Via taytime917
racism
Via @JustineSacco
Earlier today, InterActiveCorp public relations representative Justine Sacco tweeted what she probably thought was a hilarious joke about her upcoming trip to Africa. Sorry Justine, it wasn't funny. At all. Twitter has since exploded with the hashtag "HasJustineLandedYet" eagerly awaiting her touchdown in Africa.
In light of the unsettling realization about what the cartoon actually is, I can (try and) appreciate the "artist's" intentions here were coming from an allegedly good enough place. But I mean, damn, they should've seen the blowback coming on this one at some point. It's almost impressive. In a single cartoon they didn't fail to hit many of the widely-known trigger points. You know...sexism, feminism, etc.
Via Rupert Murdoch
Ridley Scott's newest film, the historical epic "Exodus," came under fire earlier this week for casting Christian Bale and John Edgerton in its main roles instead of actors of Middle Eastern descent. And that's when media giant Rupert Murdoch decided it would be a good time to put his foot in his mouth while defending the picture.
Last week's Brexit vote has given rise to a resurgence of racism in the UK.
The incidents range from harassment to assault. Most of which, done by people who probably have zero idea what UK leaving the EU actually means.
European migrants across the UK seem to be the major target in these reported incidents.
"I have a zero-tolerance approach to hate crime in London. We don't just tolerate our differences, we celebrate them" --- London Mayor Sadiq Khan
