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When Catfish Activism Goes Wrong: Facebook Shuts Shaun King Down Over Racist Isht He Didn’t Even Say

Daily News Columnist Shaun King Suspended From Facebook For Sharing Hate Mail Twitter Despite all types of requests for receipts and changes in the ways he profits from Black pain, Shaun King is still out here tryna prove he’s down for the people. Unfortunately, this latest attempt didn’t go as planned, according to CBS News . “Every day I get as many — 50 or more sometimes — overtly racist emails. I even get mail now at the New York Daily News office … ‘Silence of the Lambs’ weird stuff,” said King. “Sometimes I’ll take a screen shot of one of these ugly things and post it.” On Friday morning, King took a screen shot of an email he received that used both the f- and n-words, and posted it on Twitter and Facebook saying this is the type of ugliness he gets “every day all day.” A few hours later when he went to Facebook, King says he had been logged out. When he logged back in he got a message saying he had been suspended from posting for 24 hours. “I am constantly harassed on Facebook and Twitter. … I don’t know if these people have been blocked. The policy is not clear to me.” “I accept that Facebook and every other social media platform is trying hard how to monitor and censor the ugliness that goes on,” King said. “If the policy is we don’t allow hate speech and people to be harassed, I say great – delete it. But don’t ban people.” King noted that it was odd that his Facebook post was blocked because the offensive language was in a screen grab, rather than a typed message. Which means, if the censoring was automatic, there would have had to be some sort of visual recognition program to read the words off the image. Poor thang. But wait: Facebook is blocking people from words in pictures now? What part of the game is that?

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When Catfish Activism Goes Wrong: Facebook Shuts Shaun King Down Over Racist Isht He Didn’t Even Say

Stefanie Scott Is A Safe Bet

I know that every time you read the words “Disney star” on this site, at least a few of you try to flush your laptops… But don’t worry, checking out these pictures of  Stefanie Scott aren’t going to earn you a visit from Chris Hansen. Stefanie may not look it, but she’s 19. (I triple-checked.) So you can go ahead and enjoy these shots of her feeding the meter and going to lunch knowing that you’re just a garden-variety degenerate, not a criminal one. That counts for something, right? Photos: PacificCoastNews Continue reading

Booby Gibson Confirms That Keyshia Cole Is Killin’ His Vibe! Reveals He Wanted Armed Robber To Kill Him!

What the hell is going on with Keyshia’s man??? Keyshia Cole’s Husband Daniel Admits To Marriage Trouble And Wanting To Die Wednesday we reported on the cryptic Instagram posts that Keyshia Cole and Booby had been posting that insinuated that their marriage was on the rocks. While some Stans turned a blind eye to the subliminal shots, we knew better. Last night on Twitter, Daniel went on a rant about the media, his troubled marriage, and even the desire to die at the hands of an armed man attempting to rob him! If it sounds too crazy to be true, hit the flipper and read the words from the horses mouth! Sidebar: We’re not sure what Daniel is going through, but please sir, don’t kill yourself (or look for death) just because things with Keyshia aren’t working out. You have a son, remember? Image via Wire Image/Johnny Nuñez Continue reading

R.I.P: Family And Friends Pay Their Respects At Chris Kelly’s Wake

We feel for Chris ‘ family and friends. Chris Kelly’s Wake Gets Under Way According to TMZ Chris Kelly’s public wake is under way at a funeral home in Atlanta, GA … where mourners were greeted with an instrumental version of “Jump” … TMZ has learned. Friends and family members have been paying their respects to the Kris Kross rapper at the open-casket event all day long — while final preparations are made for tomorrow’s public funeral. Although Chris kept faithful to his pants-backward style his entire adult life, his burial trousers were forward … he was dressed in a black suit, white shirt and pink tie, sporting earrings and a goatee. We’re told Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith and Jermaine Dupri (who discovered Kris Kross) have not arrived to the wake … yet. Sources tell us Smith is taking Kelly’s death especially hard and is still trying to pull himself together. Inside the casket, on a sign attached to the coffin lid, read the words: “Cause that’s what I was born to do …” lyrics from the Kris Kross hit “Warm It Up.” The casket was flanked by photos of Chris and Daddy Mac in their heyday. No media were allowed inside, though the viewing was open to the public … one vehicle rolled up with “Jump” blaring out the windows … a few local news trucks were parked outside … but otherwise it’s been a quiet affair. A small group of family and close friends planned to gather later on at Chris’s house. We broke the story … Kelly died on May 1 after a suspected cocaine and heroin overdose. He was 34. Rest in peace homie. Facebook Continue reading