A student group at UC Berkeley cooks up controversy with its anti-affirmative action bake sale.
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Fashion Faux Pas: Italian Vogue Promotes ‘Slave’ Earrings
If Italian Vogue is trying to drum up interest in boring old hoop earrings, they’ve certainly chosen a controversial way to go about it.
Marketing Misstep: Nivea Pulls Ad That Sparked Racial Controversy
According to Nivea, the shaggy, disheveled look is out. But in an attempt to relay that message, the skincare brand is in the midst of a public-relations blunder for releasing an ad that many believed was racist.
Minnesota High School Faces Lawsuit Over Racially Charged Homecoming Theme
A Minnesota school district is getting sued for allowing its students to play off the pejorative “n-word” for a themed homecoming event.
Wednesday Words: Ooompa-Loompa Music and 2012 Buzzwords
Welcome to NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of the vocabulary of our lives — including useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).
Naomi Campbell Says Cadbury Ad That Uses Her Name Is Racist
An advertising campaign that compares Naomi Campbell to Cadbury chocolate has left the supermodel with a bitter taste in her mouth.
Quotes: Esquire Thinks David Brooks Is Forgiving Of Racism
“Culturally, [Obama] will have to demonstrate that even though he comes from an unusual background, he is a fervent believer in the old-fashioned bourgeois virtues: order, self-discipline, punctuality and personal
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Journalists Behaving Badly: Juan Williams Wasn’t the First
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Want to Be Class President in Mississippi? You Need to Be White [UPDATED]
Students at Nettleton Middle School must be doing great on their American History exams, because their school is almost literally living in the past!
After 30 Years, Dr. Laura Schlessinger to End Radio Talk Show
Backlash from on-air racial slurs have sent the long time host off the airwaves.
Legal Backlash: Sherrod Will “Definitely Sue” Breitbart for Posting Edited Video
Shirley Sherrod, who resigned from her post at the USDA after a video of her was taken out of context, said she plans to sue the blogger who first accused her of racism.
Controversial Skin Whitening Hits Facebook
Vaseline has launched a Facebook application that allows you to “transform your face,” by, um, whitening it. (via AOL News).
