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· Carl Samson
University in Florida Now Teaching a ‘White Racism’ Class Under Police Protection
A university in Fort Myers, Florida, has begun teaching a course called “White Racism” with protection from police officers this week. Ted Thornhill started teaching the course at Florida Gulf Coast University to a class of 50 students on Tuesday, January 9.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Logan Paul’s Dad Thinks People Calling Out His Son’s Racism are Just ‘Haters’
Last week, Logan Paul announced that he would be taking a break from VLogging to reflect on the now infamous incident wherein he decided to film a suicide victim’s dead body in Japan’s Aokigahara, known to outsiders as “Suicide Forest”. taking time to reflect no vlog for now see…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Will YouTube Punish Logan Paul The Same Way They Punished PewDiePie For Racism?
Unless you live under a rock, the Logan Paul scandal has probably been a conversation piece for you at least once these past few days. In what should be a pretty clear cut, strike-able offense, the incident has been hotly debated by netizens on either end of the divide.
· Sincere Parks
Dear Asian Men: Stop Perpetuating Dating Racism
Editor’s Note: Sincere Parks originally posted this piece on her FaceBook; it has been republished with permission. The views expressed in this piece are solely her own. *tap tap* POC, specifically Asian men for the purpose of this article, y’all ok?
· Ryan General
Young Turks’ Founder Cenk Uygur Exposed for Racism Against Asian Men, Objectifying Asian Women
Cenk Uygur, creator of the popular progressive online network “The Young Turks”, was recently outed for writing multiple racist and sexist blogposts in the early 2000s. Uygur was found to have made a number of posts using objectifying language to describe women during his early…
· Heather Johnson Yu
New BBC Show ‘Chinese Burn’ Sparks Outrage for Extreme Racism Against Asians
The BBC has aired a new television show called “Chinese Burn” centered around the life of three Asian women in London, positioning itself to be edgy and tackling stereotypes surrounding Asian women. Unfortunately, it does nothing of the sort, and instead is extremely racist…
· Editorial Staff
The Guardian Under Fire For Racism After Using ‘Chinks’ in Football Match Coverage
Earlier today, Australia defeated China 3-0 in a friendly women’s football game in Melbourne. The Guardian covered the event live on their website — all was well until they published their final update. A part of the text, written by Mike Hynter, sports editor of Guardian…
· Ranier Maningding
Godfrey Gao: How the Asian Prince Charming Tackled Racism Growing Up
When I met first Godfrey Gao I wanted to hate him. He’s six-foot-infinity, his beard defies the laws of Asian facial hair, and his jawline could slice open a can of spam. Someone with such a handsome face must have a horrible personality, right? Like most of the world in love…
· Bryan Ke
Steve Aoki Joins Colin Kaepernick’s Fight Against Racism By Taking a Knee
Celebrity DJ and record producer, Steve Aoki, recently took a knee as a sign of protest against racism with the controversial former NFL San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Both Kaepernick and Aoki shared the photo they took in front of a mural in Tribeca, lower…
· Ryan General
Latest Brutal Attack on Chinese Students Highlights Australia’s Problem With Racism
Last week’s horrific, unprovoked attack on a pair of Chinese students at a bus stop in Canberra, Australia could be a turning point on how Australia will be perceived by the Chinese as a potential destination for higher education, observers have noted. On Monday, two…
· Ryan General
Award-Winning Short Film Perfectly Captures the Racism Experienced By a Young Black Student in Japan
Racism — subtle or otherwise — is an open secret in Japan’s largely homogeneous society. While it can be argued that such behavior may have been born more out of ignorance than hate, it leaves many foreigners who wish to immerse themselves in the many beautiful facets of…
· Heather Johnson Yu
BYU Comedy Skit ‘Moana You Ugly’ Draws Backlash for Racism
A skit has been pulled from a Brigham Young University comedy troupe’s lineup after Pacific Islander activists accused the organization of brownface, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. The skit, created by Divine Comedy and titled “Moana You Ugly”, was a mashup of last year’s…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Rapper Cardi B Turns to Racism in Tweet About North Korean Threats
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this post mistakenly used an image of Cardi B’s sister, Hennessy Carolina, in the feature image. We have corrected the image and apologize for the mistake. Cardi B has come under fire for her now deleted tweet with racist connotations…
· Ryan General
90% of Chinese-Speaking Teenagers Experience Racism in Australia, Study Reveals
A growing number of Chinese-Australian teenagers are facing discrimination and racism in Australia, a new study has revealed. According to a survey conducted by Mission Australia, almost a third of the interviewed 22,000 Chinese-Australians, aged 15 to 19, claimed to have been…
· Khier Casino
Gay Man Shocked Over the Racism Asian Men in the LGBT Community Deal With on Grindr
The social hookup app Grindr presented a new five-part online series called “What the Flip?” with the first installment featuring an Asian man and White man swapping profiles for a day. The featured users of the gay dating app take over each other’s profiles, letting them send…
· Heather Johnson Yu
German Market Removes All Foreign-Made Items to Prove a Point About Racism
A supermarket in Germany eloquently explained why diversity is a necessity without uttering a single word. By removing items from its shelves that were not made in Germany, the Edeka store in Hamburg showed its customers that a supermarket without imported goods would be…
· Kyle Encina
Most Young Asian Americans Are Not That Concerned With Racism, Survey Reveals
A recent survey shows that Asian American millennials share similar views with Caucasians in regards to racism, since both groups don’t see it as a top concern. GenForward released a poll which asks millennials what they believe is the most pressing issues of today.
· Ryan General
Asian American Man Stars in New Series Tackling Racism in the LGBTQ Community
A new show is set to take to the small screen three things that are rarely found on American television: 1. Asian American men in lead roles, 2. gay men in lead roles, and 3. the discrimination usually faced by gay Asian American men within the LGBTQ community. Shining a light…
· Kyle Encina
‘Teen Wolf’ Star Arden Cho Gives Brutally Honest Take on Her Experience With Racism
“Teen Wolf” star Arden Cho recently posted a video detailing her irritating experience in regards to racism and how ethnicity shouldn’t be considered as a big deal. Before the 31-year-old actress came to be known as Kira Yukimura in the hit series “Teen Wolf” she experienced a…
· Natalie Ng
Asian Men Endure a Unique Type of Racism (and Why Asian Women Shouldn’t Ignore it)
Editor’s Note: Natalie Ng is a Biochem graduate student living with her husband and dog on the east coast. Her interests include blogging, biking, and Asian activism. The views expressed in this piece is solely her own. While we wish for it to be a thing in the past,…