Britain’s newest political group isn’t even a day old. It’s already been accused of racism.
Britain’s newest political group isn’t even a day old. It’s already been accused of racism.
How big a problem is racism in the United Kingdom? Ask lawmaker and Labour Party defector Angela Smith. Or, perhaps, don’t.
It started out as just another regular week in the world of British politics, with resignations, bickering and a big dollop of uncertainty. Seven lawmakers announced early Monday that they were quitting Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party and forming their own group. They cited Corbyn’s handling of Brexit and anti-Semitism allegations as some of the reasons for their decision to split.
But, just hours after the Independent Group announced its formation, the new party found itself at the center of a racism row.
Syrian refugee responds to racism in Canada
Syrian refugee responds to racism in Canada
Whenever I write about racism, I must mention the fact that more than 95 per cent of the people I have met and dealt with are super nice.
I would probably have avoided discussing this topic if what I hear is from someone on the street, but when it’s out of a university student’s mouth, I am bringing it up.
To those who don’t know the definition of a “refugee,” please look it up.
I understand we live in a country where we all have the freedom of speech, but the question is: does this freedom extend to include changing facts? Here is one of the facts that I have seen being changed: I received $750 a month from the government for six months as a start. Why do I hear from people that every Syrian refugee is getting $2,000 a month?
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The Ku Klux Klan Is Growing—in Germany
Ku Klux Klan Is Growing—in Germany
They have white hoods, Ku Klux Klan badges, and stockpiles of weapons. But these Klansmen aren’t in America—they’re in Germany, where a new wave of far-right extremism is taking cues from the U.S.
Police in eight German states led raids last week on suspected members of a group called the National Socialist Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Deutschland, a name that glorifies both the American Klan and the Nazi party of Germany’s past. The raid, which reportedly turned up more than 100 weapons, comes amid a surge of far-right activity as Germans rally against immigrants.
The Klan isn’t banned in Germany, but its symbols are. A German law aimed at crushing neo-Nazi propaganda also outlaws the Klan’s trademark burning cross, alongside white power symbols, ISIS flags, and symbols of Germany’s Communist Party.
‘Racist’ D&G ad: Chinese model says campaign almost ruined career
Chinese model says campaign almost ruined career
The Chinese model featured in a Dolce & Gabbana ad campaign accused of racism has said the controversy almost ruined her career.
Three videos, released in November, showed Zuo Ye struggling to eat Italian food including cannoli and pizza with chopsticks.
Widely seen as offensive it led to a severe backlash in China with several retailers pulling the brand’s products.
Ms Zuo said she felt “guilty and ashamed” but asked for understanding.
Following her statement on Chinese social media network Weibo, the debate has flared up again with some people saying they hope that she can continue her career as a model and that they understand her hands were tied working with D&G.
Why do people discriminate against speakers with foreign accents?
people discriminate against speakers with foreign accents?
Listening to someone speaking with a foreign accent makes human brains work harder which can lead to unintentional discrimination against people communicating in languages other than their own, new research suggests. But exposure to foreign accents can also change the way people speak, and over time, the ensuing accents can become new languages.
While most people will insist they do not treat anyone differently on the basis of how they speak, there is growing evidence that foreign accents are discriminated against. Studies in the past few years have shown someone speaking with a non-native accent can find it harder to get job, and might be perceived as less educated and as less trustworthy.
With an estimated 257 million people living and working outside the country they were originally from, this accent-related bias is a major problem.
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
The legacy of James Watson — who discovered DNA along with Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, and Rosalind Franklin — has once again been tarnished by the American biologist’s offensive, baseless comments.
In a new PBS documentary, Watson, now 90, affirms his previously stated view that black people are intellectually inferior to white people.
“There’s a difference on the average between blacks and whites in IQ tests,” Watson said in the film American Masters: Decoding Watson, which was released January 2. “I would say the difference is genetic.”
The remarks prompted the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, where Watson was a director from 1968 to 1994, to sever its ties with the Nobel Prize winner on January 11. The private, not-for-profit lab removed Watson’s honorary titles, saying his views are “reprehensible, unsupported by science, and in no way represent the views of [the lab].”
Alberta doctors exempt from mandatory AHS cultural sensitivity training
Alberta doctors exempt from mandatory AHS cultural sensitivity training
A First Nations advocate says it’s “offensive” most Alberta doctors are not required to take cultural sensitivity training on Indigenous issues, while it’s mandatory for other health care workers.
Ingrid Hess, a lawyer who filed complaints with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta about one doctor she accused of racism, said physicians should be held to the same standard as others in the medical field.
“It’s just unimaginable that doctors are somehow above being capable of having bias or prejudice towards other people,” she said.
Last year, the Alberta government imposed mandatory anti-racism and cultural sensitivity training for public service workers and staff employed directly by Alberta Health Services and the Catholic provider Covenant Health.
After Decades Of Racism, ‘Father Of DNA’ James Watson Finally Hits Rock Bottom
James Watson Finally Hits Rock Bottom
A pioneering, award-winning scientist in the field of DNA research was teetering on the verge of irrelevance decades after his historic discovery was becoming increasingly consequential for the very people he’s been persistently racist toward. The latest blow to Dr. James Watson’s professional credibility came this weekend when the person who has been referred to as “the father of DNA” was “stripped of his honorary titles at the laboratory he once led after repeating racist comments in a documentary,” according to CNN.
Watson, 90, has been under fire for more than a decade for falsely saying in 2007 that there is science to prove that Black people are intellectually inferior. He apparently felt empowered enough to double down on that false premise in a PBS film that aired Jan. 2. That finally prompted Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where Watson served as director from 1968 to 1993, to into “revoking his honorary titles of Chancellor Emeritus, Oliver R. Grace Professor Emeritus, and Honorary Trustee.”
Watson’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded in 1962, was apparently still intact. In fact, there was not one single mention of Watson’s racist views on his page on the Nobel Prize website. However, the move by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory was seemingly one of the final nails in the coffin of Watson’s credibility, relevance and overall career, which has all but hit rock bottom.
The Worst Racism My Children Have Experienced Came From Black Peers
Black Peers The Worst Racism My Children Have Experienced Came From Black Peers
In December, McKenzie Adams, a fourth grader from U.S. Jones Elementary School in Demopolis, Alabama, despondent after relentless taunting by other black children for her relationship with a white child, hanged herself in her family’s home. Although suicides resulting from school bullying have sadly risen steadily over the years, McKenzie’s death spoke to me on a very personal level.
In the summer of 2005, while visiting my grandparents in the northeast, my husband and I met up with my cousin, an international teacher, and his new wife, whom he’d met while teaching in Zambia, Africa. In recounting her history, Justina told us of the very recent death of her sister and how her 21-year-old nephew was struggling to feed and care for five siblings as young as 2.
Black Teen Hockey Player Targeted By Racists But His Teammates Weren’t Having It
Black Teen Hockey Player Targeted By Racists But His Teammates Weren’t Having It
We’ve witnessed many examples of racism in the sport. From racial epithets voiced by fans to confrontations on the ice, players of color have been subjected to merciless acts of ignorance in the sport they love.
We’ve had to read about it so many times. From Givani Smith of the Ontario Hockey League to Devante Smith-Pelly of the Washington Capitals, Black players have had to endure the vitriol spewed from the stands.
Sometimes they ignore it, sometimes they address it face to face with the cowardly abusers. Oftentimes they’re told to ignore it and focus on winning as that’s the best revenge. But it’s a painful experience.
Oftentimes, as stated by Yussuf Khan in the article above on Givani Smith, it’s “a silent battle, one which all athletes of color will face at some point in their lives, that none should have to face alone.”
