Published: Daily Dot (November 11, 2014)
Why can’t we get over blackface?
Take the backlash against Nisha Damji, the British woman who complained about a pub owner’s use of blackface. After expressing her feelings in an online forum, Damji was greeted with online comments that ranged from lame excuses (it was an “absurdist” joke and the man’s black friend dressed up as a “black klansman”) to the outright hostile (“Yo bitch.... Read Original Article
Published: Good Men Project (November 6, 2014)
As Americans wind down from the 2014 midterm elections (and, inevitably, begin preparing for the presidential contest two years hence), this question deserves special attention. In any society even ostensibly structured according to democratic principles, the intelligence and discernment of ordinary citizens is absolutely essential to the health of the political body.... Read Original Article
Published: Daily Dot (November 6, 2014)
Ben Stein’s credibility as a nerd is dead, as Stein’s recent controversial (and patently untrue) claim that President Obama is the “most racist president there has ever been in America” is evidence that he’s departed the critical thinking train. Since nerds seem to rule the world, it’s time for them to come for one of their own.... Read Original Article
Published: mic (March 16, 2014)
Reverend Fred Phelps, the founder of the notorious Westboro Baptist Church, is reportedly “on the edge of death” at a hospice in Kansas.
In case your memory needs refreshing, Phelps is best known for organizing protests at the funerals of anti-LGBT hate crime victims, soldiers, and celebrities under the slogan “God Hates Fags.”... Read Original Article
Published: mic (February 28, 2014)
It’s the NFL off-season and while players are on vacation and there’s no good excuse to get debauched on a Sunday any longer, something else is afoot — NFL rule changes.
On Feb. 22, news broke that the NFL’s Competition Committee is considering an automatic 15-yard penalty for use of the “n-word” on the field and presumably other racial slurs.