Sentences with phrase «for racist tweets»

Two athletes so far have been expelled from the Olympics for racist tweets.

Not exact matches

«Shame on the Dutch government for succumbing to anti-Islam racists and fascists, and damaging long - standing Turkey - NL relations,» spokesman Ibrahim Kalin tweeted.

The researchers didn't distinguish between racist tweets and general abuse, partly because it's difficult for a computer to decide what is racist and what isn't.

During the SXSW tech conference in March, Khan read out racist tweets about himself in a plea for social media firms to crack down on hate speech.

CNN: Twitter must identify racist, anti-Semitic posters, French court says For months now, the French - language twittersphere has lit up with a rash of racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic tweets using the hashtags #UnBonJuif (a good Jew), #SiMonFilsEstGay (if my son is gay), and #SiMaFilleRamèneUnNoir (if my daughter brings home a black guy).

(CNN)- For months now, the French - language twittersphere has lit up with a rash of racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic tweets using the hashtags #UnBonJuif (a good Jew), #SiMonFilsEstGay (if my son is gay), and #SiMaFilleRamèneUnNoir (if my daughter brings home a black guy).

Or take Justine Sacco, who boarded a plane bound for South Africa while sending a satirical (if distasteful and easily interpreted as racist) tweet about white people not getting AIDS.

Related: Jameis Winston gives strange post-BCS Championship game victory speech Related: Jameis Winston's touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin wins BCS Championship Related: Tre Mason flashes Heisman Pose after scoring late, go - ahead TD Related: Tre Mason scores go - ahead touchdown with 1:19 left Related: Florida State returns a kick for a touchdown to retake lead in 4th quarter Related: Couple makes out behind Kirk Herbstreit following BCS title game Related: Tim Tebow nearly predicts exact final score for Auburn - FSU title game Related: Jenn Sterger dressed as a cowgirl at the BCS Title game Related: Katherine Webb accused of being a racist after favoriting Dee Dee Bonner's tweet

However, it wasn't an actual tweet by Webb that is getting her called a racist on Twitter, but for favoriting a tweet sent out by A.J. McCarron's mom, Dee Dee Bonner.

Trump denied the racist remarks, tweeting on Friday that the language he used «was tough, but this was not the language used», as he called for a «merit - based system of immigration and people who take our country to the next level».

Mayor Bloomberg just defended aide Andrea Batista Schlesinger for tweeting that Sarah Palin is «racist» in connection with the Republican pol's own tweets in opposition of the ground zero mosque.

Andrew Barovick has finally departed the city's prestigious bar association after making racist tweets against Chris Moss, the GOP's black candidate for lieutenant governor.

Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Chris Moss this afternoon criticized a Tweet from a supporter of Gov. Andrew Cuomo as racist.

After he was suspended by the Labour Party in October for racist and homophobic tweets, the MP Jared O'Mara stayed away from Westminster for months.

City schools Chancellor Richard Carranza offered a semi-apology Monday for tweeting a story that cast Upper West Side parents opposed to a school desegregation plan as little more than wealthy white racists.