Aunt Jemima Will Change Its Name and Image
Quaker Oats, which is owned by PepsiCo, announced on Wednesday that it will change the name and image of its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup, recognizing that the brand was based off a racial caricature of Black women. PepsiCo announces they are retiring the Aunt Jemima brand, which they acquired when they bought Quaker […]
This is Why Desi Banks is “Cancelled”
Desi Banks, a popular social media comedian with 4.8 million followers on Instagram is facing backlash after he made a post critical of the George Floyd protests. On Saturday morning, he posted a meme that showed Martin Luther King marching with the caption “this is a protest”, contrasted with an image of looters with the […]
Doja Cat Responded to The Internet Trying to Cancel Her
On Sunday night, Doja Cat responded to backlash against her on an Instagram post after many of her fans cancelled her last week with the hashtag #DojaIsOverParty. Doja was accused of joining Internet chatrooms with racist trolls and of writing a song three years ago “Dindu Nuffin”, that she never released. Some fans interpreted the […]
This is Why Doja Cat is Being “Cancelled”
On Thursday, Lana Del Rey made an Instagram post complaining about how other women musicians, including Doja Cat, got to sing about sex without being criticized. Many on social media came to the defense of Doja and the other women of color Del Rey singled out. A day later, Doja became the source of a […]
Lana Del Rey Was Dragged for Hating on Women of Color
In an Instagram post on Thursday, singer Lana Del Rey complained about accusations that her music glorified abuse. In the post, she singled out several artists of color including Doja Cat, Cardi B, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj for making songs about “being sexy, wearing no clothes, fucking, cheating, etc.” and being praised for it. “Can […]
Tik-Tok Prankster Who Spilled Tub of Cereal Became Breakfast Club’s ‘Donkey of the Day’
Josh Popkin (username fckjoshy), a popular Tik Toker with more than 3 million followers, pulled a prank on a subway train earlier this week that lead to intense backlash. The Bronx native filled a plastic tub with milk and fruity pebbles, pretended to eat out of it and then spilled it all over the subway […]
