Topic: racism

Video: This Kid Raps In 11 Different Accents, Comments On Racial Stereotypes

YouTuber riceboyliu impressively does eleven different accents in his rap that comments on cultural racial stereotypes. More »

These Twitter Responses To The Ashton Kutcher Brownface Controversy Are Approximately 400% Funnier Than The Ad Itself

After some serious backlash, Ashton Kutcher‘s ad for PopChips in which he dons brownface to play a stereotypical Bollywood producer named ‘Raj’ has been pulled. After the ad was released two days ago, the response from the Indian community (as well as the non-racist human community) was harsh and immediate, calling out Kutcher for being not only racist, but also unfunny. Read the funniest Twitter responses here: More »

5 Facts About 16 And Pregnant Star Jordan Howard

In addition to the normal financial and emotional burdens of a typical 16 and Pregnant episode, Jordan Howard has to deal with her racist mother Kelly, who disapproves of her babydaddy Tyler because he’s white. More »

Webcomic Reimagines Shooting Victim Trayvon Martin As Spider-Man, Granting Him Some Dignity In Death

Kudos to webcomic Let’s Be Friends Again for pointing out how ridiculous it is that Trayvon Martin‘s innocuous gray hoodie made him a threat… by comparing him to costumed hero Miles Morales, a.k.a. the new Spider-Man. More »

Who Told Celebrities That Blackface Was An Acceptable Comedy Routine?

Didn’t we all agree in like, 1960 that this wasn’t okay? What gives, celebrities? More »

Video: Incredibly Offensive Anti-Obama Ad Depicts Him As Captain Of A Slave Ship

Whose idea was this? Because it was…not a good one. More »

¡Rob! Not As Racist As We Thought It Would Be, Still Kind Of Racist

Small victories. More »

‘Sh-t White Girls Say… To Black Girls’ Continues The Tradition Of Eerily-Accurate Videos Making Fun Of Girls

Of the many reaction videos to “Shit Girls Say,” my favorite might have to be Franchesca Leigh‘s “Shit White Girls Say… to Black Girls”: Not only is it eerily spot-on, but it also challenges the kinda-racist “Shit Black Girls Say” that came before. More »

Rob Schneider’s New Sitcom Will Be About The Differences Between Whites And Mexicans

I feel a little bit racist just for typing out that bullshit premise. More »

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Video Reminder: Victoria Jackson Is A Crazy Tea Party Person Now

It’s truly unnerving to hear nasty “truths” about Muslims delivered in the same voice that once did “Victoria’s Secrets.” More »

2 Broke Girls Shrugs Off Charges Of Racism, Continues On Its Awful Way

When poor execution and racial humor collide, the results tend to be pretty uncomfortable. And not in that good, “being forced to confront your own demons” sort of way. More »

These 6 Celebrities Would Like You to Know They’re Not Racist

Few things ignite more of a firestorm than when a celebrity is accused of racism. These six celebrities all got accused of racism, and they all had different ideas on how to respond.

Crushable Quotable: Rosie O’Donnell Thinks It’s Racist to Dislike Chris Brown

After singlehandedly rescuing – and destroying – The View, always-controversial Rosie O’Donnell is returning to televison with a show on the new Oprah Winfrey network. And it sounds like she’s back to her old tricks. More »

Crushable Quotable: ‘Bachelor’ Producer Confirms the Show Will Always Be About White People

Last week after the dull finale to the second Brad Womack season of The Bachelor, I suggested a couple of ways to improve the show. Among them: get a Bachelor or Bachelorette of color. However, show creator/producer Mike Fleiss said in a recent interview that he intends to keep the show full of white people. Fleiss told Entertainment Weekly, “We always want to cast for ethnic diversity. It’s just that for whatever reason, they [non-white people?] don’t come forward. I wish they would.” More »

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