Tag: Black people
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Black Friday: Ferguson or Modern Warfare?
Robert Cohen of St Louis Post Despatch posted this image of Ferguson last night, it looks like a dystopian computer game, the sort that will be flying off the shelves in parts of the western world in tomorrow’s ‘Black Friday’ – but not in places like this. Sadly it’s real, it’s not a cut-scene, and…
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UKIP if you like…
Oh it’s the gift that keeps giving, ridiculing UKIP. They started a #WhyIVotedUKIP hashtag on Twitter, and you can guess what happened next. These are some of my faves – the polls are closed (I voted Green for EU and Green/Labour btw) and it still rolls on. LULZ! #WhyImVotingUkip Because I'm worried black people will…
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Twerkgate redux
Or, Yes People Are Still Talking About That Miley Cyrus Performance *Sigh* Had a Facebook argument about the whole Miley affair, yes in some parts this still rages on (!) and having thought about it overnight I’ve realised what’s bugging me about the response to her: 1) Agency. There are lots of white middle class…