6 d. ago SHANNON MILLER: 'Sydney Sweeney's jeans ad isn’t cheeky branding, it echoes a dangerous past'

From wartime posters to 1930s magazines, the 'ideal woman' has always been eugenics coded but I think the American Eagle ad is the worst as it mirrors a disturbing past of beauty ideals shaped by racism

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6 d. ago SHANNON MILLER: 'Disliking Whitney Adebayo shouldn't dismiss her experience of racism'

Whitney Adebayo's alleged experience of racism in her relationship with Lochan Nowacki has sparked a viral debate but many seem to be taking their dislike of Whitney as a reason to dismiss her allegations

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4 w. ago Labour suspends Diane Abbott for second time over racism comments

Party investigating after MP said she did not regret remarks about people experiencing racism in different waysDiane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour party pending an investigation into an interview which she said she did not regret her past comments on racism.The veteran Labour MP has been disciplined for the second time over her remarks that people of colour experienced racism “all their lives”, differently to the “prejudice” experienced by Jewish people, Irish people and Travellers. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago MP Diane Abbott suspended from Labour Party over comments about racism

Ms Abbott was suspended in 2023 after writing a letter to the Observer comparing racism experienced by people of colour with that of other groups.

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4 w. ago Labour taking Diane Abbott’s latest comments on racism ‘incredibly seriously’

MP says she does not regret earlier comments that led to year-long suspension from partyThe Labour party has said it is looking “incredibly seriously” at an interview in which Diane Abbott said she had no regrets about comments on racism that led to her year-long suspension from the party.The veteran Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington was disciplined for writing a letter to the Observer in April 2023 arguing that people of colour experienced racism “all their lives” and in a different way to Jewish people, Irish people and Travellers. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Diane Abbott says she stands by racism comments that led to suspension from Labour

MP says it is ‘silly’ to claim racism over skin colour is the same as other types of racism – but she has spent her life fighting antisemitismDiane Abbott has said she has no regrets about comments on racism that led to her year-long suspension from the Labour party.The veteran Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington was disciplined for writing a letter to the Observer in April 2023 arguing that people of colour experienced racism “all their lives” and in a different way to Jewish people, Irish people and Travellers. Continue reading...

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