It only took over a century, but PepsiCo/Quaker, the Aunt Jemima brand’s current owner, has decided to retire this commercial brand image, citing its history in stereotypical racist Antebellum...
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TJS S3E21 The spirit of the 60s part II
1964 was the Freedom Summer in America, and it saw a wave of white, Jewish volunteers leaving the comfort of their suburban existence to fight the battle against racism in the rural south. This...
YouTube Says: Holocaust Remembrance Day Videos Violate Community Guidelines
Today, on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day, YouTube saw fit to send me an email to let me know that they were pulling monetization from a bunch of my YouTube videos because they may not be...
Donald? Come On, Are You Serious?
I was busying myself this weekend reading about the Religion News Service (RNS) and their need of a new CEO and Publisher, when the news hit the internet about a racist rant allegedly made by Donald...
Galliano Guilty Verdict for Racist Rants
Former chief fashion designer at Christian Dior, John Galliano, was found guilty of making “public insults” based on origin, religion, race or authenticity after an incident where he...
Jedwabne Vandalism Opens Old Wound, Poland’s Reply Helps to Heal it
I got a text this week from a Polish friend that was particularly disturbing: the monument to the victims of the Jedwabne Pogrom was defaced by vandals who wrote, “I’m not apologizing for...
In Shocking Announcement, Fatah, the Parent Organization of the Palestinian Authority, Denounces Saudi Arabia as a...
From the Saudi constitution: Article 1 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a sovereign Arab Islamic state with Islam as its religion; God’s Book and the Sunnah of His Prophet, God’s prayers...
Hell’s Angel Calls Old Man a Fucking Jew. Old Man Kicks Hell’s Angel’s Ass
Old Man Goes to Jail for 18 Months What the heck is the matter with England? According to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Stephen Hall, the aforementioned member of the Hell’s Angels, was described...