Tag: racist tweets

Gone Bananas?

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A picture of President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama photoshopped to include a banana was tweeted by Irina Rodnina.  Despite the fact that humans come from humans, the piece of fruit has historically been used to suggest that persons from Africa or of African descent derived from apes.[1]  Rodnina is an MP from Vladimir Putin’s […]

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Loving Violence

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“[The Lord’s] soul hates the lover of violence.” ~ Psalm 11.5, NRSV Christopher Lane.  A name that I would not have known, much like that of Trayvon Martin, if it were not for the violence that is lamentably common in many American cities.  Every day, there are multiple stories involving children, youth and gun violence.  And […]

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Is racism the nation’s anthem?

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Sebastien de la Cruz, first heard on the show “America’s got talent,” sings the national anthem at an NBA game and is met with mean- spirited, racially influenced tweets.

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