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discrimination
Remember that guy JetBlue and the TSA wouldn't let on a plane for wearing an Arabic shirt? He, joined with the ACLU, have just sued them for racial profiling. [Seattle Times]
interviews
"Security Mostly Follows Black People" Disgruntled Target Worker Alleges
UPDATE: A current Target employee rebuts these statements, inside... More »
lawsuits
6 Muslims Who Were Arrested On A Flight Sue Passengers For Reporting Them As Potential Terrorists
doris moore
Bad Translation Software Called Couch "Nigger-Brown"
A couch labeled as "nigger-brown" got its offensive name from a bad translation program, according to the furniture's supplier. More »
walgreens
Lawsuit: Is Walgreens Racist?
A new lawsuit against Walgreen Co. alleges "widespread racial bias against thousands of its African American workers." From the Philadelphia Inquirer:The lawsuit alleges that Walgreen assigns black managers, management trainees and pharmacists to low-performing stores and to stores in black communities, and that it denies them promotions based on race.More »
myspace
MySpace's Racist Ring Tone Ads
On one hand, it's hard to believe that MySpace endorsed or even saw this advertisement for cell phone ringtones that it's been displaying on their web page. On the other hand, this sort of big-lipped, bone-through-the-fro depiction of an African hasn't been acceptable since some of Louis Armstrong's more colorful Max Fleischer appearances. More »
the news
The News; Supermarket Struck By White Lightning
• You know what they say about giving it away, it makes people think it's worthless, which in this case is absolutely correct. [CT] "AOL May Offer Some Services Free"• Glad to hear you finally escaped the cellar and got that slough cleaning job you've always dreamed of. [NYT] "Jobless Claims Fall Slightly"
• The sky's price for friendliness just got $10 more expensive. [CT] "Price Of Flying Takes Skyward Turn Again"
• Globalization died last week of prostate cancer. It was 81. [NYT] "Theodore Levitt Dead"
• The one divorce that really is the kid's fault. [LAT] "Amazon Opens Toy Store After Toys R Us Ruling"
• Albertson's, it's your store, Mr. Aryan Nation. [LAT] "Albertsons Sued Over Racial Discrimination"
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Sony PSP: Racist?
The internets are burning, aflame with outrage over this allegedly racially charged campaign Sony launched in Amsterdam to intro the new white PSP. The argument seems to hinge around that showing a black person and white person together, in combat, is racist. Previously, the PSP was only available in black. We don't particularly find the ad racist, or even that interesting, just another shiny TBWA drop of gloss. More »
loans
Minorities Get The Worst Loans
Were you cursed with skin a shade darker than a gleaming opalescent white? Are your nethers nutmeg or, worse yet, ebony? Well, the honkies here at the Consumerist love you... but unfortunately, loan companies don't. Also, you can't have any of our money. More »
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