By Ed Raw on October 15, 2014
Interviews, PBS, Racial Issues, The Whiteness Project, Videos
Documentaries, Human interest, Interviews, Race, Videos

PBS launched a new project entitled: “The Whiteness Project: Inside the White Caucasian Box,” last week. This controversial new social experiment is “endeavoring to interview white people all over the United States in an effort to document ‘their understanding of their own whiteness’ – and is causing an online furor while doing so, according to The […]
By Mr. Picky on January 4, 2014
Kieran Romney, melissa harris perry, race
Children, Commentary, Debates, News, Politics, Race, Videos

MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry offered an on-air apology to the Romney family for the jokes made by a panel of comedians that were on her Dec. 29 show towards the former 2012 presidential runner up’s family, specifically focusing on Kieran Romney, a black child who was recently adopted into the family. During the segment, the […]
By Mr. Picky on December 20, 2013
Phil Robertson, Stephen Colbert
Humor, LGBT Issues, Race, Videos

Thursday night, Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert satirically came to the defense of Phil Robertson, the popular reality show duck hunter who was suspended for his comments about gay men and his view of the lives of black people in the “pre-welfare” Jim Crow era. Colbert considered his suspension to be a bad day for […]
By Mr. Picky on December 19, 2013
Duck Dynasty, Fox News, Martin Luther King, Phil Robertson
bigotry, Debates, LGBT Issues, Race, Religion, Videos

Thursday, conservative radio host Mike Slater likened Phil Robertson, the Duck Dynasty star who was recently suspended by A&E for his comments in GQ where he said being gay was “not logical,” to civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Host Martha McCallum first ask Slater if A&E made the correct decision in suspending […]
By Mr. Picky on December 17, 2013
Bill O'Reilly, Neal Boortz, White Santa Claus
Commentary, Debates, Race, Videos

By now, I’m sure most of you have heard about Megyn Kelly making the argument that Santa Claus and Jesus Christ ‘are just white‘ on her Dec. 11 episode of “The Kelly File.” People on the left, including myself, criticized Kelly for her comments. Kelly didn’t appear on FOX News on Thursday, but returned on […]
By Mr. Picky on December 13, 2013
Megyn Kelly, White Jesus, White Santa
Children, Race, Religion, Videos

Friday evening, FOX News host Megyn Kelly offered a defense for the backlash she received regarding the racial backgrounds of Santa Claus and Jesus Christ. Her explanation is that she did it for the kids who watch her show and she was just kidding. She also took the normal conservative route and blamed everyone who […]
By Mr. Picky on December 13, 2013
Fox News, Gretchen Carlson, Jesus, Jon Stewart, Megyn Kelly, Santa Claus, War on Christmas
Children, Commentary, Debates, Humor, Race, Religion, Videos

After seeing FOX News host Gretchen Carlson throw an on-air tantrum over a Festivus pole made out of beer cans and watching host Megyn Kelly try to explain to her non-existent audience of those who still believes there is a Santa Claus living on the North Pole, that he is a white guy, Daily show […]
By Mr. Picky on December 2, 2013
Child Protection Service, Houston Police, Landry Thompson
Children, Crime, Interviews, News, Race, Videos

One Oklahoma mother is upset with Houston Police after she found out that Child Protection Services had taken her 13-year-old daughter away from her dance instructors after they were granted signed permission to take her on an out-of-town trip to meet and dance with some of the industry’s finest. Houston Police offered no explanation of […]
By Mr. Picky on November 21, 2013
Cocaine, Food Stamp, Hip-hop Conservative., Jon Stewart, Trey Radel
Arts & Sciences, Humor, Politics, Race, Videos

Wednesday, Daily Show host Jon Stewart takes a few hilarious jabs at Florida congressman Trey Radel for his cocaine scandal, the fact that he supported Florida’s drug testing of food stamp recipients and his claims of being a hip-hop conservative. Jon Stewart found it quite interesting that one of Radel’s favorite vacation spots was Cartagena, […]
By Mr. Picky on November 14, 2013
Racism, Richard Cohen, Stephen Colbert
Humor, Marriage Equality, Politics, Race, Videos

This week, Richard Cohen wrote a column for the Washington Post about New Jersey Governor Christie and the problems he would face when dealing with the Tea Party portion of the Republican party in the primaries if he chooses to run for president. In the middle of the op-ed, the conversation took a turn towards […]