In February, Black-owned feminine care brand the Honey Pot was featured in a Target commercial, where one of the brand’s founders expressed her company’s goal of “supporting Black girls.” The commercial prompted backlash with people calling the company “racist.” In retaliation of what they perceived to be a racist message, people ambushed the brand on […]
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FaZe Clan has suspended one of its top Fortnite players, FaZe Dubs, after the teenager yelled out a racial slur during a recent stream. Now, FaZe Dubs is begging for forgiveness online, and other members of the community have given their takes on the controversy. But everybody seems embarrassed by the actions of Dubs, whose […]
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Writer and activist Camila María Concepción, best known for her work on Netflix’s Gentefied and Daybreak, has died by suicide at 28 years old, Variety reports. Concepción fought for the representation of transgender women of color both in front of and behind the camera, according to friends and colleagues. She was a California native and […]
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A Twitch streamer who sometimes discusses the disabilities that affect her everyday life has lashed out against those who say they believe she’s faking her symptoms for sympathy. In her stream earlier this week, Aeyvi read the tweet of at least one person who questioned her. On Twitter, a user named @InsideTruth7 wondered if she was […]
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Baby Yoda‘s continued dominance over the internet has spurred an online petition calling for the beloved Star Wars character to have an emoji of its own. Posted to change.org last week, the petition, which is pushing tech giant Apple to develop the emoji, blew past its initial goal of 2,500 signatures and has since garnered […]
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A Kansas police officer was forced to resign after video footage proved that a McDonald’s employee did not write “fucking pig” on his coffee cup. The photo went viral and sparked outrage in recent days. The 23-year-old Kansas officer admitted to writing the message himself and said it was “meant to be a joke.” In […]
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A YouTuber who posted racist videos and said he is “ambitious for more kills” has been arrested by Florida police for allegedly transmitting threatening interstate communications, according to the Sun-Sentinel. Mostafa Hussaini, a 34-year-old who goes by the name Vam Vami on YouTube and who has called himself a racist, has openly discussed killing all […]
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