racism

Man holding hand up caption "women" above hand (l) Woman frowning (c) Man holding hand up higher with caption "monkeys" above hand (r)

‘Jokes like this will never be funny’: Boyfriend compares women to monkeys in racist TikTok

'It’s so disgusting how his entire account is like that,'

On May 17, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

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Woman holding hand up caption "I meet a "pro-black" white guy..." (l) woman making sour face hand up caption "I meet his cats cat emoji*" (c) Woman cringing looking away hand up caption "The cats are names George Floyd cat emoji* & KKK cat emoji*" (r)

‘What would possess him to do that?’: Woman says date’s cats are named KKK and George Floyd

"We all know what happened in 'Get Out' and I was scared it was gonna happen to me."

On May 17, 2022 by Charlotte Colombo

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Upstate NY map Buffalo pinned (l) Chris Swecker speaking (r)

The Buffalo shooting suspect cites the Great Replacement Theory as a call to violence. Data refutes his manifesto’s main talking points

While commonly disavowed by popular right-wing politicians, The Great Replacement Theory echoes many Republican policies.

On May 15, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL Tech

Women standing at beach on sidewalk fighting one woman holding iPad pointing hand (l) woman with iPad storming away in parking lot (c) women arguing at beach on sidewalk one holding iPad (r)

‘I’m a racist, terrible person’: Santa Barbara Karen loses it on a restaurant manager

'This happens all the time. This person just got caught.'

On May 15, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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woman face up close caption "interview for a super cool and apparently woke job" (l) Drug test urine in container sitting on marijuana leaf white background (c) Woman making squished face capion "Mandatory pre employment drug testing" (r)

‘They have no right to know what I do at home’: A TikToker went to a job interview but lost interest when they mentioned mandatory drug testing. Commenters say they’re right

'I failed mine and they still hired me.'

On May 15, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

restaurant with people eating at tables caption "POV being the only all WOC table at a restaurant in Portland, OR... waiting and watching everyone around us get served their food for two hours"(l) woman face nature behind her caption "POV being the only all WOC table at a restaurant in Portland, OR... waiting and watching everyone around us get served their food for two hours" (c) woman sitting in chair at restaurant caption "POV being the only all WOC table at a restaurant in Portland, OR... waiting and watching everyone around us get served their food for two hours" (r)

‘Leave a review’: Two women of color went out to eat in Portland and allege they weren’t served for hours while white patrons were

'Please tell us the name so we can avoid it.'

On May 13, 2022 by Jack Alban

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man on Disney boat ride caption "I was confused on why my ppl were put up on display at Disneyland lol" (l) Disney Land Native tribe near water caption "I was confused on why my ppl were put up on display at Disneyland lol" (c) Man on Disney boat ride caption "I was confused on why my ppl were put up on display at Disneyland lol" (r)

‘I still don’t understand why Disney thinks it’s okay’: Native American TikToker calls out Disney for its out-of-touch teepee display

'I remember a time when Disney called them savages.'

On May 12, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

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black man sitting in truck looking exhausted (l) truck driving on road at night (c) black man looking confused (r)

‘We need an updated green book’: Black truck driver shares his harrowing experience in Texas sundown town

'I’ve always been told, 'Don’t even stop for gas in Vidor, Texas.''

On May 11, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

IRL

‘They literally took down my whole account’: Black child actress Leah Sava Jeffries’ TikTok deactivated amid racist harassment campaign over ‘Percy Jackson’ casting

Jeffries faced online harassment after being cast as Annabeth in the new 'Percy Jackson' show.

On May 11, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture

man opening front door with caption "My neighbor literally yells racist things through the wall..."

‘Every time you say the racist things, I can hear you‘: Woman confronts neighbor after hearing him through wall

"When you yelled '[N-word]' the other day, I could hear you."

On May 10, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

Male Karen (Chad) talking to Asian restaurant worker (l) Asian food set up on black background (r)

‘Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?’: Male Karen makes racist remarks to Asian restaurant manager over Apple Pay

'It's like this generation is surprised.'

On May 5, 2022 by Grace Stanley

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Woman in car upset on phone with school (l) little girl sitting with backpack other students blurred in the background (r)

‘It is a big f*cking deal to us’: Mother calls out middle school for not disciplining student who was allegedly racist toward her daughter

'I'm not going to tolerate that disrespect.'

On Apr 29, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

Internet Culture IRL

Two women at cash register (l) Woman talking caption "Let me just say thus. There is a LOT of prejudice going on between Hispanic and black people out here that I WASNT aware of b4 I got here" (r)

‘For $5 bucks’: Worker says Karen racially harassed her co-worker over clearance prices

'Remind me to never work in retail.'

On Apr 28, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

IRL

Why is an NFL quarterback helping an anti-critical race theory PAC in a local school board election?

Mayfield attended high school in the district.

On Apr 26, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech

woman looking to the left (l) two women squinting into the camera (r)

‘If they’re old enough to be racist they’re old enough to know wtf they’re doing’: Group of boys appear to make monkey noises at Black woman in viral TikTok

‘I’m not above fighting children.’

On Apr 25, 2022 by Grace Stanley

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