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126 Things the Media Suggest Are Racist

Contributors: 5
Items: 126
Summary Date Source
The Smurfs 06/03/2011 The Telegraph
Thomas the Tank Engine 07/26/2011 Slate
Sandwiches 09/12/2012 Huffpost
Yoga 02/07/2015 Decolonizing Yoga
Sleep 10/27/2015 Atlantic
Having sex with black people 07/31/2016 Everyday Feminism
Hiking 12/07/2016 Sierra Club
Avoiding eye contact 04/24/2017 The Times UK
Cycling 04/27/2017 The Conversation
The NFL draft 04/27/2017 Washington Post
Reaction gifs 08/02/2017 Teen Vogue
The suffragette movement 08/18/2017 Teen Vogue
Soap 10/10/2017 The Conversation
Veganism 10/23/2017 Vice
Western philosophy 10/31/2017 Aeon
Trying not to be racist 12/01/2017 Babe.net
Jingle Bells 12/22/2017 The Guardian
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 05/07/2018 Los Angeles Times
Wives 06/01/2018 The New York Times
Salt 08/29/2018 BuzzFeed
Cows' milk 10/17/2018 The New York Times
Orcs 11/27/2018 The Times U.K.
Earthquakes 01/05/2019 Associated Press
Mary Poppins 02/04/2019 USA Today
Shoes 02/12/2019 The Guardian
Knitting 02/25/2019 Vox
Dr. Seuss 02/26/2019 NPR
Libraries 04/18/2019 The Blaze
Air pollution 06/09/2019 The Guardian
Tipping 07/17/2019 Politico
Breweries 07/26/2019 Boston Globe
Front Lawns 08/09/2019 The New York Times
Robots 08/19/2019 Observer
Enid Blyton 08/29/2019 The Scotsman
Dogs 09/17/2019 Psychology Today
Math 10/08/2019 Seattle Times
Clapping 10/25/2019 The Times U.K.
Anglo-Saxons 11/07/2019 Daily Mail
Being nice 12/19/2019 Race2Dinner
Toy Story 4 01/03/2020 The Hollywood Reporter
Environmental activism 02/06/2020 Vice
Coronavirus 04/08/2020 The Guardian
Finding Asian men attractive 04/09/2020 Independent
Butter 04/16/2020 USA Today
Nurses 04/20/2020 Newshub
Jogging 05/12/2020 The New York Times
Climate change 05/14/2020 Vice
Asking 'How are you?' 06/01/2020 Zora
White people speaking 06/03/2020 Washington Post
Dieting 06/04/2020 Scientific American
Science 06/05/2020 University of Sussex
Country music 06/05/2020 Rolling Stone
White people not speaking 06/10/2020 The OWP
Biological sex 06/10/2020 Independent
The white cliffs of Dover 06/11/2020 Kent Online
Mahatma Ghandi 06/12/2020 BBC
The 'Oscars' 06/12/2020 NY Post
'Fawlty Towers' 06/12/2020 Bloomberg
Band-Aids 06/16/2020 Dezeen
Breakfast cereal 06/16/2020 BBC
Syrup 06/17/2020 NBC News
Rice 06/18/2020 News Break
Toothpaste 06/19/2020 Campaign
Ice cream snacks 06/19/2020 NY Post
Botany 06/19/2020 The Conversation
The Masters golf tournament 06/22/2020 Deadspin
Statues of Jesus Christ 06/22/2020 FOX News
Chess 06/24/2020 The Jerusalem Post
Freeways 06/24/2020 Los Angeles Times
White actors voicing cartoon characters 06/26/2020 Variety
Abolishing slavery 06/26/2020 News Break
Skin care products 06/27/2020 The Guardian
The 'Golden Girls' 06/29/2020 The Hill
The countryside 06/29/2020 The Sun UK
Rock music 06/30/2020 The Telegraph
Charles Dickens 06/30/2020 inews UK
Women 07/01/2020 Teen Vogue
Not having sex with black people 07/01/2020 Alexander Leon
The medal for the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George 07/02/2020 News Break
Major League Baseball MVP award 07/02/2020 Forbes
Mermaids 07/03/2020 The Guardian
Wine 07/03/2020 The Guardian
Morris dancing 07/03/2020 The Telegraph
The 'master' bedroom 07/07/2020 Yahoo!
Traffic signals 07/07/2020 Medium
Horse racing 07/08/2020 Herald Leader
Scrabble 07/08/2020 USA Today
Baseball 07/13/2020 The Washington Post
All white artists 07/14/2020 Reason
Falling asleep 07/14/2020 Campus Reform
Classical music 07/16/2020 Washington Post
College admissions tests 07/16/2020 ESPN
Architecture 07/16/2020 Minnesota Daily
Dead dogs 07/17/2020 BBC
California Surfing Has a Serious Diversity Problem 07/23/2020 SF Weekly
Grammar 07/24/2020 Washington Free Beacon
Animal Monikers 08/03/2020 The College Fix
Makeup 08/03/2020 CBS News
Cosmic objects 08/08/2020 NY Post
Maintaining a healthy physique 08/20/2020 CBS News
Asking why racial inequality exists 10/21/2020 Washington Free Beacon
Not "fullnaming" famous composers 10/24/2020 Slate
Extracurricular activities 10/27/2020 Inside Higher Ed
Beer 10/27/2020 Campus Reform
The term 'American People' 10/27/2020 Campus Reform
Pepsi 10/30/2020 The Daily Californian
Using the term 'legal vote' 11/10/2020 Campus Reform
Boulders 11/23/2020 Washington Free Beacon
Disney Rides 01/25/2021 SF Gate
Meritocracy 02/06/2021 Hot Air
Neckties 02/08/2021 The Guardian
Filibusters 03/18/2021 Axios
Dress Codes 03/25/2021 Fox News
Infrastructure Investments 03/29/2021 The Washington Post
'Captain Underpants' 03/30/2021 Reason
Evergreen trees 04/04/2021 Fox News
Heat 06/29/2021 Sen. Markey
'Exotic' food 07/07/2021 The Washington Post
Resumes 02/21/2022 bloomberg.com
Tipping 03/22/2022 Daily Mail
Nuclear Power 07/19/2022 CounterPunch
Swimming 10/28/2022 Washington Examiner
Monkeypox 11/28/2022 AP
Daylight Savings Time 11/28/2022 Hot Air
Alzheimer's Disease 12/20/2022 Fox News
The Word "Field" 01/11/2023 Fox News
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