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*Two concepts dominate my understanding of race. The first is that while race has some basis in biology, it is ultimately a social construct that adds subjective elements to biology. And as a social construct its strength as a defining characteristic should be minimized. The second, to paraphrase Professor Arthur Levin, the American understanding of [...]
*A new ad for heart-healthy Cheerios featuring an interracial family has sparked a torrent of racist posts on its YouTube page, forcing the cereal brand to shut down the comment section. The ad features a mixed-race girl asking her white mother if Cheerios are good for the heart before running out of the kitchen when [...]
*The BBC is defending its popular sci-fi series “Doctor Who” against claims of racism raised in an upcoming book that features a collection of academic essays on the show, according to Radio Times magazine. The science fiction series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord—a time travelling, humanoid alien known as the Doctor – who [...]
*Racism, Whoopi don’t play that. “The View” talk show host totally got on Sergio Garcia’s back when he cracked a racial joke about fried chicken and Tiger Woods. The two golfers have their own feud going on and Whoopi Goldberg got involved when the envelope was pushed a little too far. Garcia joked that he [...]
*Because racism has reared it’s horrible head, Michael Clarke Duncan cannot rest in peace. A family rep says the late actor’s tomb has been desecrated and a vandalism report has been filed with authorities. Here’s what TMZ is reporting: We’re told … a family friend stopped by Forest Lawn Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills to [...]
*The ongoing beef between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods went to an ugly level on Tuesday night at the European Tour awards dinner in England, where Garcia made a racist comment toward the world’s No. 1 golfer. Garcia was asked in jest if he would be inviting Woods to dinner during next month’s U.S. Open. [...]
*Country music artist Darius Rucker is in the headlines after responding to a racist comment made towards him on Twitter. After Rucker covered Bob Dylan’s “Wagon Wheel” at the Grand Ole Opry on Sunday, former Twitter user PQKullman tweeted, “@dariusrucker Leave country to the white folk.” Rucker immediately retweeted the comment adding, “WOW. Is this [...]
*Octavia Spencer has been added to the cast of “Black and White,” a project that mixes racial tension with a bitter custody battle and reteams star Kevin Costner with his “Upside Of Anger” director Mike Binder. The drama focuses on attorney Elliot Anderson (Costner) who is widowed after the car crash death of his wife. [...]
*Odd Future rapper Tyler the Creator is calling the criticism surrounding his online ad for Mountain Dew “ridiculous,” particularly the blog post written by Syracuse University professor and social analyst Dr. Boyce Watkins, who called the spot “arguably the most racist commercial in history.” On Wednesday, PepsiCo removed the spot after it was criticized for [...]
*Star Jones, who is hosting the National Association of Professional Women’s National Networking Conference this week, joined HuffPost Live Wednesday morning and commented on Ann Coulter’s recent anti-Muslim comments, in which she said Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s widow, Katherine Russell, “ought to be in prison for wearing a hijab.” Jones told HuffPost Live hosts [...]
*CNN’s John King has taken to Twitter to further explain his erroneous report of an arrest in the Boston Marathon bombing. “Source of that description was a senior government official. And I asked, are you sure? But I’m responsible. What I am not is racist,” the anchor wrote Thursday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A [...]
*A day after country singer Brad Paisley defended his controversial song “The Accidental Racist,” on “The Tonight Show,” the tune’s rapper, LL Cool J, sat down with host Jay Leno to explain his own intentions. The track — ostensibly about fostering understanding between the North and South, and whites and blacks — set the Internet [...]
*Country star Brad Paisley’s new single “Accidental Racist,” a duet with LL Cool J on his new album “Wheelhouse,” out today, is making headlines for its lyrical conversation between a white Southerner and black New Yorker about racism. The song caused a flurry of reaction across social media, which exactly what Paisley intended with the [...]
*Steve Harvey has been an extremely successful comedian with the various platforms he uses to make people laugh. But on occasion, he gets serious and says something real. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the comedian says he’s amassed a lot throughout his career despite believing “Hollywood is still very racist.” “Hollywood is more [...]
*Sean Penn’s son picked up his dad’s famous violent tendencies toward paparazzi, but took things a step further during a recent run-in with an African American photographer today in Beverly Hills. Hopper Penn, 19, was following his dad into a medical building when he got into a heated exchange with the snapper, calling him a [...]
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