lynn put together without a space or a hyphen.”
Grant Park, November 4, 2008. View Image ›
If Obama wins the presidency, will celebration turn into mass chaos? The suggestion was put forth in an NPR piece in which an elderly Pennsylvanian McCain supporter said, “I don’t want to sound racist, and I’m not racist, but [if Obama wins] I feel a lot of black people are going to feel it’s payback time.” We’re not sure if “payback time” is meant to connote a gory action movie sequence, but it sure does sound…well, racist.
