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Cleveland Indians set to drop “racist” name that riled fans, Native Americans

Brew Admin   Tue 15 Dec 2020    

Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team confirmed Monday that it will drop its problematic “Indians” tag after ire from fans and Native American groups alike who decried the moniker as racist. The organisation affirmed the change in a statement on Twitter, […]

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Twitter bans ‘dehumanising’ race, ethnicity hate speech on platform

Brew Admin   Thu 03 Dec 2020    

Twitter said Wednesday it was expanding its definition of hateful content to ban language which “dehumanizes” people on the basis of race, ethnicity or national origin. The move announced by the messaging platform is the latest to refine its definition […]

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BLM activism called ‘violent’ terrorist plot by police educators

Brew Admin   Thu 03 Dec 2020    

In a slanderous document laced with conspiracies and falsehoods, a prominent law enforcement training group has urged local officials to view Black Lives Matter activism as a terrorist plot towards a grander violent revolution. The International Law Enforcement Educators and […]

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Nike Japan tackles racism and bullying in new self-love advert

Brew Admin   Tue 01 Dec 2020    

Ever since their 1988 “Just Do It” ad, sports brand Nike has become known for producing commercials that spark a conversation and leave a lasting impression on viewers. Last year saw the brand tackling the negative undertones in queries launched at […]

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Kazakh ‘very nice!’ ad rips off infamous Borat, seeks to promote tourism in nation

Brew Admin   Wed 28 Oct 2020    

Ridiculed once again in a film featuring fictional Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev, the ex-Soviet state of Kazakhstan has embraced the joke this time round and adopted Borat’s catch phrase to try to attract tourists. “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious […]

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Final Presidential Debate 2020 Recap: Trump

Brew Admin   Sun 25 Oct 2020    

Climate plan an ‘economic disaster, drafted under AOC plus three’, loss of jobs resulting in a move to defunct fracking, ‘big man’ allegation over Hunter Biden corruption scandal, 1994’s ‘racist’ Crime Bill, and dissent over ‘poor job’ in office over […]

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Final Presidential Debate 2020 Recap: Biden

Brew Admin   Sun 25 Oct 2020    

A path to COVID recovery, Trump’s ‘corrupted’ foreign dalliance, a critique on POTUS’s non-existent healthcare, and rampant racism — some of Democratic camp Joe Biden’s key addressals at final round of US Presidential Debate 2020, ahead of Nov. 3 Election […]

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A wrap: ‘Cases, climate, and crime’ at final Presidential Debate 2020

Brew Admin   Sun 25 Oct 2020    

Last week, at the campaign’s closing debates, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden took up their final stances, shelving the chaos that presided over their previous face-off in favour of a more substantive exchange that highlighted vastly different […]

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Cruel, divisive, and racist: Obama decries Trump effect, urging voters to ‘leave no doubt’ at 2020 polls

Brew Admin   Thu 22 Oct 2020    

Former President Barack Obama blasted President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus, his culpability in national discord and his overall fitness for the job on Wednesday as he made his first in-person campaign pitch for his former vice president, Joe […]

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Disney+ ups sentiment on racism disclaimer warning, opens dialogue on an ‘inclusive future’

Brew Admin   Tue 20 Oct 2020    

Disney+ has plussed out with the wording of its updated disclaimer, owning up to past errors that racialized its era-bygone characters — and now, subtly adding a new layer to its warnings to all its ‘negative’ content.  The streaming platform has rephrased […]

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