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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence went to go see Mulan with his daughters. He thought it was gonna be a nice, innocent time! He thought, perhaps, that like most other Disney movies, it would teach his daughters important life lessons about what it means…
Photo Representative Steve King, Republican of Iowa, in 2014. Mr. King was criticized on TV and on Twitter for questioning the contributions of nonwhite “subgroups” to civilization. Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times Representative Steve King, Republican of Iowa, questioned the historical contributions of nonwhite “subgroups” during an appearance on MSNBC on Monday, igniting swift…
US Rep. Steve King (R-IA) thinks that white people have contributed more to civilization than any other race. And he said it on national cable news. This is not an exaggeration. In an interview with MSNBC host Chris Hayes, King said as much point blank: So a sitting member of Congress is literally…
During a discussion of the Republican party’s overwhelmingly white leadership on MSNBC, birther congressman Steve King chimed in on Monday to remind everyone that white people are very good (perhaps even better??) compared to “other sub-groups of people.” “This whole ‘white people’ business does get a little tired,” said King. “I’d ask you to go…
High-profile Super Smash Bros. player Cristian “Hyuga” Medina lost his team and sponsorship Sunday at Evo 2016 after allegedly touching another player’s body while she slept. Victoria “VikkiKitty” Perez, who streams and commentates on several games including Smash, said Sunday that Medina groped her several times while she was sleeping in her hotel room in…
Companies need to be aware of — and take action to mitigate — pay inequity in the hiring process. advertisement Gender and racial inequality in pay is making headlines these days, and many companies are moving to eradicate it. One major and often unrecognized obstacle companies face is a less-than-robust understanding of the role of…
The Tamir Rice Story: How to Make a Police Shooting Disappear Maybe you heard about the Tamir Rice case and wondered: How does a 12-year-old boy with a toy gun on a playground get shot to death on-camera by the police without anyone getting charged? Put another way: How does a small group of…
He’s crazy, she’s crazy, and, almost as an afterthought, they’re all the “Worst Heroes Ever”: Warner Bros.’ long-awaited “Suicide Squad” movie opens in less than two weeks, and ifthe trailers are any indication, it devotes a significant amount of screen time to The Joker and Harley Quinn. But while Jared Leto has done a great…
Did you hear some weird noises last night, sometime between the hours of 7 p.m. and midnight? First there was a kind of saddest-trombone-in-the-world sound that went on for a while, followed by shouts of righteous joy and a multi-octave chorus of Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman.” The first, of course, was the sound of…
Supermodel and TV host Chrissy Teigen has made an art out of taking misogynistic trolls to task—including Piers Morgan and Geraldo Rivera. Why be pretty when you can be petty… and pretty! While the rest of us were busy deciding which Katy Perry concert tee to wear to the #TaylorSwiftIsOverParty, Chrissy Teigen has been quietly taking internet…