POV: Another Gen Z Trader Joe’s shopper finds out about the existence of Trader José. The popular Monrovia, Calif.-based grocer has once again gone viral over a decades-old product-naming practice that has previously been referred to as “racist.” A youthful TikToker named Kyi (@kyeatdaays) reignited the debate after calling out the free-spirited retailer over the … Read more
Say cheese, royal family! Queen Camilla, King Charles III, Prince William, and Kate Middleton were all smiles in a family portrait released Tuesday ahead of The Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace The photo comes amid Charles and the Princess of Wales being accused as the family’s “racist” members who allegedly expressed concern over Prince Archie’s … Read more
Rumba night for the royals? Kate Middleton secretly brought two of her three children — Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 — to a taping of the UK’s version of “Dancing With the Stars” on Saturday. The future queen appeared in great spirits despite being recently named — alongside father-in-law King Charles III — … Read more
They’re royally peeved. Buckingham Palace is reportedly “exploring all options,” including taking legal action, after King Charles III and Kate Middleton’s names were leaked as the alleged racist royals, a palace spokesperson told the BBC on Friday. The monarch, 75, and his daughter-in-law, 42, were named on Wednesday as the previously anonymous royals who allegedly … Read more
Royal author Omid Scobie refuses to apologize to the alleged two royals named in the Dutch version of his new book, saying the entire debacle has left him “frustrated.” In the Dutch translation of Scobie’s biography, “Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival,” the names of two senior royals who allegedly … Read more
Kate Middleton and Prince William were bombarded by uncomfortable questions when they stepped out on a red carpet Thursday night. The Prince and Princess of Wales, both 41, stayed close — showing off rare PDA while holding hands — as they attended the Royal Variety Performance. Despite smiling for cameras, the pair awkwardly dodged questions about … Read more
Kate Middleton and King Charles stepped out for the first time after they were named as the previously anonymous royals who allegedly brought up “concerns” over what color skin Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s child would have. Middleton and Prince William, both 41, were all smiles while making an appearance on Thursday. The couple posed for … Read more
The documentary “Stamped From the Beginning,” based on the 2016 book by Ibram X. Kendi, begins with a trick question and ends with a sage retort. “What’s wrong with Black people?” asks the director Roger Ross Williams of the film’s heady roster of Black female scholars as they consider the ways in which the slave … Read more
Cosmo Kramer is cutting loose. Actor Michael Richards will open up about his infamous 2006 racist tirade in his new book, “Entrances and Exits.” “My book is a hymn to the irrational, the senseless spirit that breaks the whole into pieces, a reflection on the seemingly absurd difficulties that intrude upon us all,” Richards, 74, … Read more
What was hiding in this Southern California woman’s crawl space is enough to make anyone’s skin crawl. When Ashly Guardino was woken up by unusual noises at her Lake Elsinore home last Saturday, she assumed it was her landlord, making needed repairs to the roof. But much to her chagrin, rather than finding the property … Read more
A mom has taken to a popular advice forum to ask if the punishment she gave her teenage daughter for bullying a girl out of school was too severe. In addition to making her miss a “once in a lifetime event” (her school formal), the mom also confiscated her electronics and made her delete all of her social media … Read more
Booted “Big Brother” contestant Luke Valentine has broken his silence after getting kicked off the show for dropping the n-word on camera — and he’s not apologizing. Valentine, 30, a Florida-based illustrator, was a house guest on Season 25 of the hit CBS reality show, which premiered Aug. 2 and features 17 contestants competing for … Read more
If lyrics could kill. A musician performing as Adeem the Artist left the internet in hysterics after posting a pithy parody of country superstar Jason Aldean’s divisive ditty “Try That In A Small Town” — a song that has come under significant fire for so-called problematic, “pro-lynching” lyrics. Titled “Sundown Town,” the 35-year-old Knoxville, Tenn. … Read more
Justice is served. An Indiana waitress is being praised online after confronting a group of teen cretins who allegedly left a “racist” note on the receipt. A video of the group being served their just desserts has amassed 6.2 million views on TikTok as viewers lauded the server for sticking up for herself. “I would’ve … Read more
Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nothing to mess with, and neither is ESPN New York host Peter Rosenberg. Caller Greg from Ronkonkoma learned that lesson the hard way on Monday when the sports talk caller chimed in to complain about a picture of rapper Method Man in the background of the YES simulcast of “The Michael Kay … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I am a Hispanic-American woman who has been married to my husband for three years. He was born and raised in North Carolina. He’s a wonderful person. We both share a passion for antiques, and we love researching and learning about the past. My husband is white, and he grew up in times … Read more
John Goodman has no regrets when it comes to his decision to stand up for his friend and former co-star Roseanne Barr. The ABC sitcom “Roseanne” first aired from 1988 through 1997 and was rebooted in 2018. The reboot was canceled after Barr, 70, posted a string of tweets that led to accusations of racism and … Read more
Weight, what? The American Medical Association, or the AMA, the largest organization of doctors in the U.S., is ready to say “goodbye” to determining healthy body weight solely by BMI, owing to the measurement’s inherently “racist” roots. Body mass index, or BMI — which physicians have used to measure body fatness and predict obesity-related health … Read more
There was a fight in her flight. A woman went viral after posting a series of videos showing a tense confrontation with a passenger sitting next to her on a four-hour flight from Puerto Rico to Atlanta. The videos — posted on TikTok over the weekend by travel content creator Taila Rouse — have been … Read more
The guest list for the coronation may have been quartered – from 8,000 invites sent out for Elizabeth IIs event to just 2000 for her son’s – but there will still be room for a group of controversial friends and family whose presence there will raise eyebrows all over the world. From the daughter of … Read more