Buzz Tagged
racism
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Jesse Helms Dies On July 4th
Politics Buzz The North Carolina senator and Conservative superhero (dubbed "Senator No," for his opposition to...well, everything) passed away of natural causes. Maybe we're hopelessly romantic, but it wouldn't surprise us if, on every Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (which Helms opposed), if you listen really carefully, you'll be able to hear echoes of racial slurs and homophobic slights emanate from the senator's grave!
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Obama “Wants to Talk White”
Politics Buzz Ralph Nader is getting into hot water after making some racially charged comments about Barack Obama. He seems to have outed himself as an essentialist, or at least someone who thinks that black politicians need to heed to a certain ideology that would be considered "more natural." I am a little shocked.
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Things Not to Say in the Workplace
Business Buzz A business magazine called Diversity Inc. has published several helpful lists of things you should never say in the workplace. The list includes such gems as "Is that your real hair?", "Do you live in a teepee?" and "I suspected you were gay." Read up bigots! These could also come in handy if you ever become a writer on The Office.
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Don Imus Redux
Culture Buzz Don Imus is back on the national radar with an offhand comment about race. During a discussion of Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones' string of arrests, Imus wondered, "What color is he?", and said "There you go. Now we know," on learning Jones is black (audio). Open weirdly jawless-looking mouth, insert racist-comment-making foot.
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Image: Racist Anti-Obama Pin
Racist Republican Slur: "If Obama is President...will we still call it The White House?"
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The Japanese Office
TV Buzz Before the American version, before the British version, there was The Office from Japan. As Ricky Gervais says at the end, it's funny 'cause it's racist. Arigato!
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Video: West Virginians Think Obama is Scary
Wanda Gibson "actually fears Obama because he is black."
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LeBron And Gisele On Vogue
Sports Buzz The controversy around the recent Vogue cover continues unabated online. Critics see a reductive racial stereotype in the image of LeBron James holding Gisele Bundchen on this month's cover shot - it's LeBron as King Kong - and non-critics just go "huh"?
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The Inbred Look
Movie Buzz The casting director of Shelter, a Julianne Moore/Jonathan Rhys Meyers horror movie about to start filming, was fired after putting out a call for inbred-looking people to play West Virginia hillbillies. West Virginians were not amused. We wonder, don't they have makeup artists for that sort of thing? Interestingly, a British government minister only got a slap on the wrist for his recent comments about British Muslims' inbred look.
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Super Bowl Ads
TV Buzz Once again, violent antics and broad stereotypes win the day. Despite some assertions that this year's crop of ads would be kinder and gentler, the majority of Super Bowl spots couldn't help basing their jokes on brutal pratfalls and thinly veiled racist jokes. Here's a roundup of what you missed while replenishing your snacks.
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Racist Jokes
Politics Buzz Political correctness no longer exists. Sure, you were taught all your life that racism is a bad thing. But we are currently entering a Golden Age of racism. Never before has racism been so funny or irreverent.
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