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Updated: Ashton Kutcher dons "brown face," succeeds in offending Indians, people with brains
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Updated: Ashton Kutcher dons "brown face," succeeds in offending Indians, people with brains

Oh, Popchips... your freshly popped (and never fried) healthy snacks have left such a bittersweet taste in my mouth. No, I'm not talking… Jeremy Glass   |   05.2.2012   |   Comments (9)
Teen banned from prom for tasteful, Vera Wang-inspired Confederate flag dress
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Teen banned from prom for tasteful, Vera Wang-inspired Confederate flag dress

Remember senior prom? Limousines, expensive corsages, champagne, that stolen kiss from the girl you've loved since freshman year. Just… Jeremy Glass   |   04.26.2012   |   Comments (39)
FBI training manual encourages agents to break the law, avoid Asians
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FBI training manual encourages agents to break the law, avoid Asians

After a lengthy review of the FBI's instructional material to the war on terror, it's come out that agents are encouraged to break… Jeremy Glass   |   03.28.2012   |   Comments (14)
Tom Hanks accidentally partook in blackface act in 2004
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Tom Hanks accidentally partook in blackface act in 2004

You're killing me, Tom Hanks. Your dad-next-door good looks and charming voice have captivated me since I first saw you as the loveable… Jeremy Glass   |   03.22.2012   |   Comments (9)
Racist graffiti mistaken for wacky cartoon in middle-school newsletter
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Racist graffiti mistaken for wacky cartoon in middle-school newsletter

Sequoia Middle School parents collectively emitted one sonorous, deafening "WTF" after seeing a racist cartoon in their kids'… EJ Dickson   |   12.21.2011   |   Comments (8)
College Young Republicans president sends offensive tweet about Obama...again
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College Young Republicans president sends offensive tweet about Obama...again

With the debate about the value of a four-year college education still raging, some students, like Cassie Wright at the University of Texas, are… EJ Dickson   |   12.20.2011   |   Comments (2)
Romney shares campaign slogan with Ku Klux Klan, 19th-century anti-immigrant party
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Romney shares campaign slogan with Ku Klux Klan, 19th-century anti-immigrant party

As both seasoned politicians and eleventh-grade student-council presidents know, when coming up with a campaign slogan, it's probably best to… EJ Dickson   |   12.14.2011   |   Comments (5)
Lowe's is so very, very sowwy about pulling ads from <em>All-American Muslim</em>
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Lowe's is so very, very sowwy about pulling ads from All-American Muslim

If you are a public figure in this country and you manage to do something that offends a mess o' people, you can apologize by: a)… EJ Dickson   |   12.12.2011   |   Comments (6)
Terribly racist Kentucky church bans interracial couples
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Terribly racist Kentucky church bans interracial couples

Despite the election of Barack Obama and the general progression of culture into a post-racial world, there's still a whole lot of racism out… Rick Paulas   |   11.30.2011   |   Comments (44)
Rush Limbaugh calls Michelle Obama "uppity"
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Rush Limbaugh calls Michelle Obama "uppity"

Apologies if you weren't planning on giving yourself a concussion today by full-throttle slamming your head into your desk, but here goes: on… EJ Dickson   |   11.22.2011   |   Comments (49)
Yet another racist Republican email surfaces, likens Obama to a chimp
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Yet another racist Republican email surfaces, likens Obama to a chimp

Here's something pretty messed up, but not all that surprising. Orange County Republican Party central-committee member and Tea Party… Jessica Gentile   |   04.18.2011   |   Comments (15)