<p>The Italian journalist under fire online for a controversial #MeToo and Black Lives Matter question at the Venice Film Festival is now defending herself.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Federica Polidoro sat down with “After the Hunt” stars Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, and Ayo Edebiri for an interview to promote the project. One moment from the conversation, posted to the ArtsLifeTV YouTube channel, has gone viral, with critics accusing Polidoro of being “racist” for directing one of her questions specifically to Roberts and Garfield, who are white, while being accused of excluding Edebiri, who is black.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Now that the #MeToo era and the Black Lives Matter are done, what do we have to expect in Hollywood and what we lost, we lost something with the politically correct era?” she asked.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite the question not being directed at her, Edebiri jumped in to answer it.</span></p>
<p>“I know that that’s not for me, and I don’t know if it’s purposeful that it’s not for me, but I just am curious,” the star of “The Bear” said.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She went on, “I don’t think it’s done. I don’t think it’s done at all,” as Roberts chimed in with her agreement.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Edebiri went on: “I think maybe hashtags might not be used as much, but I do think that there’s work being done by activists, by people, every day, that’s beautiful, important work that’s not finished, that’s really, really, really active for a reason, because this world is really charged. And that work isn’t finished at all. Maybe if there’s not, like, mainstream coverage in the way that there might have been, daily headlines in the way that it might have been eight or so years ago, but I don’t think it means that the work is done. That’s what I would say.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Garfield chimed in, agreeing that the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements “are still absolutely alive, as you say, just maybe not as labeled or covered or magnified as much.”</span></p>
<p>The exchange triggered widespread backlash online, with many commenters accusing Polidoro of asking an insensitive question while being dismissive of the only black actor participating in the interview.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following the resulting backlash, Polidoro took to Instagram to defend herself in a lengthy post.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I am not aware of any protocol that dictates the order in which questions must be asked in an interview,” the journalist wrote in part. “Censoring or delegitimizing questions considered ‘uncomfortable’ does not fall within the practice of democracy.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“To those who unjustly accuse me of racism, I would like to clarify that in my work I have interviewed people of every background and ethnicity, and my own family is multi-ethnic, matriarchal, and feminist, with a significant history of immigration,” she continued. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I have collaborated for over 20 years with numerous national and international publications of all political orientations, always approaching my work with openness and professional rigor. In my view, the real racists are those who see racism everywhere and seek to muzzle journalism, limiting freedom of analysis, critical thinking and the plurality of perspectives.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“After the Hunt” is a psychological thriller about a college professor (Roberts) whose student (Edebiri) makes an accusation against one of her colleagues (Garfield). The film’s tagline is, “Not everything is supposed to make you uncomfortable.”</span></p>


Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, and Ayo Edebiri

Reporter Under Fire For Directing BLM Question Only To White Actors Says Backlash Is Censorship

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Comedian Druski, who is black, is being criticized for disguising himself in “whiteface” and filming himself pretending to be a racist NASCAR fan.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 30-year-old entertainer, whose real name is Andrew Desbordes, covered his face and upper body in very realistic paint to make himself appear to be a Caucasian man with a farmer’s tan sunburn. He wore no shirt under a pair of overalls, and accentuated the look with an American flag cowboy hat, American flag tattoos, a mullet, and a beard and mustache combo.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clips of the skit have gone viral, with the X clip of the bit racking up 84 million views.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">That Guy who is just Proud to be AMERICAN🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/Xcc5ZJypqz">pic.twitter.com/Xcc5ZJypqz</a></p>
<p>— DRUSKI (@druski) <a href="https://twitter.com/druski/status/1963017485114040343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The comedian targets certain people in the video, spitting at the feet of a passing black man and stopping another black man to say, “Are you lost, boy?” and spitting again. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Here’s to love. Here’s to honor. If you can’t come in her, come on her,” Desbordes says in a mock toast in the clip. The comedian also shouts the lyrics to Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” while driving in a vehicle. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reactions to the skit were mixed in the comments, including from Druski’s fans.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Notice how no white folk acted like you were? And WHY did you spit at the feet of black people? I wish you would go back and ask them how many times that happened that day — you treated them worse than any white person did I assure you,” one popular comment </span><a href="https://x.com/ThinkArchimedes/status/1963020832143196176"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “Always have to invent the racism.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“So what you’re telling me is that blackface is back in style now?” one person </span><a href="https://x.com/chooseliberty_/status/1963268412081139755"><span style="font-weight: 400;">wondered</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Others supported the skit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“If you can’t laugh at this, you’re a loser,” one person argued.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Best video on the internet,” another commenter agreed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Deadass, some of y’all will find racism in literally everything and that’s pathetic,” another person </span><a href="https://x.com/saintz_tweet/status/1963040809919640025"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “If you’re really out here calling Druski racist, it just shows how slow and hypocritical y’all are. Bro’s just doing the classic Key &amp; Peele move … holding up a mirror to white folks acting extra. Like, it’s comedy, not a hate crime.”</span></p>


Druski

Comedian Druski Wears ‘Whiteface,’ Mocks NASCAR Fans In Viral Comedy Skit

Comedian Druski Wears 'Whiteface,' Mocks NASCAR Fans In Viral Comedy Skit

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<p>CNN anchor Dana Bash brought in House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for a Sunday morning interview on &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; and he spent most of his time declaring President Donald Trump&#8217;s recent actions and policy positions to be racially motivated.</p>
<p>Jeffries was particularly concerned with Trump&#8217;s efforts to reframe a number of exhibits that are part of the Smithsonian Museums in the nation&#8217;s capital — exhibits that Trump said work overtime to paint the United States in a less than flattering light.</p>
<p>Jeffries claimed that Trump was &#8220;behaving like a racial arsonist&#8221; and attempting to whitewash America&#8217;s history with regard to slavery.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s extraordinary that he would make such a historically ignorant statement,&#8221; Jeffries complained, adding, &#8220;The Smithsonian should continue to hold the line and make sure that this very painful part of American history is not erased.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">House Democratic Leader <a href="https://twitter.com/hakeemjeffries?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hakeemjeffries</a> reacts to Trump&#8217;s review of the Smithsonian museums: Donald Trump is &#8220;behaving like a racial arsonist. &#8221; <a href="https://t.co/vJcH32CSFQ">pic.twitter.com/vJcH32CSFQ</a></p>
<p>— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/1959617204892144005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>From The White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/08/president-trump-is-right-about-the-smithsonian/">website</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The exhibits marked by the Trump administration as part of the problem were not the ones that directly addressed slavery — but rather those that attacked &#8220;white culture &#8220;The National Museum of African American History and Culture debuted a series to educate people on “a society that privileges white people and whiteness” — defining so-called “white dominant culture“ as “ways white people and their traditions, attitudes, and ways of life have been normalized over time” and portraying “the nuclear family,” “work ethic,” and “intellect” as white qualities rooted in racism.</p></blockquote>
<p>Jeffries also pivoted to race when the discussion turned to the recent redistricting fight in Texas, blaming Trump — who supported the new map — and claiming that the Republican-driven map was also rooted in racism.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is a racial, partisan gerrymander ordered by Donald Trump as part of an effort to rig the midterm elections,&#8221; he claimed.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/hakeemjeffries?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HakeemJeffries</a> on what&#8217;s happening on Texas redistricting: &#8220;this is a racial, partisan gerrymander ordered by Donald Trump as part of an effort to rig the midterm elections.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/jG30xxrDKK">pic.twitter.com/jG30xxrDKK</a></p>
<p>— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/1959632824543449179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Holds News Conference

Hakeem Jeffries: Everything Trump Is Doing Is Racist

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<p>Actress and comedian Amanda Seales — who described herself as a &#8220;radical black woman&#8221; and an &#8220;artistic intellectual,&#8221; among other things — debated 20 black conservatives, and while many made good points, one in particular stood out when he challenged her claim that reparations were both &#8220;just and necessary.&#8221;</p>
<p>Seales made the assertion on &#8220;Surrounded,&#8221; a debate series presented by political YouTube channel Jubilee, and the 20 conservatives stepped up one at a time to take the seat opposite her and engage in debate.</p>
<p>The second to sit across from Seales was one of the youngest in the group and he introduces himself as &#8220;Matt Nuclear&#8221; before stating that he felt privileged to be debating such a beautiful black woman.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">“You can give every low-income black American a $50,000 ‘reparations’ check—and it’s not going to fix anything. It’s not going to increase the median household income in ten years.</p>
<p>We had the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882—basically put them under apartheid here in the United… <a href="https://t.co/M5TFUny9yP">pic.twitter.com/M5TFUny9yP</a></p>
<p>— Natalie Jean Beisner (@NJBeisner) <a href="https://twitter.com/NJBeisner/status/1957121369227038825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;I disagree that reparations are necessary,&#8221; he cut to the chase immediately. &#8220;I think the most important thing that&#8217;s necessary right now for the black community would be the stopping of violence, especially black on black violence. I don&#8217;t see how reparations are going to solve anything.&#8221;</p>
<p>Seales dramatically lowered her head, raising a hand to her forehead and sighing loudly.</p>
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<p>&#8220;You can give everyone here like a $50,000 check – especially the people that are in the streets who are committing violent crimes consistently — a $50,000 check, it’s not going to fix anything. It’s not going to increase the median household income in ten years by 10% or 20%.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;For example, we had the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We prevented Chinese people from getting citizenship and even entering the country. We discriminated against them and basically put them under apartheid, even here in the United States, yet they have the highest median household income. How is that possible? How come they don’t complain and feel entitled consistently to beg for reparations and beg for this when they are killing each other 90% of the time — which is the rate that black people kill each other, according to the FBI?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Oh, young Matt,&#8221; Seales did not attempt to hide her exasperation.</p>
<p>&#8220;Yet white people are the oppressors,&#8221; he interjected.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not sure where your education came from, but they lied to you,&#8221; Seales claimed, despite the Straight Arrow News-provided fact-check attached to the published video that largely verified Nuclear&#8217;s statements.</p>
<p>&#8220;Stats don&#8217;t lie, though,&#8221; he protested.</p>
<p>&#8220;Statistics lie all the time,&#8221; Seales insisted, suggesting that the numbers were being manipulated specifically to keep black Americans oppressed. &#8220;So let&#8217;s start there.&#8221;</p>
<p>She went on to claim that there was no comparison to be made because the Chinese immigrants had come to America of their own volition, and then claimed that efforts were still being made to keep black people from &#8220;existing in their true citizenship,&#8221; but never explained what that would look like.</p>
<p>When Nuclear pushed back, she interrupted, &#8220;Are you acting right now? Do you really believe this?&#8221;</p>
<p>When he pointed to decades of FBI data that showed black people were more likely to be killed by other black people than by white people, she laughed at him.</p>
<p>She treated the others who debated her throughout the in similar fashion, repeatedly interrupting and talking over them while demanding that they show her respect and allow her to finish her every point. At one point, she even demanded that Nuclear talk to her like he would talk to his mother.</p>
<p>According to the comments on YouTube, many felt that Seales had been the one not showing respect for the others.</p>
<p>&#8220;She insulted almost every one of them and demanded respect for shouting them down each time,&#8221; one wrote.</p>
<p>Another added, &#8220;&#8216;Are you shaking your head no at me?&#8217; Says the one who literally rolled her eyes at everything they said.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The disrespect of this woman is insufferable. Demanding respect while not giving any, rolling her eyes constantly, cutting people off, insulting almost every single one of them and never stating any facts. Every time she said something the SAN fact check proved her wrong. I pray that she doesn&#8217;t get into ANY politics again,&#8221; another said.</p>
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‘It’s Not Going To Fix Anything’: Black Conservative Debates ‘Artistic Intellectual’ Over Reparations

'It's Not Going To Fix Anything': Black Conservative Debates Self-Described 'Artistic Intellectual'

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<p>Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) claimed that black voters, even if their values leaned in a conservative direction, could not bring themselves to associate with Republicans because they &#8220;can&#8217;t hang out with the KKK.&#8221;</p>
<p>Crockett, whose congressional seat may be in jeopardy if Republicans in her state succeed in passing their newly-redrawn district map, claimed that black voters might agree with Republicans on issues but would vote against them because they believe the party writ large is &#8220;racist.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;Most black people are not Republicans simply because we just is like, &#8216;Y&#8217;all racist. I can&#8217;t hang out with the KKK and them.'&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Most black people have very conservative values — but the reality is that, like, we just can&#8217;t side with, like, the… <a href="https://t.co/RofjGp28Jk">pic.twitter.com/RofjGp28Jk</a></p>
<p>— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonJournoDC/status/1956053607964663930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;I talk to black folk all the time, as somebody who&#8217;s the child of a preacher,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Listen, most black people are not Republicans simply because we just is like, &#8216;Y&#8217;all racist. I can&#8217;t hang out with the KKK and them.'&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s really what it is,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;But when we think about who we are as black people, and we think about where we come from — most black people have very conservative values, right? But the reality is that, like, we just can&#8217;t side with, like, the neo-Nazis and them!&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We like, &#8216;We not dealing with y&#8217;all like that,&#8217; right?&#8221; she concluded.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not the first time that Crockett has attempted to tie Republicans to the white supremacy of the Ku Klux Klan, despite the group being founded by southern Democrats in 1865 to resist Republicans. In early May, she claimed that Republicans were predisposed to violence.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">NEW: Rep. Jasmine Crockett says Republicans are &#8220;inherently&#8221; violent because the KKK aligns with the Republican Party.</p>
<p>Dumbest woman in Congress.</p>
<p>&#8220;Bebe, bebe, y&#8217;all got the white supremacist galore, okay? Like, all of them, you got the proud boys, you got, you got the neo… <a href="https://t.co/UNDbAuco8D">pic.twitter.com/UNDbAuco8D</a></p>
<p>— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href="https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1920586098310541780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;So like inherently in, like, who you are, y&#8217;all are violent like, y&#8217;all. And, and most of your violence has to do with people that&#8217;s got a little bit of melanin,&#8221; she claimed.</p>


US Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)

Jasmine Crockett: Black Voters Aren’t Republicans Because They Can’t ‘Hang Out With The KKK’

Jasmine Crockett: Black Voters Aren't Republicans Because They Can't 'Hang Out With The KKK'

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recording artist Lizzo got in on the trend of mocking the viral American Eagle ad with Sydney Sweeney, but most of her followers were not amused.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 37-year-old rapper shared what appears to be an AI image of herself clad head to toe in denim to Instagram that included the caption, “My jeans are black.” The image also had text on it that said, “If the Democrats won the election.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Comments on the image mostly criticized Lizzo for having beef with the Sweeney ad, pointing out that it wasn’t racist or hateful to put white people in advertisements.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Lizzo this is embarrassing,” one person wrote. “Sydney being the face of the ad doesn&#8217;t take away from other ethnicities or beauty. Get real.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This is so weird. So companies are no longer allowed to use any white models to model their products?” another wrote.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This promotes division and smells of racism and relevancy. Do better,” another wrote.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many commenters also noted how Lizzo failed to tag the original creator of the </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DMvO-grx3Zw/?hl=en"><span style="font-weight: 400;">image</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Kevin Flynn, who runs the account “whitepeoplehumor.” She also cropped out his name when reposting the ad recreation on her personal Instagram account.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The argument stems from American Eagle’s viral ad campaign featuring Sweeney posing provocatively with a sports car while helping advertise the retailer&#8217;s denim. In one of the ads, Sweeney says, “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color. My jeans are blue.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This messaging has led to absolute crashouts by mainstream media and leftist social media influencers, who insist the Sweeney ads are nothing but “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/leftists-crash-out-over-whiteness-of-sexy-sydney-sweeney-jean-ads"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nazi propaganda</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Backlash got so bad that American Eagle responded, but instead of apologizing, they doubled down. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans’ is and always was about the jeans. Her jeans. Her story,” the company </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/american-eagle-refuses-to-cave-doubles-down-in-response-to-sydney-sweeney-ad"><span style="font-weight: 400;">posted</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on Friday to their Instagram.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’ll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way,” AE continued. “Great jeans look good on everyone.”</span></p>


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Lizzo Weighs In On Sydney Sweeney Ad With Jeans Image, Gets Dragged By Followers

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<p>A decades-old court order that blocked the federal government from using tests to measure job applicants&#8217; skills was terminated by a D.C. judge on Friday, setting the stage for an overhaul of the federal workforce that could be one of President Donald Trump&#8217;s most lasting achievements.</p>
<p>In 1981, Angel Luevano sued the federal government over the Professional and Administrative Career Examination, a test that helped identify the best and brightest out of the tens of thousands who apply for government jobs each year. Luevano argued that the test kept too many blacks and Hispanics out of government, and, in the waning days of President Jimmy Carter&#8217;s administration, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) agreed to pause the test for five years.</p>
<p>Forty-four years later, the &#8220;Luevano Consent Decree&#8221; was somehow still intact. In January, the Trump administration filed a brief <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feds-cant-hire-for-competence-because-jimmy-carter-said-it-was-racist-trump-wants-to-fix-that">challenging the agreement</a> — a feat which required reopening a decades-closed court case in which the original judge had died. The administration argued that it was doubtful the decree was ever appropriate, and that, with Supreme Court case law outlawing affirmative action, it was certainly not now.</p>
<p>Angel Luevano is still alive, and agreed to terminate the consent decree, <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69731384/luevano-v-director-office-of-personnel-management/">court papers</a> show. Luevano was represented by lawyers from Hispanic and black civil rights groups, two of whom did not return a request for comment.</p>
<p>For almost half a century, the federal government has operated like a college that didn&#8217;t look at SAT scores when admitting students. Rescinding the Luevano Consent Decree could take the government from safety-school status to Ivy League.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re making civil service great again,&#8221; OPM Director Scott Kupor told The Daily Wire Friday.</p>
<p>The move opens the door to technocratic hiring assessments that allow the government to hire applicants who objectively demonstrate the most aptitude. Kupor told The Daily Wire in an interview that the move means Americans may start getting better service at government agencies, with government being more helpful and responsive.</p>
<p>&#8220;The lasting opportunity here is: can we change the culture of the workforce in the federal government? Can we make it a high-performance culture? That will definitely be the president&#8217;s legacy, if we can make that successful,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>After the demise of the Professional and Administrative Career Examination and similar tests, the government began relying on &#8220;self-assessments&#8221; to sift through job applicants, as it was the only measure that saw a sufficient number of minorities enter government. Applicants simply declared how good they were at a task, with no attempt to verify it or compare them to other applicants. That led to a hiring process that rewarded boasting and fabrications as much as merit.</p>
<p>Kupor said the de facto prohibition on government checking people&#8217;s competency before hiring them had become crippling in the modern age, with people using artificial intelligence or simply copy-and-paste to take a job advertisement&#8217;s requirements and send an application asserting that they had all those skills.</p>
<p>The inability to use objective measures to sort the most qualified applicants from a large pool — as virtually all other large employers do — has profoundly impacted the caliber of government employees. The Luevano Consent Decree was perhaps one of the largest applications ever of the philosophy known as &#8220;disparate impact,&#8221; which holds that anything that produces racially unbalanced outcomes must inherently be racist. But the fallout went beyond just minorities, leaving little way to differentiate a brilliant white job applicant from an incompetent white applicant.</p>
<p>The government was represented by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Department of Justice&#8217;s Civil Rights Division.</p>
<p>OPM General Counsel Andrew Kloster told The Daily Wire in an interview that the government did not make any concessions to reach the agreement. &#8220;They just flat out agreed,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It would not have happened without the original named plaintiff agreeing to it and the judge agreeing to accept it.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This is really kind of an understanding that disparate impact as a way to measure things is not the law of the land anymore. You have to actually show real discrimination. The explicit argument was that the objective tests themselves were racially biased, and obviously that&#8217;s bogus.&#8221;</p>
<p>It is yet to be decided whether OPM will institute a general aptitude test across agencies. But many specific job categories are likely to have their own tests. If the government is hiring, say, computer programmers, it won&#8217;t simply ask them how good they are at a programming language. Instead, it will administer a coding test to rank applicants on a uniform scale.</p>
<p>The hiring process used by government agencies for decades resulted in hiring that was, at best, random, and at worst, allowed the sort of cronyism and favoritism that the consent decree was supposed to avoid, Kupor said.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to be able to attract really, really good people, because they&#8217;re going to be fairly tested for their merit,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It also really does eliminate a lot of potential for a bias in the hiring process if you actually use objective standards.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This is a win for fairness, as well as a win for getting American people the ability to get people with the appropriate skills into the right jobs.&#8221;</p>


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<p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">Left-wing critics are continuing to crash out over an American Eagle Outfitters ad campaign for their fall jean collection with actress Sydney Sweeney, deeming the ads racist and Nazi-coded.</p>
<p>As covered by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-sexy-sydney-sweeney-ad-campaign-has-internet-celebrating-the-end-of-woke?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=New+Sexy+Sydney+Sweeney+Ad+Campaign+Has+Internet+Celebrating+The+End+Of+‘Woke’">The Daily Wire</a>, the ad campaign plays on the concept of good genetics and blue jeans &#8212; using the tagline, &#8220;Sydney Sweeney has good jeans.&#8221;</p>
<p>In one of the ads, Sweeney says, “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color. My jeans are blue.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sydney Sweeney x American Eagle, oh my god. <a href="https://t.co/tDkeGT9R7G">pic.twitter.com/tDkeGT9R7G</a></p>
<p>— Sydney Sweeney Daily (@sweeneydailyx) <a href="https://twitter.com/sweeneydailyx/status/1948497621095477712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>An MSNBC op-ed <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-ad-whiteness-rcna221630">said</a> the American Eagle ads were evidence of the &#8220;unbridled cultural shift toward whiteness,&#8221; which the author suggested was &#8220;ugly and startling.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The internet has been quick to condemn the advertisement as noninclusive at best and as overtly promoting &#8216;white supremacy&#8217; and &#8216;Nazi propaganda&#8217; at worst,&#8221; the op-ed reads, calling some of this criticism &#8220;fair.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;These critics point to the copy and the implication of calling a white person superior because of their genes,&#8221; the piece continues, adding that the &#8220;campaign feels regressive and not retro, offensive and not cheeky.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Whiteness is ugly… this is the ideology of the left <a href="https://t.co/CsnON2D7lO">pic.twitter.com/CsnON2D7lO</a></p>
<p>— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanGirdusky/status/1950179077325021446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Good Morning America also threw a fit over the ads:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Holy crap, Good Morning America on Disney owned ABC ran a story this morning saying the Sydney Sweeney clothing ad is connected to Nazis. Legacy media is dead: <a href="https://t.co/IcPmRJr8R0">pic.twitter.com/IcPmRJr8R0</a></p>
<p>— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1950198687344288224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>A writer posted on Instagram that the campaign is promoting &#8220;eugenics&#8221; and &#8220;Nazi propaganda.&#8221; &#8220;And it&#8217;s BLATANT,&#8221; the person said. &#8220;Like, you don&#8217;t even need media literacy. It&#8217;s that on-the-nose obvious.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Another woman criticized American Eagle for using Sweeney in the ad, since the actress looks like she &#8220;walked straight off a Nazi propaganda poster.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here’s another Democrat losing her mind over Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad—calling it an ad for eugenics and claiming Sweeney looks like she “walked straight off a Nazi propaganda poster.”</p>
<p>Self-loathing white liberal women are a rotting cancer eating away at America—and… <a href="https://t.co/4loa14UsQB">https://t.co/4loa14UsQB</a> <a href="https://t.co/iYPfdtnNRY">pic.twitter.com/iYPfdtnNRY</a></p>
<p>— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImMeme0/status/1949715980172558377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The ads were called &#8220;fascist weird&#8221; and &#8220;Nazi propaganda weird&#8221; by another female critic.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">You CANNOT make this sh*t up!</p>
<p>A self-proclaimed “trans man” — aligned with the same party that supports pornographic books in school libraries, teaching s*x ed to elementary kids, pushing gender changes for toddlers, and bringing children to s*xualized drag shows — is now… <a href="https://t.co/rHEDnZ0PAG">pic.twitter.com/rHEDnZ0PAG</a></p>
<p>— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImMeme0/status/1949361617843507308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>On the contrary, the ads are creating a lot of buzz online about the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-sexy-sydney-sweeney-ad-campaign-has-internet-celebrating-the-end-of-woke?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=New+Sexy+Sydney+Sweeney+Ad+Campaign+Has+Internet+Celebrating+The+End+Of+‘Woke’">death of “woke” marketing</a> &#8212; and the American Eagle stock is on the rise.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">And the stock’s up 25%.</p>
<p>American Eagle is betting they can sell jeans to normal people, not a tiny minority of deranged harpies. <a href="https://t.co/K3ePyToBBp">https://t.co/K3ePyToBBp</a> <a href="https://t.co/vpzRT0I83P">pic.twitter.com/vpzRT0I83P</a></p>
<p>— Douglass Mackey (@DougMackeyCase) <a href="https://twitter.com/DougMackeyCase/status/1949964734830117051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-sexy-sydney-sweeney-ad-campaign-has-internet-celebrating-the-end-of-woke?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=New+Sexy+Sydney+Sweeney+Ad+Campaign+Has+Internet+Celebrating+The+End+Of+‘Woke’">New Sexy Sydney Sweeney Ad Campaign Has Internet Celebrating The End Of ‘Woke’</a></strong></p>


Leftists Crash Out Over ‘Whiteness’ Of Sexy Sydney Sweeney Jean Ads

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<p style="font-weight: 400;">As news broke that a mass shooter with a high-powered rifle had opened fire on people in a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, CNN anchor Erin Burnett and CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller both speculated that the gunman was “possibly white,” catalyzing anger on social media.</p>
<p>Surveillance images quickly surfaced after the mass shooting, showing the dark-complexioned, mustachioed gunman walking into the building at 345 Park Avenue with a rifle, wearing sunglasses and dark clothes. The Daily Wire is not publishing the gunman’s name due to a company policy against contributing to the unintentional glorification of mass shooters.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“People don&#8217;t walk around with guns like that. But was his face visible? I mean, do they — they have any idea at this point who he is?” Burnett asked Miller.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“They do not know who he is,” Miller stated. “They know he is a male, possibly white. He&#8217;s wearing sunglasses. He appears to have a mustache. And that picture has been distributed to every police officer in New York City particularly, has been sent to the phones of the search teams inside that building because whenever they encounter a group of people, the first thing they have to figure out is, is that individual among these people hiding among victims or pretending to be an office worker, because one thing you don&#8217;t want to have happen is to have this kind of cordon where you&#8217;re trying to evacuate people in groups as you can get them to a safe corridor and have this person slip out with them.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Male, possibly white, mustache, sunglasses in that building,” Burnett repeated. Later. She repeated, “There were a few things that really stood out there among them that they did get. They do know what he looks like. Sunglasses, mustache, male, possibly white &#8230;”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Ironically, later in the broadcast Miller stated, “One of the cautions here, as you know, from having done so many of these, Erin, unfortunately, is that we always have to be mindful of the idea that between people who are watching, listening information that&#8217;s being sent over social media, that we have to be a little bit guarded on specifics.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“You share what you can from your sources. Some of it obviously, you must protect,” Burnett stated.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Social media slammed Burnett. One post stated, “CNN anchor Erin Burnett stated live on the air that the obviously not white man, quote, was ‘possibly white.’ Embarrassing attempt to politicize this tragedy.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">A devastating shooting occurred in New York City, leaving 4 dead, including a police officer.</p>
<p>CNN anchor Erin Burnett stated live on the air that the obviously not white man, quote, was “possibly white.” Embarrassing attempt to politicize this tragedy. <a href="https://t.co/3T2dGA08ud">pic.twitter.com/3T2dGA08ud</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Armstrong Williams 🇺🇸 (@Arightside) <a href="https://twitter.com/Arightside/status/1950138865412411758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Another post stated, “@ErinBurnett  knows exactly what she’s doing here. Incredible misinformation and irresponsible, purposeful race-baiting. If you don’t know for sure, you don’t say it. Unless, of course your job is to mislead, stir-up confusion, obfuscation and to bury facts.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/ErinBurnett?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ErinBurnett</a> knows exactly what she’s doing here. Incredible misinformation and irresponsible, purposeful race-baiting.<br />If you don’t know for sure, you don’t say it.<br />Unless, of course your job is to mislead, stir-up confusion, obfuscation and to bury facts. <a href="https://t.co/JMRDxTg7qJ">pic.twitter.com/JMRDxTg7qJ</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ross Dyer (@RossDyerTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/RossDyerTV/status/1949984927706931566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">One month before the 2024 election, Burnett remained silent when her guest Democratic strategist guest, Aisha Mills, bridled, “As a black lesbian who Donald Trump doesn’t believe has genes as good as his, is he going to attempt to exterminate me?” and railed to CNN senior political commentator David Urban, “I’m not going to be lectured by some white man who doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” Urban responded, “Shame on you, Aisha,” prompting Burnett to state, “Let me just say I appreciate — OK, I appreciate both of you, I know it&#8217;s obviously getting heated. I think — I think what people appreciate about both of you is you mean what you say and you say what you mean. You&#8217;re both very genuine people.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">CNN guest: “I’m not going to be lectured by some white man…”</p>
<p>The blatant racism isn’t the most noteworthy part, it’s Erin Burnett refusing to condemn it on her own show. </p>
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<p>&mdash; Cabot Phillips (@cabot_phillips) <a href="https://twitter.com/cabot_phillips/status/1844188406181777895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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2014 Concordia Summit – Day 1

‘Purposeful Race-Baiting’: CNN’s Burnett Slammed For Saying NYC Mass Shooter Was ‘Possibly White’

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<p><span class="citation-252 citation-end-252">President Trump shortens the deadline for Vladimir Putin to agree to a peace deal in Ukraine and breaks with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu over the humanitarian situation in Gaza. </span><span class="citation-251 citation-end-251">A viral video of a brutal street brawl in Cincinnati sparks a national conversation about media silence and racial dynamics in violent crime. </span><span class="citation-250 citation-end-250">President Trump signs an executive order to “save college sports,” aiming to regulate NIL payments and protect non-revenue sports. </span></p>
<p>It’s Tuesday, July 29, 2025, and this is news you need to know to start your day.</p>
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<h2><b>Trump Gives Putin Ultimatum, Breaks With Netanyahu On Gaza</b></h2>
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<p><b><span class="citation-249">Topline:</span></b><span class="citation-249 citation-end-249"> President Trump announced on Monday that he is shortening the deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, while also taking the rare step of publicly disagreeing with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the humanitarian situation in Gaza. </span></p>
<p><span class="citation-248 citation-end-248">After a string of successfully brokered ceasefires around the globe, President Trump’s patience with Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine appears to be waning. </span>On Monday, Trump announced he was shortening his previous 50-day deadline for Russia to agree to a peace deal.</p>
<p><span class="citation-247 citation-end-247">“I’m gonna make a new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today,” Trump <a href="https://x.com/HarrisonKrank/status/1949820788082692176">said</a>. </span><span class="citation-246 citation-end-246">“There’s no reason in waiting.” </span><span class="citation-245 citation-end-245">He also took direct shots at the Russian leader, saying, &#8220;I’m not so interested in talking anymore. We have such nice conversations &#8230; and then people die the following night with a missile going into a town.”</span></p>
<p><span class="citation-244 citation-end-244">If Putin fails to meet the new deadline, the U.S. could increase military aid to NATO or impose crippling 100% tariffs on Russia and secondary tariffs on any country that trades with them. </span></p>
<p><span class="citation-243 citation-end-243">In another major foreign policy development, the president broke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on the issue of starvation in Gaza. </span><span class="citation-242 citation-end-242">When asked if he agreed with Netanyahu’s claim that there is “no starvation” in Gaza, Trump <a href="https://x.com/HarrisonKrank/status/1949820788082692176">responded</a>, “I don’t know. Based on television, not particularly. Those children look very hungry&#8230;” </span><span class="citation-241 citation-end-241">He added that the U.S. would work with European allies to set up food distribution centers in the region. </span></p>
<p><span class="citation-240 citation-end-240">These moves come as a new poll from The Wall Street Journal found that voters trust the GOP over Democrats on foreign policy by an 8-point margin. </span></p>
<h2><b>Viral Cincinnati Brawl Ignites National Debate</b></h2>
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<p><b><span class="citation-239">Topline:</span></b><span class="citation-239 citation-end-239"> A graphic video of a brutal street beating in downtown Cincinnati has gone viral, sparking widespread outrage and a national conversation about media bias and the reality of violent crime in America. </span></p>
<p><span class="citation-238 citation-end-238">The video, captured Saturday during the Cincinnati Music Festival, shows a man being thrown to the ground and beaten by a group of what appear to be mostly black men. </span><span class="citation-237 citation-end-237">A woman who steps in to protect the man is then sucker-punched in the face, falls to the concrete, and appears to lose consciousness. </span><span class="citation-236 citation-end-236">No police were visible during the two-and-a-half-minute clip, a fact the local Fraternal Order of Police president highlighted while condemning witnesses for recording instead of calling 911. </span></p>
<p><span class="citation-235 citation-end-235">The video drew immediate condemnation from prominent conservatives. </span><span class="citation-234 citation-end-234">Vice President JD Vance said, &#8220;We have got to make great American cities safe again for families and children.&#8221; </span><span class="citation-233 citation-end-233">The lack of coverage from most national media outlets on Sunday was noted by Elon Musk and others. </span></p>
<p>Author Heather Mac Donald told Morning Wire that the media’s relative silence is due to racial dynamics. <span class="citation-232 citation-end-232">&#8220;The only black lives they care about are those extremely rare instances where a white police officer has taken the life of a black person,&#8221; she said. </span><span class="citation-231 citation-end-231">Mac Donald argued that the media’s narrative ignores the reality of violent crime, citing a National Academy of Sciences report showing that &#8220;blacks commit violent crime against whites at 35 times the rate at which whites commit violent crime against blacks.&#8221; </span><span class="citation-230 citation-end-230">The DOJ&#8217;s Civil Rights Division, headed by Harmeet Dhillon, stated that &#8220;where race is a motivation, federal law may apply.&#8221; </span></p>
<h2><b>Trump Signs Order To ‘Save College Sports’</b></h2>
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<p><b><span class="citation-229">Topline:</span></b><span class="citation-229 citation-end-229"> President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at creating federal guardrails for the new landscape of college athletics, particularly regarding Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) payments to athletes. </span></p>
<p><span class="citation-228 citation-end-228">In recent years, court rulings and the <em>House v. NCAA</em> settlement have allowed student-athletes to profit from NIL deals and revenue sharing, creating what many call an unsustainable &#8220;wild, wild west&#8221; in college sports. </span><span class="citation-227 citation-end-227">President Trump’s executive order attempts to bring order by prohibiting &#8220;third-party, pay-for-play payments,&#8221; a reference to donor-funded &#8220;collectives&#8221; that have sprung up to pay athletes. </span><span class="citation-226 citation-end-226">The order allows for &#8220;legitimate, fair-market-value compensation&#8221; for endorsements, but as Crain &amp; Company&#8217;s David Cone told Morning Wire, defining and enforcing &#8220;fair-market-value&#8221; remains a subjective and significant challenge. </span></p>
<p><span class="citation-225 citation-end-225">Critics of the order, including an attorney for the plaintiffs in the NCAA settlement, accuse Trump of &#8220;aiding the NCAA at the expense of athletes.&#8221; </span><span class="citation-224 citation-end-224">The order also seeks to protect women&#8217;s and non-revenue sports. </span><span class="citation-223 citation-end-223">With athletic departments now facing the high cost of paying football and basketball players, these other programs are at risk of being cut. </span><span class="citation-222 citation-end-222">The executive order states these sports are vital for &#8220;developing world-class athletes&#8221; and serving as a pipeline to the Olympics. </span></p>


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<p>Ana Navarro dismissed a fellow CNN panelist&#8217;s opinion because he was a &#8220;white man,&#8221; and then immediately attempted to claim that it wasn&#8217;t racist at all when he interrupted her to point out what she had done.</p>
<p>The panel discussion, which occurred during Monday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;NewsNight&#8221; with host Abby Phillip, began to disintegrate sometime after conservative commentator Brad Polumbo suggested that Ana Navarro was being &#8220;hyperbolic&#8221; when she claimed that President Donald Trump&#8217;s second term was a &#8220;reign of terror.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ana Navarro dismisses opinion of CNN panelist because he is a white man.</p>
<p>&#8220;It might be hyperbolic for you as a white man.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/dVlVw6gTUb">pic.twitter.com/dVlVw6gTUb</a></p>
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<p>&#8220;Also, I want to respond to you saying that I was hyperbolic when I talked about a reign of terror,&#8221; Navarro began.</p>
<p>&#8220;Because that is hyperbolic,&#8221; Polumbo asserted.</p>
<p>&#8220;It might be hyperbolic for you as a white man, it’s certainly not hyperbolic for me as a Latino,&#8221; Navarro replied.</p>
<p>&#8220;Oh, okay, so we&#8217;re being racist now,&#8221; Polumbo&#8217;s reaction was immediate.</p>
<p>&#8220;No, I&#8217;m not being racist,&#8221; Navarro insisted.</p>
<p>&#8220;To dismiss my opinion for being a white man is racist,&#8221; Polumbo interjected.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not dismissing your opinion,&#8221; Navarro attempted to regain her footing. &#8220;I&#8217;m telling you that what the Latino community, the brown community, in America — a lot of them disagree with you.&#8221;</p>
<p>Polumbo pointed out that the Latino community was not a monolith, prompting Navarro to ask whether he thought she was insulting him when she identified him as a &#8220;white man.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;When you invoke it to dismiss my opinion,&#8221; Polumbo pushed back.</p>
<p>Host Abby Phillip jumped in then, running to Navarro&#8217;s defense as she &#8220;hit pause&#8221; on the discussion. &#8220;I just want to make a point that, Brad, all she&#8217;s saying is that her view of the situation is different from yours. I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s an insult.&#8221;</p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Carnival Cruise Line is responding to backlash over their recent policy changes, specifically addressing new rules regarding music and behavior which many social media users have dubbed “racist.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Unfortunately, certain media outlets have blown this matter out of proportion,&#8221; Matt Lupoli, Senior Manager of Public Relations at Carnival Cruise Line, told Parade in a <a href="https://parade.com/news/carnival-cruise-line-shuts-down-backlash-over-rules-on-music-curfews-fans">statement</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;We have always had a wide variety of entertainment options and for the last several years we have communicated our expectations about guest behavior,” he continued.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">📌New Rules on Carnival Cruises targeting Loud Music, People, Hazardous Fans, Children on the Loose and More😅 <a href="https://twitter.com/KABBFOX29?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KABBFOX29</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/News4SA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@News4SA</a> <a href="https://t.co/0DhfpBhOrx">pic.twitter.com/0DhfpBhOrx</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Darian Trotter-Thomas (@DarianTrotter) <a href="https://twitter.com/DarianTrotter/status/1931464916684153197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The rules included a stricter drug policy. “Marijuana, including cannabis and its derivatives, and other illegal substances, are unlawful and strictly prohibited on board,” a letter noting all the rules says. “Smoking of any kind in undesignated areas such as staterooms and balconies is strictly prohibited.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guests under the age of 17 must stay out of public areas after 1 a.m. unless accompanied by an adult. The new rules also say that certain handheld fans are also prohibited due to the loud “clack” sound. These fans are used as part of a viral dance trend, but now Carnival says for the safety and comfort of other guests, they’re no longer allowed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The letter also prohibits portable speakers from being used without headphones. There is also a 15-drink maximum in a 24-hour period.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Several social media users have reacted with accusations of racism, saying that Carnival is trying to discourage black vacationers from their cruise ships by coming up with rules specifically targeting their actions, per </span><a href="https://www.theroot.com/carnivals-new-rules-got-black-folks-i-all-i-in-their-2000048264"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Root</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One person on TikTok replied by saying, “Carnival does not have to worry about me,” noting how she cancelled her reservation following the new rules being posted. “We got the message loud and clear, we are not your demographic anymore&#8230; Carnival decided they wanted to rebrand.”</span></p>
<p>&#8220;Why would you not want people to be able to bring speakers to listen to their own music?&#8221; another woman said in a TikTok which included the caption, &#8220;Carnival Cruise Line does not like colored people.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Y&#8217;all got some nerve,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Because y&#8217;all are mad dirty, y&#8217;all are mad cheap, y&#8217;all mad ghetto. Every time I see a video of Carnival, the stairways is all rusty, y&#8217;all got a whole documentary about how y&#8217;all ships be catching on fire and sh** mixed with piss all on the walls, all on the floors, and y&#8217;all got beef with rap music.&#8221;</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Other commenters defended the changes, however. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Y’all have to learn how to act… I’m not gone lie.. y’all really made the value go down. I’m not mad at it.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’ve never seen a carnival cruise video on social media that makes me want to go. It’s like the Walmart of cruise lines,” another person said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s not racism but certain stuff becomes a liability after a while,” another commenter agreed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Carnival got tired of being the Section 8 of the Sea,” echoed another.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are also unconfirmed </span><a href="https://x.com/1antondaniels/status/1939858997223571881"><span style="font-weight: 400;">claims</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that Carnival has banned rap music from the clubs on their ships, which a rep for the company declined. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Our DJs play a wide variety of music, including hip-hop,” a rep told </span><a href="https://www.dailydot.com/culture/carnival-cruise-canceled-new-rules/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Daily Dot</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>


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