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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Father who was attacked by racist Karen on United Airlines shuttle reveals what prompted her vitriol

The father-of-three whose family was accosted by an unhinged woman on a United Airlines shuttle has revealed her hateful remarks started mid-flight. Pervez Taufiq told DailyMail.com he was traveling with his wife and their three children when they were attacked by the unhinged woman Taufiq said she started asking his son uncomfortable questions during the flight and the situation escalated …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump race reaches climax in US election campaign increasingly marked by fear and vitriol

ABC

With election day upon us, it's worth remembering what that means for Americans. Four years ago, many of his critics thought they'd seen the last of Republican nominee Donald Trump when he reluctantly left the White House in 2020, defeated and twice impeached. Walz, the governor of Minnesota, had been plucked from relative obscurity to become Harris's VP-pick, in large …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Off-color jokes, vitriol take over Trump Madison Square Garden rally

NPR

Off-color jokes, vitriol take over Trump Madison Square Garden rally toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Donald Trump put on a rally in New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday to kick off the final full week of campaigning for president, complete with celebrity guests and a new economic proposal. Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally was instead marked by …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

An elections worker wanted to serve her country. A stew of conspiracy theories and vitriol awaited

LA Times

One morning last month, Cari-Ann Burgess did something completely unremarkable: She made a quick stop at a coffee shop on her way to work. “I’m very cautious now about where I go.” Still, Burgess said she was looking forward to November and overseeing the presidential election with her team in Nevada’s second most populous county. In a statement, it said …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Racist ‘Star War’ Fans Made Sure ‘The Acolyte’ Would Fail

Huff Post

Amandla Stenberg in Lucasfilm's "The Acolyte," which is streaming on Disney+. And it made this job all worthwhile for me.” Before Stenberg, John Boyega faced a similar racist backlash as a lead actor in the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy. In May, while receiving the honorary Palme d’Or in the closing night ceremony at Cannes, “Star Wars” creator George Lucas called …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Amandla Stenberg opens up about ‘The Acolyte’ cancellation

The Hindu

Amandla Stenberg has addressed the recent cancellation of The Acolyte, a Star Wars spin-off series, sharing that the news was “not a huge shock” following intense backlash from some fans. “For those who aren’t aware, there has been a rampage of vitriol that we have faced since the show was even announced, when it was still just a concept and …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

IOC calls tests that sparked vitriol targeting boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting impossibly flawed

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

IOC calls tests that sparked vitriol targeting boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting impossibly flawed

Associated Press

PARIS — Olympics organizers said Sunday that arbitrary testing imposed on boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting that led to a storm of vitriol misidentifying the women as transgender or men was “so flawed that it’s impossible to engage with it.” International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams again vigorously defended Khelif of Algeria and Lin of Taiwan, hammering the sport’s …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vitriol about female boxer Imane Khelif fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

Associated Press

PARIS — LGBTQ+ athletes, officials and observers have warned that a deluge of hateful comments misidentifying female boxer Imane Khelif in the Paris Olympics as transgender or a man could pose dangers for the LGBTQ+ community and female athletes. The International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams said Friday that Khelif “was born female, was registered female, lived her life as …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vitriol about female boxer fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

The Independent

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Elite athletes face appalling online abuse. This Games, the Paris Olympics is trying to shield them from it

BBC

Elite athletes face appalling online abuse. Getty Images Professional athletes are "highly exposed" online, making them subject to far more abuse than the average person In recent years the Olympics has placed a growing focus on mental health in its efforts to protect athlete wellbeing, and the world of sport is reckoning with the role social media plays in that …

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5 months ago

Column: The vibe at the RNC is worse than you can imagine

LA Times

Donald Trump soaks in the adulation from delegates after being formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate. Trump has fed this bonfire for years, from the “s—hole” country remarks of his first term to escalations that immigrants are “animals.” That ugliness is entrenched in this party — don’t fool yourselves on this one. He said to undocumented people: “We will …

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8 months ago

Leading L.A. vegan restaurant goes un-vegan. ‘I knew the vitriol that would come my way’

LA Times

The exterior of Sage, left. She added that terms such as “humane,” “free range,” “pastured” and “regenerative” are “meaningless labels” that “ultimately still involve the violent death of an individual who did not want to die.” “I’m profoundly aware of how people use some of these practices for greenwashing,” Engelhart said. “But I’m also profoundly aware of how these practices …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Oral remark by Supreme Court judge triggers online vitriol against him

The Hindu

Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah’s oral remark “we will rip you apart” directed at the Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority during the Patanjali contempt case hearing in the Supreme Court has triggered online vitriol against the judge. On April 10, the Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Amanullah was addressing the ineptitude shown by the State licensing authority to investigate the The State …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Off-side: Hardik Pandya, a victim of misplaced vitriol

The Hindu

The titans of wealth and influence find themselves in quite the pickle. The Mumbai team management’s decision to swap the wily local lad, Rohit Sharma, for Hardik Pandya as captain has backfired like an old Premier Padmini on a Mumbai street. Pandya’s first match as Mumbai’s leader took him back to his old stomping ground, and the Ahmedabad locals were …

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9 months ago

Nationalist vitriol toward China’s richest man sparks worry for business climate

Live Mint

Chinese nationalists have unleashed a wave of online attacks targeting China’s richest man, accusing him of being insufficiently patriotic and denting his business, a reminder of the risks facing entrepreneurs despite Beijing’s efforts to restore confidence among private investors. “Any power the trolls have comes from those who control censorship," said Shan Wei, a research fellow at the National University …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Tucker Carlson interviews Putin in Moscow after years of anti-Ukraine vitriol

The Independent

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11 months ago

Vitriol under the veil of veli

The Hindu

At first glance, Sringavarappadu resembles any other fishing village. Bale Ramulu, a 71-year-old resident, says “The age-old practice of veli has been followed to maintain social order within the community.” The grama peddalu may also enforce tappu, a monetary penalty against ‘wrongdoers’. State administration kicks in The former sarpanch, who now resides in the nearby village of Kota Lanka where …

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1 year ago

The endless battle with caste-based vitriol and violence

The Hindu

“I know we live in an unequal society. “But Harish Reddy refused to let go of the grudge and decided to settle scores,” chips in Shyam Kumar’s mother Seshamma as she slouches and gently strokes his hair. But victims are often left helpless when police protect the wrong-doers,” says Andra Malyadri, Andhra Pradesh State general secretary of Kula Vivaksha Vyatireka …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan-Ohio State rivalry boils as sign-stealing accusations increase “vitriol” on both sides

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Game’s iconic and enduring moments include but certainly are not limited to Ohio State pulling down Michigan’s beloved “Go Blue” banner in 1973; a shoving match between David Boston and Charles Woodson in 1997; and Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes going for two at the end …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Ex-RNC Chair Hits Republicans Not Denouncing Dangerous Rhetoric With A Harsh Truth

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele on Tuesday warned Republicans who are failing to denounce violent rhetoric that they’ll eventually become targets, too. “The flipside of this coin is it comes for you too at some point,” Steele told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace. It’s going to come for you too.” Steele and Wallace talked about the escalation …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Bengals mailbag: Run game thoughts, rookie grades and over-the-top vitriol

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of Bills vs Bengals in Sunday Night Football action. GO DEEPER Four offensive changes the Bengals should make and likelihood they actually do How was Sean McVay’s offense with Matthew Stafford hurt last year? Mike McDaniel deserves all the flowers at his doorstep right now, but do you know how the Dolphins did last year …

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1 year, 2 months ago

NC Republican tries to erase his history of antisemitic vitriol

Raw Story

Mark Robinson, who on social media has peddled antisemitic conspiracy theories, denied the Holocaust, claimed a character in the “Black Panther” movie was “created by an agnostic Jew,” and then in the same Facebook post used a Yiddish pejorative for Black people “Schvartze,” and an antisemitic term for Israeli currency “shekels” — attempted to atone Thursday. Robinson then declared Friday …

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1 year, 3 months ago

OPINION | DMK’S ANTI-SANATAN VITRIOL CAN HAMPER CONGRESS PROSPECTS IN MP, RAJASTHAN

India TV News

Opposition leaders continue to make derisive remarks about Sanatan Dharma. Senior DMK leader and former Union Minister A. Raja said, the chief minister’s son “Udhayanidhi was soft in comparing Sanatan Dharma with dengue, malaria and corona. DMK supremo and Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin issued a statement defending his son Udhayanidhi’s remarks and said, “pro-BJP forces are spreading …

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Father who was attacked by racist Karen on United Airlines shuttle reveals what prompted her vitriol

Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump race reaches climax in US election campaign increasingly marked by fear and vitriol

Off-color jokes, vitriol take over Trump Madison Square Garden rally

An elections worker wanted to serve her country. A stew of conspiracy theories and vitriol awaited

Racist ‘Star War’ Fans Made Sure ‘The Acolyte’ Would Fail

Amandla Stenberg opens up about ‘The Acolyte’ cancellation

IOC calls tests that sparked vitriol targeting boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting impossibly flawed

IOC calls tests that sparked vitriol targeting boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting impossibly flawed

Vitriol about female boxer Imane Khelif fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

Vitriol about female boxer fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

Elite athletes face appalling online abuse. This Games, the Paris Olympics is trying to shield them from it

Column: The vibe at the RNC is worse than you can imagine

Leading L.A. vegan restaurant goes un-vegan. ‘I knew the vitriol that would come my way’

Oral remark by Supreme Court judge triggers online vitriol against him

Off-side: Hardik Pandya, a victim of misplaced vitriol

Nationalist vitriol toward China’s richest man sparks worry for business climate

Tucker Carlson interviews Putin in Moscow after years of anti-Ukraine vitriol

Vitriol under the veil of veli

The endless battle with caste-based vitriol and violence

Michigan-Ohio State rivalry boils as sign-stealing accusations increase “vitriol” on both sides

Ex-RNC Chair Hits Republicans Not Denouncing Dangerous Rhetoric With A Harsh Truth

Bengals mailbag: Run game thoughts, rookie grades and over-the-top vitriol

NC Republican tries to erase his history of antisemitic vitriol

OPINION | DMK’S ANTI-SANATAN VITRIOL CAN HAMPER CONGRESS PROSPECTS IN MP, RAJASTHAN