SCREENCAP: @sarahbagharib/Instagram SINGAPORE — While the use of a Malay-Muslim couple’s wedding photo as a standee in Hari Raya decorations by the People’s Association (PA) last month was “culturally insensitive”, it was certainly not “racist”, said the PA in a Facebook post on Monday (14 June). “It is not right […]
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Racist Mural Puts Tate Galleries in a Bind
LONDON — Since Tate Britain reopened last month after a five-month pandemic shutdown, the museum has been bustling. Visitors in masks have roamed its galleries, halls and atrium again, enjoying the huge collection of British art, from 16th-century portraits to contemporary installations. Yet one room remains out of bounds, and […]
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Macron condemns ‘racist’ police brutality as shameful for France
President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that images showing Paris police beating up a Black music producer were shameful for France, and that the government would have to find a way to restore public confidence in the force. Prosecutors are investigating the violent arrest of Michel Zecler, who said he […]
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Facebook Removes Racist and Sexually Graphic Posts About Kamala Harris
Apparently, racism and hatred are still a thing on Facebook. Just recently, the social media giant removed pages and groups that contain racist, misogynistic, and what can be considered as “sexually graphic” content about Vice President candidate Kamala Harris. Thanks to a report, we learn that these pages amassed more […]
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Interior official called Black Lives Matter ‘racist,’ defended Kenosha shooter
A recently appointed Interior Department official has called the Black Lives Matter movement racist and defended Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen charged with killing two people after opening fire at a protest in Kenosha, Wis. Jeremy Carl, who’s appointment to Interior’s deputy assistant secretary of fish, wildlife and parks as […]
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Great British Bake Off branded ‘offensive’ by Japanese actress in row over ‘racist’ buns
Great British Bake Off’s race row over Japanese week has continued after a Japanese actress Naoko Mori waded into the debate over the show’s steamed buns. Social media was awash with fans in furore over the “mildly racist crossovers” between Japan and China on Great British Bake Off on Tuesday. […]
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Is an Algorithm Less Racist Than a Loan Officer?
Brennan Johnson, left, and Trevor McIntosh, who secured a mortgage for their home through Better.com, in front of their home in Wheat Ridge, Colo., August 18, 2020. (Benjamin Rasmussen/The New York Times) In 2015, Melany Anderson’s 6-year-old daughter came home from a play date and asked her mother a heartbreaking […]
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Nas called Doja Cat ‘the opposite’ of ‘unapologetically Black’ in his latest single. Here’s a timeline of how the Doja Cat was canceled, and then uncanceled, for what some are calling her ‘racist past.’
Doja Cat is best known for singles like “Say So” and “Juicy.” Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Videos have surfaced online that appear to depict Doja Cat participating in “racist chat rooms” along with a song from 2015 that used a racist term that originated on 4chan. The singer posted an apology […]
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Marks & Spencer apologises for ‘racist’ bra colour name after customer says it’s ‘hurtful’
The retailer apologised over its colour description. (Getty Images) Marks & Spencer has apologised after a customer described her online shopping experience as “hurtful”, due to a “racist” name given to a bra in a darker skin tone. Kusi Kimani, 29, noted that the colours of the £12 skin-toned bras […]