Pop quiz–Can you name at least two current black action stars, excluding Will Smith and Denzel Washington? Or the last time you saw an interracial couple on the big screen where the storyline didn’t revolve around the color of their skin and/or didn’t end as tragically as a Shakespearean play? Columnist J.F. Sargent at humor […]
Racism is still very well alive today and is constantly roaring it’s ugly head in the media and fashion. After Nivea told us to “re-civilize” ourselves using their products, Italian Vogue wants us to wear “Slave” earrings which are “inspired by Africans brought to America during the slave trade.” The earrings are large gold hoops […]
Vogue Italia’s recent “slave earrings” fashion feature has made heads turn. The same magazine that debuted it’s all-black model issue three years ago has just taken several steps way back. Oh, tell me fashion bible, what exactly is a slave earring? Are there ships and sickles involved? No? Then how can, as you’ve written, a […]
Skin care brand Nivea is currently pushing its line of men’s grooming products with ads telling men to step their appearance game up. That’s great but, um, unfortunately they’ve decided to take a shot at our afroed brothers: Post-Racial America, ladies and gents! Unsurprisingly, the internet uproar got back to the folks at the company […]
Nivea For Men has been running a campaign aimed at getting men to step their grooming game up called “Look Like You Give A Damn.” As Madison Avenue is well aware, men are pigs, and if they are making an attempt to brainwash us into buying something we don’t want, they feel the need to […]
Are Summer's Eve's new ads racist? The feminine hygiene products company's "Hail To The V" ad features a sassy "black" afro-wearing, "girl!"-using "vagina." WATCH!
Psychology Today magazine recently posted an article on their site titled: “Why Are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?” The mag claims that there are marked race differences in physical attractiveness among women, but not among men. Why? The article is based on a study conducted in which several people were interviewed and […]
CNN recently posted an article suggesting that the people in America think that the Caucasian race is racially oppressed. According to them, 44% of Americans believe that racism directed toward White people is just as big as racism directed toward Black people. Huh? CNN states that, ‘a growing number of white Americans are acting like […]
NEW YORK-After the Tuscon tragedy, activist Al Sharpton has called on the FCC to regulate racism on the radio, particularly Rush Limbaugh. The Hill Reports: We’re not telling Rush don’t say what he wants to say. Say it at home,” Sharpton said in December. “Don’t get on publicly regulated radio and television that are selectively […]
Nation– The television show, The Simpsons made fun of its parent company, Rupert Murdoch ‘s NewsCorp’s news channel, Fox News with a Fox News helicopter that says “Not Racist But #1 With Racists.” Watch O’Reilly Criticize The Simpsons RELATED STORIES The Simpsons Endorse Obama Fox News Chief: “Obama Has Different Belief System Than Most Americans” […]
The city of Baltimore is suing Wells Fargo for racist lending practices according to StockBriefing.com. The company said in a statement that Baltimore has claimed racist, predatory lending practices at Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) which they say has led to increased foreclosures for a certain demographic. Read The Whole Story RELATED STORIES Wells Fargo Accepting Applications […]
A new video game called “Enslaved” is being criticized for its racial undertones. In the Game a futuristic slave called “Monkey” protects a female who enslaves him. Kyle Harvey from the Grio writes: The protagonist is not decisively black (Monkey is more of a tan complexion), but does it matter? The premise alone raises enough […]
