World-famous fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana has apologised to Chinese customers in a Mandarin message. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana – who are founders of the world-famous fashion house that has been making clothes for…
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Defiant Australian paper reprints ‘racist’ Serena cartoon
An Australian newspaper defiantly republished a controversial cartoon of tennis star Serena Williams on its front-page Wednesday, slapping aside “politically correct” accusations that the drawing was racist and sexist. Melbourne’s Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight’s…
Black model in Dove video says ad ‘misinterpreted’
The black model who appeared in a Dove advert which triggered accusations of racism insisted Wednesday that she was not a victim and that the commercial had been misinterpreted. However, Lola Ogunyemi said viewers were…
Rapper Azealia Banks apologizes for racist rant on Zayn after Twitter suspension
Rapper Azealia Banks has apologized for a stream of racist and Islamophobic invective against former One Direction heartthrob Zayn Malik that led Twitter to suspend her. Banks, who has long been notorious for provocative social…
Oops! Kelly Osbourne sparks racism row on The View (video)
Kelly Osbourne has ignited a racism row by suggesting no one would clean toilets if the Latino community didn’t. The 30-year-old TV personality made the controversial comments during an episode of ‘The View’ on Tuesday…
Miss USA crowned despite boycott over Trump controversy
With flashes of flesh and impressive resumes, Miss USA was crowned Sunday, after the pageant was shunned by major networks following controversial comments on Mexican immigrants by presidential candidate Donald Trump. Miss Oklahoma, Olivia Jordan,…
Trevor Noah’s criticism of old tweets deemed “unfair”
The 31-year-old South African comedian, largely unknown in the United States, was named by Comedy Central television on Monday as the successor to long-serving “Daily Show” star Jon Stewart. However a firestorm of controversy was…
Snack-maker sorry for Kutcher ‘racist’ ad
The makers of a trendy California snack food have apologized for their Internet advertisement featuring Ashton Kutcher in brownface as a goofy but lovelorn Bollywood film producer. Popchips acknowledged “a lot of feedback” to its…