Donald Trump refuses to apologise over racist video depicting Obamas as apes
“I didn’t make a mistake.” Donald Trump has refused to apologise over a video in which former president Barack Obama and his wife, former first lady Michelle, are depicted as monkeys. The AI-generated video was shared to the US President’s Truth Social account, before being taken down by the White House 12 hours later. In […]
1 month ago
James Bond slammed as ‘racist and misogynistic’ by academics
Academics have been branded ‘killjoys’ Academics have been branded “killjoys” after issuing multiple trigger warnings for James Bond films and texts as they contain examples of “racism, misogyny and xenophobia”. Experts point towards instances of “racialism” and the use of “outdated language” in various books and films of the popular franchise. Students are now being […]
6 months ago
Stephen Graham reveals the racist abuse he suffered because of his Jamaican heritage
The Adolescence star’s grandfather was from Jamaica. Stephen Graham has revealed the horrible racist abuse he endured as a child due to being mixed race. Speaking to The Sun, the 51-year-old recounted the abuse that he suffered. He said: “I’m mixed race. As a kid, I was called horrible words that I don’t even want […]
1 year ago
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
Idris Elba stopped calling himself a black actor after it put him ‘in a box’
“If we spent half the time not talking about the differences but the similarities between us, the entire planet would have a shift in the way we deal with each other.” Idris Elba stopped calling himself “a black actor” when he realised it became a constrictive label and had put him “in a box”. The […]
3 years ago
Conor McGregor slammed for Halloween photo of mum in ‘black face’
Blackface is never okay. Conor McGregor has found himself in hot water after the fighter shared a picture of his mum wearing ‘black face’ at Halloween. The UFC star, 34, shared his mum’s controversial outfit on Instagram as part of a Halloween montage. Yet, it was his mother’s choice that sent people into a frenzy […]
3 years ago