#’I should be allowed to do it’

#’I should be allowed to do it’

“‘I should be allowed to do it’” One of America’s most acclaimed authors is wading into the culture wars, saying she believes she should be able to create characters from a diverse range of backgrounds. Anne Tyler, 80, spoke out on the issue in an interview with the Sunday Times, stating, “I’m astonished by the…

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#White TV news anchors suspended for wearing afro wigs on-air

#White TV news anchors suspended for wearing afro wigs on-air

“#White TV news anchors suspended for wearing afro wigs on-air” To celebrate temperatures dipping into the 70s after a sweltering weekslong heatwave, Arkansas’ KATV anchor Chris May and meteorologist Barry Brandt wore Afro wigs — and viewer reception was chilly.  The Little Rock-based station quickly suspended the two white news anchors, and canned their boss,…

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#Balenciaga’s ,190 sagging sweatpants slammed as racist

#Balenciaga’s $1,190 sagging sweatpants slammed as racist

“#Balenciaga’s $1,190 sagging sweatpants slammed as racist” A pair of $1,190 sweatpants from tony fashion house Balenciaga are being slammed on social media as racist and a prime example of cultural appropriation. The “Trompe-L’Oeil” sweatpants come with built-in boxer shorts that are designed to peak out above the waistband — mimicking the style popularized in…

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#Save us from the ‘cultural appropriation’ complaints about food

#Save us from the ‘cultural appropriation’ complaints about food

“#Save us from the ‘cultural appropriation’ complaints about food” Culinary-correct food journalism sounded a new depth of ­ideological lunacy last week.  Eater.com, the well-regarded restaurant site that increasingly indulges sociopolitical malarkey at the expense of the innocent ­enchilada, carried a lengthy essay by reporter Erika Adams under the headline: “Shake Shack ­Responds to Criticism Over…

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