While anonymous online bias reporting systems have become standard at universities across the country, Williams College encourages people to report comments their peers make on social media that reference someone’s political beliefs.
As The College Fix recently discovered, the Williams College “Speak Up” program lists an array of offenses that constitute “bias incidents.” From saying the phrase…
In current times, commenting on someone’s weight is considered rude and, at worst, “body-shaming.” Those rules of social convention apparently don’t apply when it comes to the President of the United States, who is now the subject of a “girther” conspiracy theory perpetuated by journalists and entertainers.
During a press briefing on Tuesday, Dr. Ronny Jackson spoke about President Trump’s “…
If you thought the outrage over H&M’s seemingly innocuous “coolest monkey in the jungle” sweatshirt couldn’t get more out-of-hand, you would be wrong.
Just days after protesters in South Africa trashed H&M stores across the country in protest against the “oppression” shown by a black child modeling a shirt with the word “monkey” on it, the mother of the child in the ad told the BBC that…
Hate crime hoaxes don’t just happen in the United States.
Over the weekend, Canadians were offering their sympathies to an 11-year-old Muslim girl, Khawlah Noman, who claimed she was attacked by a man with scissors while she was walking to school. According to the girl’s account, the man used his scissor to cut her hijab:
Grade 6 student Khawlah talks about the moment when a man used…
Over the weekend, Chelsea Manning (formerly Bradley Manning) announced her bid for the U.S. Senate in Maryland as a Democrat. Manning’s first campaign ad, released on YouTube, was quickly flagged as being potentially offensive and received a barrage of “dislikes.”
Upon trying to view Manning’s ad, users are given a “content warning,” which claims the video “may be inappropriate for some users…
What should have been 24 hours of internet outrage over a marketing faux pas turned into destructive protests in South Africa, as supporters of the Economic Freedom Fighters party trashed H&M stores across the country over the retailer’s “monkey” shirt.
As MRCTV previously reported, H&M issued an apology for their advertisement that showed a black child modeling a shirt with the phrase “…
Disney is under fire for reportedly using makeup to darken the skin of light-skinned extras while filming the live-action version of “Aladdin.”
The Daily Mail reports Disney said that out of the 500 background performers in “Aladdin,” 400 are “Indian, Middle Eastern, African, Mediterranean and Asian.” However, that still leaves 100 actors who are presumably white—thus causing outrage.
According…
Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede, a dinner show performed in various cities across the country, will be dropping the word “Dixie” from its name amid “concerns” and changing cultural attitudes.
WRCB reports World Choice Investments has been planning to expand the Dolly Parton dinner show outside of Tennessee and Missouri. However, in order to make the move, Parton and World Choice Investments made…
According to a report in the New York Post’s Page Six, longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin and former Congressman Anthony Weiner just dissolved their pending divorce case.
A court source reportedly told the New York Post that Abedin was originally scheduled to appear at the Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday. However, an attorney allegedly submitted paperwork on behalf of the couple to…
PETA has successfully pressured an Australian university into canceling a scheduled petting zoo that would have allowed students to unwind while studying for exams.
The ABC reports the University of Canberra was preparing to host an event that featuring puppies and farm animals as a way to take a break from studying for exams. When PETA caught wind of the petting zoo, however, a PETA…