Bigotry

Forget Apologizing to Obama, Jackson Should Apologize to Blacks for His N Word Hypocrisy

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Stereotypes, Fox Networ, Barack Obama, Black Leaders, Civil Rights, Presidential Race, N Word, Jesse Jackson, Racial, African-Americans, Bigotry, Barack Obama Jesse Jackson, Michael Richards, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Jackson should immediately apologize to blacks for not only trashing them, but also apologize for his hypocrisy. But that's not all.

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Critics of New Yorker Cover Ignore Depth and Substance of Racism

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Michelle Obama, John McCain, Arabs, Ethnic Minority Media, Muslims, Racism, Barack Obama, Bigotry, Journalists of Color, Barack Obama New Yorker Cover, Media News
Ray Hanania

The media never looked at the cover as racist on its face, exploiting a stereotype that is only denounced when it is wrapped around a popular presidential candidate and a minority.

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Jesse Helms' Shameful Legacy Can't Be Whitewashed

Erik Ose | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racial Politics, Right Wing Media, Civil Rights Movement, Jesse Helms, Homophobia, Jesse Helms Legacy, Jesse Helms Death, Bigotry, North Carolina, Civil Rights, Politics News
Erik Ose

No amount of whitewashing Helms' legacy can erase the stain of his reliance on hate-filled, divisive politics, or the hurt he caused so many people in the process.

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How Jesse Helms Ruled North Carolina

Erik Ose | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jesse Helms, Jesse Helms Legacy, Jesse Helms Death, North Carolina, Racial Politics, Direct Mail, Harvey Gantt, Campaign Spending, Right Wing, Attack Ads, Bigotry, Politics News
Erik Ose

Helms poisoned the ideological well of politics, calling MLK, Jr. a communist and the 1964 Civil Rights Act "the single most dangerous piece of legislation ever introduced in the Congress."

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Gay Weddings and 32 Funerals: Remembering the UpStairs Lounge Fire

Erik Ose | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Glbt, Gay History, Louisiana, Gay Pride Weekend, Metropolitan Community Church, Lesbian, Same-Sex Marriage, UpStairs Lounge, 1973, Firebombing, Gay, Fire, GLBT History, California, Anti-Gay Violence, Mcc, 2008, California Supreme Court, Homophobia, Christianity, June 24 1973, Bigotry, Gay Marriage, Rip, Gay Rights, Politics News
Erik Ose

To fully understand recent events, it's important to remember a tragedy that happened thirty-five years ago, and how much things have changed for gays and lesbians since then.

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Bonnie Bernstein, ESPN, and Responding to Hurt with Forgiveness

Ray Hanania | Posted 06.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Sports, Espn, NBA Hopefuls, Racism, Palestinian Suicide Bombers, Forgiveness, Bigotry, Bonnie Bernstein, Racial Politics, Racial Prejudice, Racial Stereotypes, Media News
Ray Hanania

ESPN/ABC sportscaster Bonnie Bernstein's remark that Palestinians (as a people) push their kids to be suicide bombers was followed a debate that quickly shifted from attacking facts to attacking personalities.

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What Color Is Imus? "White ... There You Go. Now We Know"

Ray Hanania | Posted 06.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Arabs, Don Imus, Racism, Adam Pacman Jones, Citadel Broadcasting, Sid Rosenberg, Bigotry, Palestinians, Media News
Ray Hanania

Don Imus has been making racist remarks about Arabs and Muslims for years and no one listened when Arabs and Muslims complained. That's because in our...

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Malkin, Rachael Ray and the Real Symbols of Hatred in America

Ray Hanania | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hate Crimes, Terrorists, Terrorism, 2001, Sept. 11, Rachel Ray, Dunkin Donuts, Symbols, Michelle Malkin, Bigotry, Every Day With Rachael Ray, Rachael Ray Dunkin Donuts, Rachael Ray Dunkin Donuts Scarf, Rachael Ray Keffiyeh, Rachael Ray, Politics News
Ray Hanania

"Backlash terrorism" is not considered a crime, but it should be. Including when TV talk show hosts are accused of supporting terrorism by sporting "jihadi chic" clothing.

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One Prejudiced Pastor Down, One to Go

ZP Heller | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Hagee, Rod Parsley, Bigotry, John McCain, Politics News
ZP Heller

Rod Parsley draws no distinction between Muslims and violent Islamic extremists, as he blamed the entire religion for the attacks of 9/11 saying it's "a generational call to arms" to destroy Islam.

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Peering Into the Racial Divide on the "Redneck Riviera"

William Fisher | Posted 04.10.2008 | Media

Read More: News in Context, Race, Florida Newspapers, Bigotry, Media News
William Fisher

Last week, the central Florida newspaper that gave me my start in journalism ran a story based on a 1950s reminiscence I wrote for Huffington Post...

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McCain in Memphis: Straight Talk or Double Talk?

Gerald McEntee | Posted 04.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Straight Talk, Mccain, John Hagee, Martin Luther King, Civil Rights, Double Talk, Bigotry, Politics News
Gerald McEntee

Senator McCain admits that he was wrong in the past. He should, of course, be ashamed of his record, which includes far more than just a vote against a national holiday for Dr. King.

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Obama's Grandmother

Conor Friedersdorf | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Jeremiah Wright, Obama Grandmother, Race Speech, Obama Jeremiah Wright, Jeremiah Wright, Race, 2008 Election, Barack Obama's Grandmother, Obama Race Speech, Glenn Loury, Obama Wright, Obama's Race Speech, Jeremiah Wright Barack Obama, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Racism, Barack Obama Race Speech, John Mcwhorter, Bigotry, Politics News
Conor Friedersdorf

It is weird that the people who do think Obama implies moral equivalence are outraged that he is comparing his grandmother to a bigot like Wright.

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Catholic-Bashing

John Leo | Posted 03.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Religion, John Hagee, Catholicism, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Jeremiah Wright Barack Obama, Catholic, Obama Jeremiah Wright, McCain Catholics Hagee, McCain Hagee, John McCain Hagee, Jeremiah Wright, Faith, 2008 Election, Bigotry, Politics News
John Leo

The establishment in this country needs to do a bit more thinking about civility and transgression. It is not civil or honest to attack a religion by trying to degrade its symbols.

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Two Questions for Senator Obama

Lanny Davis | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Jeremiah Wright, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Jeremiah Wright Barack Obama, Racism, Obama Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama Race Speech, Obama Race, Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama Race, Race, 2008 Election, Bigotry, Barack Obama, Politics News
Lanny Davis

Many people, including Obama supporters, may still have two questions that his speech did not sufficiently answer.

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What Sally Has Wrought

Chuck Wolfe | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sally Kern, Homophobia, Lgbt, Homosexuality, Hate Crimes, Bigot, Bigotry, Politics News
Chuck Wolfe

If State Rep. Sally Kern had offered similar hateful views about African Americans, Native Americans or Jewish people, we wouldn't even be debating her speech. We'd be saying goodbye.

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Words Matter

James Zogby | Posted 03.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Bigotry, Barack Obama, Geraldine Ferraro, Steve King, Obama Muslim, Barack Obama Muslim, Racism, Obama Muslim Smear, Terrorists Dancing in the Streets, Barack Hussein Obama, 2008 Election, Politics News
James Zogby

Rep. Steve King should be formally censured by the Congress, so as to make it clear that bigoted remarks such are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

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A Moment, Please, To Remember

Sara Whitman | Posted 03.10.2008 | Living

Read More: LGBT Rights, Lgbt, Oxnard High School, Homosexuality, Larry King, Oxnard, Bigotry, Living News
Sara Whitman

Not only did the Oxnard kid who was killed have the guts to go to school dressed in a way that displayed pride in the face of serious adversity, he fought back with the only thing he had -- himself.

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Terrorists Among Us: Rep. Sally Kern

Kirk Snyder | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Sally Kern, Hate Crimes, Bigot, Bigotry, Politics News
Kirk Snyder

Free speech is not a license to incite hate and violence, and sadly that is what Sally Kern's ugly oration about homosexuals is all about.

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McCain Embraces Pastor Who Calls Catholicism A Cult

Chris Korzen | Posted 02.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: McCain Catholics, John McCain, McCain Catholics Hagee, John Hagee, McCain Donohue, John McCain Hagee, McCain Hagee, Bill Donohue, Amanda Marcotte, Melissa McEwan, Bigot, Bigotry, Politics News
Chris Korzen

McCain has issued a head-scratching response to the growing controversy over the Hagee endorsement: the "Great Whore" stuff isn't really a big deal, let's move on.

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Death at the Beach: What Did America Learn in School Last Tuesday?

Tom Gregory | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Brandon McInerney, Ma Vie en Rose, Hate Crimes, Hate, Sexual Orientation, Gay, Alain Berliner, Gay Teens, Violence Against Gays, Homosexuality, Matthew Shepard Act, Gay Rights, Ban on Gay Marriages, Teens, Bigotry, Gay Marriage, Lawrence King, Politics News
Tom Gregory

Fifteen-year-old Brandon McInerney has absorbed and internalized the slandering tongue of the president for half his life; it's no wonder he pulled the trigger on a gay student.

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In Defense of Race Cards

John Ridley | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton Civil Rights, Cuomo Shuck and Jive, Hillary LBJ, Britney Spears, 2008 Presidential Race, Race, Barack Obama Race, Bigotry, Politics News
John Ridley

Sure, it's petulant and puerile, and we'd be better off if the candidates debated more pertinent issues. It is, however, the real world and so we might as well live in it.

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Romney, Lawrence O'Donnell, Anti-Mormon Rants

James Love | Posted 12.22.2007 | Politics

Read More: Romney, Mormon, Lawrence O'Donnell, Religion, Mitt Romney, Democrats and Religion, Mitt Romney Mormonism, Religion and Politics, Democrats, 2008 Election, Bigotry, Politics News
James Love

If the Democrats want to be a majority party, they should reject religious bigotry.

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An Atheist on The Golden Compass

Nica Lalli | Posted 12.06.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Movie Reviews, Religion, The Golden Compass, Atheism, Reviews, Evangelical Christians, Religion and Film, The Golden Compass Review, Sin, Christianity, Atheists, Original Sin, Faith, Catholic League, Books, Movies, Philip Pullman, Golden Compass, Nicole Kidman, New Line, Daniel Craig, Bigotry, Fantasy, Entertainment News
Nica Lalli

The magic of The Golden Compass is the critical look it takes at religion. What will it take to bring about change in beliefs, some of which are antiquated?

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Defending The Golden Compass

Michael Giltz | Posted 11.16.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Golden Compass, Religion, Atheism, Catholic League, Nicole Kidman, Books, Bigotry, Daniel Craig, Movies, New Line, Fantasy, Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass, Religion and Film, Evangelical Christians, The Golden Compass Review, Movie Reviews, Reviews, Sin, Christianity, Atheists, Original Sin, Faith, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

It's remarkable that William Donohue is still invited on TV after so many blow-ups on air. But whatever you think about his politics, Donohue simply doesn't comport himself in a Christian manner.

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