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Fox News host Bill O’Reilly is fed up with people discussing racism in the wake of the Charleston church shooting.On Wednesday night’s broadcast of The O’Reilly Factor, he denied that there was “an epidemic of racism” in the U.S. and suggested that liberal “race baiters” were making it up.The self-proclaimed white supremacist who admitted to killing nine African-Americans in…
Joe Morton gets into character as Papa Pope from “Scandal” to address the ongoing Confederate flag controversy. ** Watch the latest episode of The Nightly Show on CC.com and the CC app: http://on.cc.com/16QmWt3 ** Watch The Nightly Show Mon. – Thurs. 11:30/10:30c on Comedy Central. ▶ The Nightly Show – Pape Pope vs. The Confederate…
Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 Mallory: Hey, Carvell: would you say that white Americans pretty much constantly misunderstand the concept of black forgiveness? Carvell: It’s hard to know what white Americans are thinking, but given what they say, then yes. Like…a lot. A lot. Like this guy who got on the shooter’s Facebook page and forgave him publicly. I…
Stewart Butterfield, the co-founder of both Slack and Flickr, has condemned the The Wall Street Journal on Twitter for an editorial it published after the Charleston shooting. The WSJ described the massacre as “a problem that defies explanation” and claimed that “the system and philosophy of institutionalized racism identified by Dr. King no longer exists.” Butterfield responded:…
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images From denying racism to . . . actually making racist comments. Lindsey Graham took to the floor of the Senate on Wednesday to comment on the mass murder that took place on June 17 at a historically black church in Charleston. The suspect in the case is Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old white…
Over the past few weeks, a 25-year-old named Tyrelle Shaw allegedly struck at least four Asian women in Manhattan in the face with heavy objects concealed inside a bag, in what appeared to be random attacks, according to the NYPD. On Monday, Shaw was found dead in an elevator shaft on the Upper East Side, a hanging that…
Published on Jun 18, 2015 Jessie sets out to see if White Privilege really exists and can she get arrested or will her whiteness prevent it? www.jessiekahnweiler.com Category Comedy License Standard YouTube License ▶ Jessie Gets Arrested – YouTube.
Entry Text What does a white girl gotta do to get arrested around here?? Comedian Jessie Kahnweiler wanted to know if she would get preferential treatment from the police simply for being a white woman. The results are hilarious — and frightening. Kahnweiler pretty brilliantly shows how a funny, bubbly white girl can get away…
SO FOR MORE PERSPECTIVE ONCHARLESTON, WE TURN TO SENIOR RACE RELATIONS CORRESPONDENTJESSICA WILLIAMS AND JORDAN KLEPPER, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) THIS IS IMPORTANT. JESSICA, I WANT TO GO TO YOUFIRST, I WANT TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS. >> JON, DYLANN ROOFHIGHLIGHTED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SOUTHERNVALUES AND RACISM. LOOK AT THE CONFEDERATEFLAG. WHEN…
Everybody’s always talking about “millennials this” and “millennials that” and “millennials sure do bitch a lot” and “millennials are so bad because of their helicopter parents,” but it turns out they’re good at something, and that something is racism! Now, now, boomers, sit down and STFU because they’re no more racist than you are. In…