Last week a local sports announcer in Oklahoma accidentally broadcast himself calling a team of high school girls the n-word. He blamed his actions on his diabetes. On Wednesday, the Wisconsin State Assembly decided against recognizing Black History Month, instead opting to honor Rush Limbaugh. Late Tuesday evening a 21-year-old white man killed eight people …
So, many of you have probably heard about Sharon Osbourne’s “explain racism to me” rant on “The Talk” last week. And there’s a lot I could say about it but I’m going to try to stay focused on two things: How ignorant it is to keep demanding explanations of racism and how toxic it is …
Three things happened recently that seemed to pull focus from almost every other newsworthy event. First, the Hasbro company changed the name of Mr. Potato Head to a simple, gender-free, title-free Potato Head. Second, Disney decided to put disclaimers on the episodes of The Muppet Show that “includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or …