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After nearly 100 years, Eskimo Pie ice cream will get a new name. The chocolate-covered vanilla ice cream bar joins brands such as Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's in overhauling long-used names and marketing strategies considered racially offensive. https://t.co/As3XhRNzrQ— CNN (@CNN) June 20, 2020
Uncle Ben’s announces plan to change branding of the rice, a move that follows a similar announcement from the company that owns Aunt Jemima’s syrup. https://t.co/U83iI34NdA— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 17, 2020
A&E Cancels 'Live PD' Amid Nationwide Police Brutality Protests https://t.co/dT4wNFMfWI pic.twitter.com/gHHPz334Rc— THR TV News (@THRtv) June 11, 2020
The TV Show "Cops" Has Been Cancelled After 33 Seasonshttps://t.co/oCWqxERcDD pic.twitter.com/Rno588Op1y— Barstool Sports (@barstooltweetss) June 10, 2020
An assistant fencing coach for St. John’s University was fired this week after making racist remarks about black people in a private lesson https://t.co/4bwyF3AWJ8— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 13, 2020
Embattled CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman is resigning after he sparked outrage over his response to nationwide protests against racial injustice and police brutality https://t.co/7PhtCscMBg— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 10, 2020
Bon Appetit Editor-in-Chief Adam Rapoport Resigns After Backlash Over Treatment of People of Color https://t.co/vwtssBOWLj— Variety (@Variety) June 8, 2020
Hartley Sawyer has been fired from The CW’s ‘THE FLASH’. (Source: https://t.co/NMiOflb9vZ) pic.twitter.com/NNJgBq2imW— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) June 8, 2020
L.A. Galaxy Releases Player After Wife's 'Racist And Violent' Comments https://t.co/evy5bJrdwu— TMZ (@TMZ) June 5, 2020
BREAKING: Don Cherry has reportedly been fired after comments made during Saturday's broadcast. pic.twitter.com/2665tJvsdK— theScore (@theScore) November 11, 2019
Shane Gillis fired from ‘SNL’ over racist comments https://t.co/2Av2fZURVJ pic.twitter.com/B3zoJSBYke— Page Six (@PageSix) September 16, 2019
Cubs fan is banned for life after flashing "white power" sign behind black reporter https://t.co/0Tp44lQObE pic.twitter.com/TXPdKnFEq7— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 10, 2019
.@PapaJohns Chairman John Schnatter resignshttps://t.co/34vdUM6aEA— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) July 12, 2018
Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes fired from Blaze Media, YouTube account disabled https://t.co/BzMgM85lRW pic.twitter.com/7E49Ss3SYv— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) December 11, 2018
Fired Tennis Announcer Sues ESPN ... I Never Called Venus Williams a 'Gorilla' https://t.co/XTGK7vnfiX— TMZ (@TMZ) February 15, 2017
'SNL' writer James Downey talks about getting fired with Norm Macdonald for their OJ jokes http://t.co/1DXHmCe16o pic.twitter.com/jUQ1yTTjUc— Splitsider (@Splitsider) June 24, 2014
BREAKING: Katie Hopkins permanently banned from Twitter, social media firm confirms https://t.co/6eauTledOT— HuffPost UK (@HuffPostUK) June 19, 2020
JUST IN | After 131 years, PepsiCo is retiring the controversial brand name and mascot, Aunt Jemima, acknowledging that the brand is based on a racial stereotype. https://t.co/SVQDJ62oPv pic.twitter.com/72XFuYOh9R— Adweek (@Adweek) June 17, 2020
A former SDG&E employee was fired after a stranger posted a picture of him on Twitter accusing him of making a white power sign with his hand. https://t.co/5Re9QjcIV6— NBC 7 San Diego (@nbcsandiego) June 16, 2020
ABC News Exec Placed on Administrative Leave Over Insensitive Comments https://t.co/ROFksoifRp pic.twitter.com/cF3a8hP4fa— THR TV News (@THRtv) June 13, 2020
A political data analyst, David Shor, 28, tweeted out research suggesting that violent riots are actually politically harmful for the left.The research was conducted by a Princeton African-American studies scholar.Shor was canceled and lost his job.https://t.co/nOLyjgZbeK— The First (@TheFirstonTV) June 11, 2020
The famous "Don't Mention the War" episode of Fawlty Towers has been removed from UKTV's online streaming services, because of racist language used by the character Major Gowen. @TomSwarbrick1 asks: what do you make of this decision? pic.twitter.com/ue9I1BAe1H— LBC (@LBC) June 11, 2020
Two leaders from the Poetry Foundation, one of the nation’s leading literary organizations, have stepped down — just days after an open letter signed by more than a thousand poets criticized the foundation's response to the police killing of George Floyd. https://t.co/gFFRDkvMhY— NPR (@NPR) June 10, 2020
Christene Barberich, the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Refinery29, resigned after a number of black women and other women of color publicly came forward about discrimination they experienced while working at the companyhttps://t.co/BGzHX3gp8c— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 8, 2020
Top Philadelphia Inquirer editor resigns after "Buildings Matter, Too" headline https://t.co/EtOmv5pILz pic.twitter.com/QhZLBFxEPV— The Hill (@thehill) June 7, 2020
‘Despicable Me’ costumed actor fired for flashing a white power symbol in photo with kids https://t.co/kf2a3FoicU pic.twitter.com/F6wNauZxEi— New York Post (@nypost) October 3, 2019
#LATEST - Philadelphia Wings' lacrosse PA announcer fired after making remark "let's snip the pony tail", which was directed at an opposing player, who's Native Americanhttps://t.co/OJUfTCIq3Z— Talk Radio 1210 WPHT (@1210WPHT) January 15, 2019
US Coast Guard on hand gesture seen used by a support staff member (bottom left) during an interview on @MSNBC this afternoon: "The Coast Guard has identified the member and removed him from the response. His actions do not reflect those of the United States Coast Guard." pic.twitter.com/RPtgELOItM— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 15, 2018
Louis CK cancelled by everyone https://t.co/TWcbmLGh73— VICE News (@vicenews) November 10, 2017
Kinda Funny co-founder Colin Moriarty quits after sexist tweet https://t.co/BLevSAtH0S #gaming pic.twitter.com/EHehIcjv4t— Nerding About (@AboutNerding) March 13, 2017
'Opie & Anthony's' Anthony Cumia fired over racist tweets http://t.co/dxCkeMo7Je pic.twitter.com/MVPEE5emRf— CNN Entertainment (@CNNent) July 4, 2014
Do you remember when Gilbert Gottfried was fired as the voice of the Aflac duck? Millions of dollars lost. This is why. Don't get fired because of social media. pic.twitter.com/KcoqRxuh8H— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker6) August 17, 2018
After ‘Rape’ Tweets CeeLo Green’s ‘The Good Life’ TBS Show Cancelled http://t.co/TicAR1OsQJ pic.twitter.com/gM7ot0thGf— Page58 (@Page58Scoop) September 3, 2014
The @nytimes announced today that James Bennet, Editorial Page Editor since May 2016, is resigning effective immediately. Katie Kingsbury, who joined The Times in 2017, has been named as acting Editorial Page Editor through the November election. https://t.co/84QX4OrrcG— NYTimes Communications (@NYTimesPR) June 7, 2020
Professor fired after TikTok of porno bookmark goes viral https://t.co/qUIlzfSjqx pic.twitter.com/B2QZqLNBOz— New York Post (@nypost) April 29, 2020
Kevin Hart issues new apology to LGBTQ community after stepping down as Oscars host over anti-gay tweets https://t.co/4dMbJ4b5Ia pic.twitter.com/PrhLbiQClT— The Hill (@thehill) January 8, 2019
Second City CEO Andrew Alexander Steps Down After Accusations Of Institutional Racism https://t.co/zBHNlNLaVN pic.twitter.com/wynTF861tf— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) June 7, 2020
Tomorrow's cover: ABC pulls the plug on "Roseanne" following a series of racist, anti-Semitic tweets fired off by the show's creator, Roseanne Barr https://t.co/uW75n911Sp pic.twitter.com/ivlZukQqCZ— New York Post (@nypost) May 29, 2018
Bret Weinstein, Wife, Resign After Settling with Evergreen State College for $500,000.
via @tciccottahttps://t.co/ddMqrwQNak pic.twitter.com/TWMhmHCdpq— Breitbart Tech (@BreitbartTech) September 18, 2017
ESPN has fired Curt Schilling over posting anti-transgender meme https://t.co/JSoMXqDKZy pic.twitter.com/Ylm6SM4gJS— CNN (@CNN) April 21, 2016
Food Network: Paula Deen Fired #FoodNetwork #PaulaDeen http://t.co/1eSqBgICZw pic.twitter.com/Ai2ghn3G9Z— BigBrother2go (@BigBrother2go) June 21, 2013
PR Exec Justine Sacco fired over AIDS tweet, issues public apology #HasJustineLandedYet http://t.co/pumc9lKcsx— Vibe Magazine (@VibeMagazine) December 23, 2013
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