Taos hotel manager invites scorn with “Anglicization” policy

Larry Whitten was brought in to reverse the fortunes of a hotel in Taos, New Mexico. So he did what any smart businessman would do- he started by pissing off and alienating the heavily-Hispanic staff. Whitten has been ... continue

Jimmy Carter says attacks on Obama partially based on race

Joe Wilson's outburst during Barack Obama's address to the nation over the healthcare debate is the partisan gift that keeps on giving, as Jimmy Carter's gone stirring the pot again. Carter, in an interview with NBC, drew on ... continue

Your racism is showing: Rep. Lynn Jenkins calls for “great white hope”

As far as embarrassing racial gaffes go, this one was pretty bad. On August 19th, Rep. Lynn Jenkins spoke about the future of the GOP in Hiawatha, Kansas. Jenkins' choice of words, however, has caused a firestorm of ... continue

A Black Day for the English Language as U.K. Officially Bans common Phrases

Dozens of public organizations in the U.K. have imposed bans on common words and phrases used by their workers and in their correspondence in an effort to be more politically correct. Rather than write a scathing opinion piece ... continue

Young Republicans vice chairperson caught LOLing at racism

Today's tale of people who don't really get how the internet works comes to us from Audra Shay, vice chairman of the Young Republicans. Shay, 38, (which doesn't seem that young, amirite?) is slowly coming under fire for ... continue

MySpace now a “digital ghetto”

Abandon your MySpace account for Facebook? You might just be a racist. At a keynote speech during New York's Democracy forum at Lincoln Center, Danah Boyd spoke of the racial disparity and possible reasons for mass abandonment of MySpace for ... continue

Child pushed and called n* lover by other child

This is just too damn sad to be happening in this day and age especially coming from children. Where the hell is the parenting in this. I'm doing a straight cut and paste from Rob Fahrni blog. ... continue