Why are so many black and Asian women desperate to be white?

By: TauseefAhmed

It's a shocking and rarely discussed phenomenon. But, according to one of our most respected Asian commentators, it's feeding a cynical industry of plastic surgery and skin-lightening cosmetics... An acquaintance of mine, Umi, whose family is from India, has skin the colour of dark teak and big black eyes. We are having tea in a small cafe in ...

27 days ago

Dr. Cosby Says Keep it Clean

By: Sherrill_Fulghum

Third time was the charm for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor when funny man and TV star Bill Cosby finally agreed to accept the nation's highest prize for comedians.  Cosby follows last year's winner George Carlin. Cosby believes in clean humour void of the profanity that seems to dominate a lot of what passes for comedy.  Cosby,...

about 1 month ago

Only one moral way out for Polanski

By: CaliforniaMike

I wish Roman Polanski were smarter. Polanski, 76, was 44 when he raped a 13-year-old girl at Jack Nicholson's house. By now we have all heard the story about how he fleed the country when a plea-bargain deal started falling apart, and how he hasn't set foot in the United States for more than 30 years. Even when he won an Oscar for directing "The ...

about 1 month ago

Harry Connick, Jr. 'Offended' at Austrailian TV Show He Judged On

By: cloud9devine

 American entertainer Harry Connick, Jr recently appeared on an Austrailian  hit television series,  "Hey, Hey, it's Saturday", where a group of performers came out with blackfaces, impersonating musical sensation, the Jackson Five, featuring the late Michael Jackson.  The musical  group, The "Jackson Jive"  ...

about 1 month ago