#NBCUniversal is scrubbing racist scenes from WWE matches

#NBCUniversal is scrubbing racist scenes from WWE matches

“#NBCUniversal is scrubbing racist scenes from WWE matches” NBCUniversal is quietly scrubbing racist, risqué scenes from classic WWE matches before it adds the wrestling network’s massive trove of old footage to its new Peacock streaming service. According to wrestling fan site, PWInsider, Peacock has deleted a match from the 1990’s “WrestleMania VI,” which featured a match…

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#Top JAMA editor on leave amid podcast racism controversy

#Top JAMA editor on leave amid podcast racism controversy

“#Top JAMA editor on leave amid podcast racism controversy” The editor-in-chief of the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of a probe into a controversial podcast episode that appeared to deny structural racism exists in health care — which critics quickly blasted as racist. The…

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#’I knew it was wrong’

#’I knew it was wrong’

“#’I knew it was wrong’” “Cancel culture” is not to blame for Jay Leno’s change of heart. The former talk-show host has issued an apology for making a series of anti-Asian jokes made during his career. Amid renewed outcry following the shootings at an Atlanta spa, the former “Tonight Show” host expressed his regret over…

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#Asians see rise in ‘severe’ online hate in US: study

#Asians see rise in ‘severe’ online hate in US: study

“#Asians see rise in ‘severe’ online hate in US: study” In the wake of a vicious terror attack on the Asian-American community in Atlanta this month, new findings by the Anti-Defamation League have added evidence that anti-Asian sentiment is increasing in the US. Their annual Online Hate and Harassment: The American Experience survey aims to…

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