Kanye West’s Yeezy shop taken down after selling swastika t-shirts
His latest controversial stunt Last night Kanye West started selling t-shirts with a swastika on them. They were the only item for sale on his website, however now the Yeezy website has been taken down. The ecommerce platform Shopify, which hosts many online shops and businesses, deactivated his site. They said in a statement: “All […]
1 year ago
Calls for Kayne West to be removed from X after rapper’s ‘antisemitic, homophobic and fatphobic’ rampage
West shared a string of vile comments on the social media platform. A British organisation dedicated to countering antisemitism have called for Elon Musk to remove Kanye West from X following his antisemitic rampage on the platform. The rapper shared a series of tweets of an antisemitic, homophobic and fat phobic nature, including an admission […]
1 year ago
Survey launched to measure levels of homophobia and transphobia in Ireland
The survey aims to “explore the impact of identity-based trauma on LGBTQI+ mental health”. A new survey aims to measure levels of homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia in the country, and compare it to levels from five years ago. The Being LGBTQI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, and Intersex) In Ireland survey was launched by Trinity College […]
3 years ago
Homophobic line cut from Spider-Man TV broadcast
The line featured in the original 2002 Spider-Man film. ITV has edited out a line that some have labelled homophobic from its recent broadcast of the first Spider-Man film. The 2002 film, which sees Tobey Maguire star for the first time as the superhero, was aired on ITV2 on Sunday night. In one scene, Peter […]
4 years ago
Tánaiste condemns homophobic attack in Dublin City Centre
“Shocked and appalled that an assault of this nature occurred in our capital city.” Leo Varadkar has condemned a homophobic attack that occurred in Dublin on Sunday morning (10 April). The Tanáiste addressed the attack in a tweet on Monday morning (11 April). “Shocked and appalled that an assault of this natured occurred in our […]
4 years ago
Bishop of Ossory addresses comments by Kilkenny priest comparing gay people to zombies
The priest stated the only way to deal with them was to stab or shoot them in the brain. The Bishop of Ossory has addressed comments made by Brother Tom Forde at a mass in Kilkenny over the weekend. During the mass, Forde spoke of irrational and/or self-destructive behaviour, forms of which he listed as […]
7 years ago