A surprise Green Day performance took over a New York City subway station, but Jimmy Fallon’s alleged behavior at the impromptu show is what stirred controversy on social media. In a post with over 17.5 million views, X (formerly Twitter) user @hannahfeldman_ shared a video of the band’s performance and captured the moment Fallon allegedly … Read more
A post on Instagram yesterday went viral asking if a new term was needed to describe a “JERF,” or Jewish Exclusionary Radical Feminist. “I’m a feminist,” said @dr__naama, who posted the image in a classic soft-tone Instagram infographic style. “But the feminist community that is usually all about intersectionality is curiously silent about the rape, … Read more
Morgan Wallen recently announced an extension to his 2023 One Night at a Time tour, proving that the controversy that led some to complain he had been “canceled” just two years ago ultimately doesn’t seem to have damaged his career at all. Wallen is a country singer who grew up in Sneedville, Tennessee, before moving … Read more
After a group of boys allegedly called TikToker Zach Willmore (@zachwillmore) the F-slur at Walmart, Willmore recorded himself confronting them on their abuse. And then posted the video for his 1.9 million followers to see. @zachwillmore I will never let people disrespect me without consiquence #respect #gay #viral ♬ original sound – ★ Star Boy … Read more
A woman says she overheard parents of her son’s soccer teammates making “snide comments” about her. In a text, the parents called her “cunty” and mocked her for wearing Pride apparel. In a TikTok posted last week, @ali.momof3 says that while she was watching her son at soccer practice, she overheard other parents commenting on … Read more
Actor Elliot Page is one of the most famous transgender men in the world. In his memoir, Pageboy, he shares his journey of coming out and living as his authentic self. In one harrowing episode, Page recounts being confronted by an angry stranger in Los Angeles last year. According to the Washington Post’s review of … Read more
Getty Image Bob Huggins has been a college basketball head coach since 1984 when he took over at Akron, spending five years with the Zips before making a name for himself at Cincinnati. There he made the Bearcats a power program, reaching 14 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, and after one year at Kansas State, he’s spent … Read more
Former President Donald Trump reposted memes accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) of being a child predator on his Truth Social account on Tuesday, adding fuel to what is expected to be a fiery Republican presidential primary in 2024. The posts allegedly show DeSantis with a group of high school students and accuse him of … Read more
Max Verstappen’s girlfriend, Kelly Piquet, waded into scandal around her father, Nelson Piquet, regarding his racist comment about Lewis Hamilton. Source: https://www.distractify.com/p/max-verstappen-girlfriend
Getty Image Last February, a video of country singer Morgan Wallen surfaced which showed him using a racial slur with his friends. The video spurred major controversy and led to him being reprimanded by fellow country artists and banned from a few awards ceremonies. But despite the backlash from him using a racial slur, fans … Read more
A viral TikTok shows a Black woman having to tell her co-workers that ‘porch monkeys’ is a racist slur after someone suggested it for a team name. Jess (@curlyjess) filmed and posted the video, and it has since been viewed over 2.4 million views. In the footage, she’s in the midst of a work call. “Porch monkeys?” asks an … Read more