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Culture Buzz This photo juxtaposition is giving me feelings. And I can't tell what kind they are.
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Hold up, let me make sure we haven’t all mistakenly taken a wrong turn into the 1960s. An Ohio landlord wants a state civil rights commission to reconsider its decision that found her to have discriminated against a black girl by placing a “Whites Only” sign at a swimming pool.
Politics Buzz This image was posted on the website of the Patriot Freedom Alliance of Hutchinson, Kansas and was swiftly condemned by the NAACP. As a Kansan, my heart is bursting with pride. Oh. Wait. That's not pride. It's a myocardial infarction.
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Or are adults reading too much into these beloved characters? This week Pippi Longstocking joins Papa Smurf, Babar, and an army of Disney characters accused of promoting negative stereotypes.
Politics Buzz Who would have thought that a country founded by immigrants would be so bigoted? Everyone, that's who.
Culture Buzz You're walking along when someone spits on the ground just as they pass you. It's a disgusting habit, but was it a challenge? A judgement? Consider the following cases and discuss.
Style Buzz Look like you give a damn…about socially acceptable forms of advertisement. This is a horrible misrepresentation of the Chenning meme. Shame on you Nivea!
TV Buzz This is the question that political organization “Why The F*ck Does Doug Funnie Only Mack On White Chicks?” poses in their mission statement. As today is the twentieth anniversary of the seminal Nickelodeon series, and therefore a great deal of praise is being heaped on Mr. Funnie and company, we figured we'd let the other side speak.
Politics Buzz New Jersey Governor Chris Christie defends his appointment of Muslim-American Sohail Mohammed to the state bench with totally justified indignation. Republican or Democrat, it's refreshing (in this day and age, etc.) to see a politician calling out the racists in no uncertain terms rather than dancing around the topic. (via talkingpointsmemo.com)
Culture Buzz And to think these signs only became illegal in 1994. While overt American racial tensions of the 50s and 60s were content to divide folks into black or white, South Africa really went the extra mile. People were white, black, coloured, Asian, “other Asian” or “honorary white”, with each group having its own rules and social stigma complete with paperwork to prove what group you were part of.
Culture Buzz Yo dawg, I heard you like planking…so that means you're rather callously emulating the slave trade. How dare you. We'll let Xzibit explain in his own Twitter words (Twords). (via tmz.com)
Circa 1969. Sadly, it is not about Franklin making a '69 joke.
The GOP, in an about-face from their effort to distance themselves from accusations of racism, decides to run the most racist campaign ad ever produced. More info about “Give Us Your Cash, Bitch” here.
Disgusting conservative filmmaker Ladd Ehlinger, Jr. better get sued by the Splack Pack for this one. UPDATE: Those guys in the video ARE the Splack Pack!
Someone get this cat to sensitivity training before she joins the Tea Party.
Politics Buzz First it was Sarah Palin criticizing the Obamas for inviting Common to the The White House. Now Matt Drudge is insinuating that Jill Scott, who will also perform at Michelle Obama's poetry reading event, is a racist too. (via Mediaite)
Michael Heick, of Buffalo, New York, is feuding with the Mosque next door to him. He explains his lawn sign as follows: “The place is too close. I don't care what people think. It doesn't matter what people think.” (From, via)
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