On Saturday, recordings of a man spewing racist vitriol to his girlfriend, 38-year-old Vanessa Stiviano, made headlines. That man is reportedly Donald Sterling, the 81-year-old owner of the LA Clippers. And his statements, made after Stiviano posted a picture to her Instagram account alongside Magic Johnson, were just the latest in Sterling’s attacks on people of color in America. […]
Since audio of V. Stiviano and Donald Sterling discussing her Instagram activity leaked over the weekend, news of the 81-year-old Clippers owner’s blatant racism has turned the basketball world upside down. V. Stiviano is getting flooded with hate messages on her Instagram page. One person wrote, “Young wild and free? More like old, racist, slave owners. You […]
When racists throw bananas in your face, you eat them. According to Color Lines, that’s exactly what Barcelona’s Barça soccer player Dani Alves did when racist sports fans threw a banana on the field during a game against Villarreal in Spain over the weekend. His teammate walked off the field, insulted, but Alves found humor in it. Barça went on […]
UPDATE: 1:40 PM EST As of Monday afternoon, five major companies have pulled their sponsorship from the LA Clippers. They include Kia, Virgin America, State Farm, AquaHydrate and CarMax. TMZ is also reporting that Donald Sterling’s estranged wife, Shelly, is backtracking on comments she made denouncing his racist rant. In an exclusive video, Shelly can be […]
The woman in the middle of the racist Donald Sterling scandal, V. Stiviano, is caught up in quite the whirlwind. Folks are scanning the 38-year-old’s Instagram, trying to find out more about the woman who outed Donald Sterling’s alleged racist remarks. Over the weekend, audio of Clippers owner Donald Sterling telling his Mexican/Black mixed girlfriend not to bring black people to […]
UPDATE: 9:26 PM EST Though there was some question as to whether or not the 15-minute audio of Donald Sterling spewing racist comments at his girlfriend was real, V. Stiviano’s lawyers have come forward with a statement, claiming the audio is in fact “legitimate.” It’s also been revealed that the conversation is actually one hour […]
Donald Sterling is in muddy waters after a conversation, that allegedly exposes his hatred for black people, surfaced on the internet yesterday. Many people are completely outraged by the comments – which include begging his girlfriend not to associate with black people and minorities – and tons of celebrities, activists, and politicians are taking action, refusing […]
UPDATE: 4/26/14 4:00PM EST: The NBA has released a statement in response to Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s racist remarks: —— LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling is about to have A LOT of explaining to do. Though we all would love to commit to the idea that racism is a thing of the past, a recent […]
We knew there was something familiar about the Nevada cattle rancher who can’t stop calling African-Americans “negroes.” When we read that Cliven Bundy, the conservative “patriot” whose racist comments even pissed Sean Hannity off, believed that blacks would be better off as slaves, it sounded a lot like this man: Yep. Dave Chappelle’s hilariously absurd […]
Cliven Bundy doesn’t give a f*ck. No, really. The Nevada rancher who became infamous after refusing to pay the government $1.1 million in grazing fees (and who recently announced black people would be better off as slaves) just can’t care if he’s still calling African-Americans “negroes.” And in a press conference the public assumed would be damage […]
In a tragic accident, a 21-year-old Italian man was crushed to death by a giant crucifix dedicated to the late Pope John Paul II. The incident occurred on Thursday, just days before the Polish pontiff will be made a saint in a ceremony at the Vatican. Bizarrely enough, the man, Marco Gusmini, had been living on […]
