All things Racist...USA edition (1 Viewer)

[Farb]

I was looking for a place to put this so we could discuss but didn't really find a place that worked so I created this thread so we can all place articles, experiences, videos and examples of racism in the USA.

This is one that happened this week. The lady even called and filed a complaint on the officer. This officer also chose to wear the body cam (apparently, LA doesn't require this yet). This exchange wasn't necessarily racist IMO until she started with the "mexican racist...you will never be white, like you want" garbage. That is when it turned racist IMO

All the murderer and other insults, I think are just a by product of CRT and ACAB rhetoric that is very common on the radical left and sadly is being brought to mainstream in this country.

Another point that I think is worth mentioning is she is a teacher and the sense of entitlement she feels is mind blowing.

https://news.yahoo.com/black-teacher-berates-latino-la-221235341.html

 

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MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — New York is discriminating against a school district that refuses to get rid of its Native American chief mascot and could face a Justice Department investigation or risk losing federal funding, President Donald Trump’s top education official said Friday.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, on a visit to Massapequa High School on Long Island, said an investigation by her agency has determined that state education officials violated Title VI of the federal civil rights law by banning the use of Native American mascots and logos statewide.

The department's civil rights office found the state ban is discriminatory because names and mascots derived from other racial or ethnic groups, such as the “Dutchmen” and the “Huguenots,” are still permitted.

McMahon described Massapequa's chiefs mascot as an “incredible” representation of Native American leadership as she made the announcement backed by dozens of students and local officials in the high school gymnasium.

“The Trump Administration will not stand idly by as state leaders attempt to eliminate the history and culture of Native American tribes,” the former longtime CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment said.

McMahon said her department will be asking the state to voluntarily sign a resolution rescinding its Native American mascot ban and allowing districts to continue using the mascot of their choosing.

The resolution would also include an apology to tribes, acknowledging that the state discriminated against Native Americans and “attempted to erase Native American history,” the department said................

Trump's education secretary threatens to pull funding from NY over its Native American mascot ban

President Donald Trump’s top education official says her department has determined that New York is discriminating against a school district that is refusing a state order to get rid of its Native American chief mascot

abcnews.go.com

 

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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa’s new mayor on Sunday proposed a $100 million private trust as part of a reparations plan to give descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre scholarships and housing help in a city-backed bid to make amends for one of the worst racial attacks in U.S. history.

The plan by Mayor Monroe Nichols, the first Black mayor of Oklahoma’s second-largest city, would not provide direct cash payments to descendants or the last two centenarian survivors of the attack that killed as many as 300 Black people. He made the announcement at the Greenwood Cultural Center, located in the once-thriving district of North Tulsa that was destroyed by a white mob.

Nichols said he does not use the term reparations, which he calls politically charged, characterizing his sweeping plan instead as a “road to repair.”

“For 104 years, the Tulsa Race Massacre has been a stain on our city’s history,” Nichols said Sunday after receiving a standing ovation from several hundred people.

“The massacre was hidden from history books, only to be followed by the intentional acts of redlining, a highway built to choke off economic vitality and the perpetual underinvestment of local, state and federal governments.…….

Tulsa's new Black mayor proposes $100M trust to 'repair' impact of 1921 Race Massacre

Tulsa’s new mayor on Sunday proposed a $100 million private trust as part of a reparations plan to give descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre scholarships and housing help.

apnews.com

 

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Air Force veteran Ed Anderson can’t recall any time past puberty when he didn’t get razor bumps after shaving his face. His coarse facial hair would often cause painful inflammation and itchy bumps as it grew back.

Anderson, now 70, remembers requesting a shaving waiver when he entered the service in 1975, allowing him to bypass the military’s requirements for men to be clean-shaven. For him and other Black airmen, the waivers became a symbol of unity.

“It was seen as an identifier of solidarity with other Black GIs having that shaving waiver,” Anderson said.

The military as a whole began issuing these waivers in the 1970s, with the Navy taking the strongest approach in 1970 to allow the elective wearing of beards to address medical conditions. But the policies of the different branches have changed multiple times since then.

Now, a new U.S. Marine Corps grooming policy that affects people with curly or coarse hair is drawing ire from critics who say it targets Black men. The guidance, issued in March, states that a diagnosis of pseudofolliculitis barbae, or PFB, a skin condition more commonly known as razor bumps or ingrown hairs, could lead to a service member’s expulsion from the branch if the issue persists.

The U.S. Air Force also updated its guidance on PFB earlier this year, saying shaving waivers will expire 90 days after an airman’s next annual health assessment. But the requirements for those who may still qualify for a waiver remain unclear.

The condition affects up to 60% of Black men, according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology, a far higher rate than for any other group.

Anderson said he sees the move as yet another example of “ongoing attacks” on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the federal government.

“It’s mostly soldiers of color who are impacted by this,” he said. “I don’t see this as a productive and effective means of retaining and recruiting troops.”

The latest policy change under Brig. Gen. David R. Everly marks a reversal from a 2022 policy that barred Marines from being kicked out of the service solely for the skin condition. In the last three years, service members were able to obtain temporary or permanent shaving waivers, or “no shave chits,” once it was determined that their PFB couldn’t be treated by topical medications.

Dermatologists around the country who treat people with the condition say the latest policy change seems to be unnecessary.

“This is so targeted and intentional,” said Chris Adigun, a board-certified dermatologist based in North Carolina.

PFB “can affect only the way hair follicles appear,” said Adigun, “and does not affect the body systemically in any way.”

Under the new guidance, which the message says will best position Marines for “warfighting capability,” service members with PFB are now required to undergo a medical evaluation within 90 days. If their condition does not improve within a year under a four-part treatment plan, they could be separated from the branch at the discretion of their commanding officer.

Critics, however, call it an outdated policy rooted in discrimination.

An active military dermatologist, who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, said the move has “nothing to do with readiness.”

“On its face it’s a racist policy, because this is a condition that impacts African Americans and other people of color predominantly just by the nature of hair growth on the face,” they said, adding that it also “creates a huge administrative burden on a patient.”..................

But, according to South Carolina-based dermatologist Lauren Ploch, standards that require clean-shaven faces are “rooted in institutional racism” because they single out PFB for strict treatment.

She questions why there are not similar rules for other skin conditions like cystic acne or dissecting cellulitis, which affects the scalp. There are regulations for treating these issues, but no specific policies that could lead to a service member’s expulsion.

“If one of these conditions is not a disqualifier, then PFB shouldn’t be either,” Ploch said.

Dara Spearman, a board-certified dermatologist based in Indiana, said the potential for dismissal under the policy is “dramatic.”

“Given the historic interactions between Black Americans and organizations with regard to grooming habits and requirements,” Spearman said, “it seems there may be other factors at play than whether a gas mask fits.”

Dermatologists say Marines' tightened shaving waiver could hurt Black members' careers

Marines and airmen with pseudofolliculitis barbae, the skin condition more commonly known as razor bumps, could be expelled from the service if the condition persists.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Not surprised

Trump Says Army Bases Will Revert to Confederate Names

The move would reverse a yearslong effort to remove names and symbols honoring the Confederacy from the military.

www.nytimes.com

 

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I starting reading the article with anger because this is how I interpreted the caption, "Judge rules that anti-woke is just ("just" as meaning "justified," not as meaning "only") racism."

Can anyone blame me for thinking some judge somewhere ruled that anti-woke is justified racism? Would anyone be surprised if some judge somewhere ruled that?

 

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted Wednesday that military veterans and active-duty troops urged the Trump administration to rename American military bases after Confederate traitors who took up arms against the government to defend the enslavement of Black people — a move the secretary claims is “important for morale.”

In his testimony to the Senate Armed Services committee, Hegseth defended the president’s decision to restore the names of several military bases in the South that were first named in honor of Confederate generals, despite Congress mandating their removal five years ago.

“It’s something we’ve been proud to do, something that’s important for the morale of the Army, and those communities appreciate that we’ve returned it back to what it was instead of playing this game of erasing names,” Hegseth said.

Donald Trump is restoring the previous base names — including Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, Fort Rucker, Fort Polk, Fort AP Hill and Fort Lee — but claims to be finding military veterans and officials of distinction who share the same last names as the original Confederate honorees.……

Pete Hegseth says renaming military bases after Confederates ‘important for morale’

Defense secretary claims veterans and active-duty troops are thankful the previous names are returning to bases formerly named after confederate generals and officers

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Remove Medgar Evers' name from Navy ship? What Jackson council thinks of Trump plan

Christened in 2011, the USNS Medgar Evers may lose its name — a move that’s drawn backlash from Evers’ family and now the Jackson City Council.

www.clarionledger.com

 

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin dairy farmer alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers by continuing programs that favor minorities.

The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court in Wisconsin on behalf of a white dairy farmer, Adam Faust.

Faust was among several farmers who successfully sued the Biden administration in 2021 for race discrimination in the USDA’s Farmer Loan Forgiveness Plan.…….

Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Trump administration claiming discrimination against white farmers

A Wisconsin dairy farmer has alleged in a federal lawsuit that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers.

apnews.com

 

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin dairy farmer alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers by continuing programs that favor minorities.

The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court in Wisconsin on behalf of a white dairy farmer, Adam Faust.

Faust was among several farmers who successfully sued the Biden administration in 2021 for race discrimination in the USDA’s Farmer Loan Forgiveness Plan.…….

Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Trump administration claiming discrimination against white farmers

A Wisconsin dairy farmer has alleged in a federal lawsuit that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers.

apnews.com

man poor abused white man. You know, under trump they will win.

 

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man poor abused white man. You know, under trump they will win.

The man is suing because Trump didn't do what he promised he'd do for them. Not that that should surprise anyone except those who voted for Trump.

 

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Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’

When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired

www.theguardian.com

 

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Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’

When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired

www.theguardian.com

Good this information is going public. Sucks that the investigator was fired. This is exactly why some in this country want to erase the history of slavery in this country. They don't want to anyone to know how damaging it was, how many people were damaged, how many people benefited from that damage, and how much they benefited.

 

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MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — New York is discriminating against a school district that refuses to get rid of its Native American chief mascot and could face a Justice Department investigation or risk losing federal funding, President Donald Trump’s top education official said Friday.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, on a visit to Massapequa High School on Long Island, said an investigation by her agency has determined that state education officials violated Title VI of the federal civil rights law by banning the use of Native American mascots and logos statewide.

The department's civil rights office found the state ban is discriminatory because names and mascots derived from other racial or ethnic groups, such as the “Dutchmen” and the “Huguenots,” are still permitted.

McMahon described Massapequa's chiefs mascot as an “incredible” representation of Native American leadership as she made the announcement backed by dozens of students and local officials in the high school gymnasium.

“The Trump Administration will not stand idly by as state leaders attempt to eliminate the history and culture of Native American tribes,” the former longtime CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment said.

McMahon said her department will be asking the state to voluntarily sign a resolution rescinding its Native American mascot ban and allowing districts to continue using the mascot of their choosing.

The resolution would also include an apology to tribes, acknowledging that the state discriminated against Native Americans and “attempted to erase Native American history,” the department said................

Trump's education secretary threatens to pull funding from NY over its Native American mascot ban

President Donald Trump’s top education official says her department has determined that New York is discriminating against a school district that is refusing a state order to get rid of its Native American chief mascot

abcnews.go.com

I'll be honest, that's not the position I expected this administration to take...

Or is this just an example of "We hate liberal NY more than natives?"

 

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The father of a 14-year-old Michigan student is suing his daughter’s school district and teacher on her behalf, alleging she was repeatedly humiliated and told to “go back to your country” when she refused to stand for and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

The complaint was filed Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the Arab American Civil Rights League acting for Jacob Khalaf on behalf of his daughter, Danielle Khalaf, who is a U.S. citizen of Palestinian descent. She was attending East Middle School in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District at the time of the incident.

According to the complaint, Danielle was protesting deaths in Gaza caused by the Israel Defense Forces and the role of the U.S. government in the war when she decided to remain seated for the Pledge of Allegiance for three days in January.

Each time, her teacher disrupted the class to admonish her, telling her she was being disrespectful to the flag and U.S. military forces, the complaint said. Attorneys with the ACLU of Michigan and Arab American Civil Rights League said it was a violation of the student’s First Amendment right to free speech and the right to express her political views.

After Danielle approached her teacher to speak to her privately regarding her reasons for protesting the Pledge of Allegiance, the teacher said: “Since you live in this country and enjoy its freedom, if you don’t like it, you should go back to your country,” the complaint alleges.

The teacher could not be immediately reached for comment. A representative with the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District told The Washington Post that the district was unable to comment due to pending litigation.

The complaint states that the school district sent the teacher a “corrective action notice” regarding her comments expressing her beliefs “as to why students should stand for the Pledge of Allegiance,” saying that they were in “direct violation” of what was discussed at a staff meeting following the student’s first protest.

“It is disturbing that a teacher who is trusted to teach our children would succumb to such insensitivities to one of her students knowing that the student is of Arab Palestinian descent, and knowing of the many deaths overseas in Gaza of family members of Palestinians living in metro Detroit, that she would add insult to injury and call the student out for simply exercising her constitutional right not to partake in the Pledge of Allegiance as a sign of protest,” Nabih Ayad, an attorney with the Arab American Civil Rights League, said in a statement................

Palestinian American girl sues school after refusing Pledge of Allegiance​

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/06/26/danielle-khalaf-michigan-pledge-allegiance-gaza/

 

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was challenged on Thursday to explain why she posted an image of the Statue of Liberty in a burqa following New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s apparent victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.

The far-right lawmaker, who has a history of anti-Islam remarks, captioned the picture: “This hits hard.”

The post was widely condemned as Islamophobic and interpreted as a dig at Mamdani, who will become New York City’s first Muslim mayor if elected in November. Mamdani has been the subject of multiple Islamophobic attacks from the right since his win.

On The Hill’s “RISING” show, co-host Niall Stanage brought up the image of the Statue of Liberty (which, ironically, was initially conceived of as being a Muslim woman in traditional Islamic dress) with Greene and asked: “What did you mean by that?”

Greene responded: “Well, I’m an American woman and I have all the freedoms in the world to never have to bow to a religion that would force me to cover my body up and only see my eyes and my fingertips and that is a major threat to all American women, and I think that’s something that hits hard for all women.”

When Stanage asked whether the post was a specific response to Mamdani’s win, Greene appeared not to hear the question and said: “Oh, a Muslim takeover or possibly Sharia law. That is a great threat to every single American woman, and I think that’s something all women should never want or allow to happen in America.”

Stanage pushed back, noting, “It’s up to the voters of New York City to elect whoever they wish to elect, whether that person is Muslim or Christian or Jewish or anything else. So what is the evidence…”

Greene interrupted: “Well, of course voters have the right to elect that and I’ll maintain my right to say that I think Sharia law and women being forced to wear burqas is the greatest threat to our freedoms as American women.”

When asked directly whether she opposes Muslims holding elected office, Greene avoided answering and said instead: “I am 100% opposed to Sharia law in America. 100% unapologetically opposed to Sharia law in America.”...............

Marjorie Taylor Greene Grilled Point-Blank Over Her 'Very Racist' Statue Of Liberty Post

"What did you mean by that?” the far-right lawmaker was explicitly asked.

www.huffpost.com

 

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A forthcoming South African video game seeks to tackle centuries of cultural theft by letting players reclaim looted African artifacts from Western museums in a series of high-tech heist adventures.

Relooted, revealed at the Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles earlier in June by Johannesburg-based developer Nyamakop, sees players infiltrate heavily guarded institutions to retrieve real-world African artifacts taken during the colonial era and locked away in foreign museums and private collections.

At its core, Relooted is a stealth-driven game that blends fast-paced movement, environmental puzzles and dramatic escape sequences inspired by parkour and speedrunning.

Behind the gameplay, the concept is rooted in history and the debate over the return of cultural artifacts. Players take on the role of a member of a futuristic African crew tasked with returning 70 actual stolen artifacts to the continent, with items like the Ethiopian Maqdala manuscripts and Zambia’s Broken Hill Skull all featuring.

“A French government report estimated that 90 per cent of sub-Saharan African cultural heritage is in the possession of Western collections,” Nyamakop producer Sithe Ncube told PC Gamer.

“That is millions upon millions of deeply important cultural, spiritual, and personal artifacts – including human remains – that aren’t in their rightful place.”

Artifacts recovered aren’t just treated as trophies but returned to the crew’s safehouse in South Africawhere players can explore their histories, significance, and the stories of how they were taken.

For the developers, this cultural significance of the artifacts is as essential as the action.

“We looked for artifacts with great stories in terms of how they were looted,” creative director Ben Myres told Epic Games. “Why were they important to people? Just anything associated with them.”

An example is the Ngadji drum from Kenya, believed destroyed but actually stored in the British Museum for over a century.

“The first Kenyan people to see it in the last 100 years were in the 2010s. It was taken in 1870,” Myres said.……...

New video game lets you steal back African artifacts from museums that took them

Relooted sees players infiltrate museums to retrieve real-world African artifacts taken during colonial era

www.independent.co.uk

 

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A forthcoming South African video game seeks to tackle centuries of cultural theft by letting players reclaim looted African artifacts from Western museums in a series of high-tech heist adventures.

Relooted, revealed at the Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles earlier in June by Johannesburg-based developer Nyamakop, sees players infiltrate heavily guarded institutions to retrieve real-world African artifacts taken during the colonial era and locked away in foreign museums and private collections.

At its core, Relooted is a stealth-driven game that blends fast-paced movement, environmental puzzles and dramatic escape sequences inspired by parkour and speedrunning.

Behind the gameplay, the concept is rooted in history and the debate over the return of cultural artifacts. Players take on the role of a member of a futuristic African crew tasked with returning 70 actual stolen artifacts to the continent, with items like the Ethiopian Maqdala manuscripts and Zambia’s Broken Hill Skull all featuring.

“A French government report estimated that 90 per cent of sub-Saharan African cultural heritage is in the possession of Western collections,” Nyamakop producer Sithe Ncube told PC Gamer.

“That is millions upon millions of deeply important cultural, spiritual, and personal artifacts – including human remains – that aren’t in their rightful place.”

Artifacts recovered aren’t just treated as trophies but returned to the crew’s safehouse in South Africawhere players can explore their histories, significance, and the stories of how they were taken.

For the developers, this cultural significance of the artifacts is as essential as the action.

“We looked for artifacts with great stories in terms of how they were looted,” creative director Ben Myres told Epic Games. “Why were they important to people? Just anything associated with them.”

An example is the Ngadji drum from Kenya, believed destroyed but actually stored in the British Museum for over a century.

“The first Kenyan people to see it in the last 100 years were in the 2010s. It was taken in 1870,” Myres said.……...

New video game lets you steal back African artifacts from museums that took them

Relooted sees players infiltrate museums to retrieve real-world African artifacts taken during colonial era

www.independent.co.uk

The record setting Gay Pride march in Hungary knowing that Orban will harm them, white skinned people taking risks to oppose the immoral abductions here, the Ukrainian people refusing to surrender and many other examples around the world show that the tyrannical backlash is being met with greater backlash.

The tyrants around the world are more afraid than ever which is why they are being more abusive than ever. What they fortunately don't understand, is that the more abusive they are, the more people fight back against them.