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Eagles WR Riley Cooper At Concert: "I Will Fight Every Nigger Here"
Crossing Broad brings us video of Riley Cooper, the guy who is supposed to replace the injured Jeremy Maclin as the Eagles' No. 2 wide receiver, being a racist hillbilly at a Kenny Chesney concert. ...
Liverpool's List Of Banned Words Will Make You Giggle
At first glance, this appears to be simply a vocab list for Merseyside Primary Schools. But no....
Actually, Darrell Green Doesn't Want The Redskins To Change Their Name
On Tuesday, we wrote about how two Washington Redskins legends, Darrell Green and Art Monk, came forward to say the team name was offensive. And of course it's offensive. We know it's racist, and you know it's racist, and most importantly, owner Dan Snyder knows it's racist, because actual Native Am...
Let's Count How Many Ways This Car Dealer Commercial Is Racist
Hint: that "Tonto" means "stupid" in Spanish plays a part. Why, yes, this car dealership is in Texas....
People Were Angry About ESPN's Bilingual Interviews Of Cuban Players
It's growing increasingly predictable that whenever the Spanish language appears on ESPN, angry responses are sure to come from viewers. That happened again tonight, when Pedro Gomez conducted bilingual interviews with Aroldis Chapman and Yoenis Céspedes and the Worldwide Leader received this kind o...
NTSB Blames “Summer Intern” For Confirmation Of Fake Asiana 214 Names
That epic prank that someone pulled on Bay Area TV station KTVU? The National Transportation Safety Board is blaming a “summer intern” for their part in it....
Pranked TV Station Reports “Ho Lee Fuk,” “Wi Tu Lo” As SF Crash Pilots
Bay Area Fox affiliate KTVU purportedly learned the names of the flight crew of Asiana flight 214, which crashed last Saturday at San Francisco International Airport, killing two. These—"Sum Ting Wong," "Wi Tu Lo," "Ho Lee Fuk," and "Bang Ding Ow"—are not their names. The newscaster's credulous rea...
He's Showing His Love For Ghana By Wearing Blackface
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Former NFL Player Kris Jenkins Is Still A Fan Of Paula Deen
We can add Kris Jenkins, former all-pro defensive tackle for the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers, to the list of people who don't think all that n-word business that's currently sinking Paula Deen's career is a very big deal....
Here Are A Bunch Of People Demanding Paula Deen Be Left Alone
You may have heard that Paula Deen is struggling a bit with her public image. Shock, dismay, and surprise at snowballing bizarre accusations have left fans to deal with the idea that maybe she isn't the sweet woman we all thought she was. That's not to say Deen doesn't have her defenders, though....
Quebec Soccer Reverses Moronic Turban Ban At FIFA's Nudging
The Quebec Soccer Federation on Saturday morning announced it's going to align with a ruling FIFA made two days earlier and allow Sikh men to wear religiously prescribed turbans on the soccer pitch. The federation also expressed regret that its ban on turbans was seen as racist, saying it was only m...
The KKK And Noisy Crickets Stopped Patrick Ewing From Going To UNC
NBA legend Patrick Ewing went on the Dan Patrick Show this morning to talk about his new position as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats, and the conversation eventually turned to reminiscing about Ewing's college days. In particular, Patrick wanted to know exactly why Ewing chose to atten...
Outrage Over Racist Tweets About Anthem Kid Overwhelms Actual Racism
So 11-year-old Sebastien de la Cruz performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" last night before the NBA Finals game in San Antonio, and did a wonderful job. Alas, his performance brought the racist morons of the social media world out of their #tcot caves, and everybody got mad....
Does A Baseball Player's Race Affect The Value Of His Card?
Is a baseball card worth more money if the player on it is white? Perhaps! On this week's excerpt from Slate's Hang up and Listen podcast, Mike Pesca runs through the many studies have been done on the subject of racial bias and baseball card values, many of which posit that racism has long driven d...
How Not To Defend Sergio Garcia: Say He Has Lots Of "Colored" Friends
Sergio Garcia made a fried chicken joke about Tiger Woods. Some people were offended. Others weren't. Garcia apologized. The head of the European Tour, in an attempt to put this to bed, declared that "most of Sergio’s friends are colored athletes." Here we go again....
Galatasaray To Protest Racism Against Drogba By Wearing Blackface
Galatasaray's Didier Drogba faced your typical Euro-flavor of racism during this past weekend's derby match against Fenerbahce: monkey noises, bananas on the pitch, et cetera. In response, Drogba's teammates are pledging to wear blackface in their next match as a token of solidarity toward him and f...
Columbia Football Is No Longer Just Terrible (Racist, Homophobic Too!)
Columbia football appears to be way worse than we all thought it was. ...
Louisiana TV Station Refers To Guan Tianlang As A "Chinaman"
Dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature....
Arsalan Kazemi, Oregon's Iranian-Born Glue Guy, Was Subjected To A Whole Lot Of Racism In His Time As A Student-Athlete
Arsalan Kazemi was Oregon's hustling forward and best rebounder this season, averaging nearly a double-double and shooting almost 60%. He was also, according to USA Today, "the first Iranian to recieve a scholarship to play Division I basketball," and boy, did he hear about it. ...