Tag Archives: Twitter

Website Calls Out Authors of Racist Anti-Obama Posts

The website “Hello There, Racists!” which has only existed since Nov. 11, had “outed” 77 subjects by Thursday afternoon. Its creator, who has not been identified, did not respond to an electronic request for comment. The blog, which is hosted by the popular microblogging platform Tumblr, welcomes its visitors with a challenge: “The (un)official motto of the [...]

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Michael Phelps’ Twitter Wins Gold In Social Media

American swimmer Michael Phelps leaves London as the most decorated Olympian with 22 medals and he can also lay claim to another title – winning most fans on social media during the 2012 Games. London 2012 has been dubbed the first Social Media Games with the use of Twitter and Facebook exploding since the Beijing [...]

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Voula Papachristou: I’m Trying To Come To Terms With Olympic Ban

Earlier this week, Voula Papachristou was getting ready to compete in the triple jump for the Greek Olympic team. But then she sent out a racist message on Twitter. The 23-year-old athlete has been kicked off of the Olympic team and will not be competing this week at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Papachristou said: “I have [...]

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THESE HANDS

THESE HANDS: Johnny White Rabbit

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Random remarks about Euro 2012 match turns British police force into minor Twitter sensation

With random insights into England‘s European Championship quarter-final match against Italy, a regional British police force made itself into a minor Twitter sensation on Sunday. By claiming Italian players dive and commenting on tactics, near misses and great saves, Staffordshire Police were a hit on the Internet among England fans. However, one particular tweet certainly [...]

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Russian parliament slaps heavy fines on protesters

Russia‘s do-as-it’s-told parliament showed unusual signs of defiance Tuesday, when a minority of lawmakers seized on a mostly unexplored tactic here — the old-fashioned-filibuster — and fought hard and long against a law to impose huge fines on protesters. They had no hope of success — Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party holds 238 of the [...]

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Heads Roll as Racism Boils over on Facebook and Twitter

A Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) student who wrote on Facebook that black people were “f*****g brain dead monkeys” has been suspended from the institution. And security company Bidvest Magnum says one of its employees is also facing disciplinary measures after posting derogatory, racist and threatening comments on Twitter during the outcry over racist [...]

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Trayvon suspended THREE times for ‘drugs, truancy, graffiti and carrying burglary tool’ and did he attack bus driver too? New picture emerges of victim as parents claim it’s all a smear

Trayvon Martin was suspended from school three times in the months before he was shot dead by a neighborhood watchman, it emerged today. The new claims, revealed in a leaked report, paint a different picture of a teenager who frequently found himself in trouble with authorities. It was also revealed that he might have attacked [...]

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Geraldo Rivera’s Son Ashamed of His Dad’s “Hoodie” Remarks

Appearing on Fox and Friends on Friday, Geraldo Rivera said: “I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies. I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.” Rivera later revealed on Friday, on Twitter (below), that his son [...]

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Muamba Tweets: Student Admits Racist Twitter Rant

A student has admitted posting racist comments on Twitter about Fabrice Muamba – the Bolton Wanderers footballer who suffered a cardiac arrest during a game against Tottenham on Saturday (March 17, 2012), reports BBC News.   Liam Stacey, 21, appeared at Swansea Magistrates court on Monday (March 19, 2012) and admitted a racially aggravated public [...]

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