April 2, 2013

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Sue Everhart: marriage equality would bring a ‘free ride’

Apparently marriage equality will create another set of 21st century style welfare queens who will find new ways to leech off the government and your tax dollars. That’s according to Sue Everhart. Everhart, the chair of the Georgia Republican Party, is fretting over what marriage equality would bring people to do. Here’s what she told [...]

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February 21, 2013

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#WhiteHistoryClasses Puts Clever Spin on Racism, Whiteness

I stumbled onto this trending topic on Twitter late Wednesday afternoon (which now has its own Tumblr page!), and I was surprised to see how those on the social network were able to capture the fallacies of whiteness, racism and white privilege in 140 characters or less. Here’s a screen shot of some of the [...]

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January 27, 2013

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Tennessee lawmaker: tie welfare benefits to child’s school performance

How do you fight the war on poverty? Require those receiving government assistance to make sure their children are excelling in school, according to one Tennessee state senator. State Sen. Stacey Campfield has proposed legislation that would cut welfare benefits to parents whose children fail to make “satisfactory academic progress” in school, a move he [...]

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January 22, 2013

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What we learned from the inauguration: president chewed gum, first lady rolled her eyes

I should have known that some rogue reporter/news outlet would want to focus on bullshit like this. Apparently, the Christian Post decided to write an entire story about First Michelle Obama allegedly rolling her eyes at House Speaker John Boehner. OMG–black women don’t have the class and intellectual capacity to know when to act like [...]

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January 20, 2013

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Man shops with unloaded assault rifle in Utah J.C. Penney

The man in the photo above, 22-year-old Joseph Kelley, decided to conduct a social experiment to show people that weapons aren’t dangers when they are in the hands of law-abiding people. The photo was taken by Cindy Yorgason, a J.C. Penney shopper who witnessed Kelley’s stunt. The woman told the Salt Lake Tribune that Kelley [...]

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