SPOILER ALERT: Santa Claus is not real. But this hasn't stopped a handful of racist Internet users from freaking out over the Mall of America in Minnesota daring to feature a Saint Nick played by Larry Jefferson-Gamble. Nevermind the fact that Jefferson-Gamble is a retired U.S. Army veteran. He's black! And the response of idiotic bigots to this fact prompted the Minnesota Star-Tribune to shut down the comments section for a simple profile of the mall’s first black Santa. Elsewhere, a CBS Minnesota report was also bombarded with negative and comments, leading us to wonder what the heck is wrong with a certain segment of the population. Because we want to keep believing that love trumps hate, however, we're here to present only POSITIVE social media reactions to Jefferson-Gamble as Santa. Why let the racists win, right? 1. This is What We’re Up Against Seriously, look at these comments. Talk about depressing… 2. Well Said, George Takei! We wish he wasn’t able to make this point, but history sadly speaks for itself. 3. Kind, Engaging and Thoughtful But… he’s black! 4. Such a Simple Concept Why is this so hard for people to grasp? 5. A Reason to Believe If not in Santa, at least in equality. 6. Wait for Me, Santa! Save me a spot on your lap please! View Slideshow
SPOILER ALERT: Santa Claus is not real. But this hasn't stopped a handful of racist Internet users from freaking out over the Mall of America in Minnesota daring to feature a Saint Nick played by Larry Jefferson-Gamble. Nevermind the fact that Jefferson-Gamble is a retired U.S. Army veteran. He's black! And the response of idiotic bigots to this fact prompted the Minnesota Star-Tribune to shut down the comments section for a simple profile of the mall’s first black Santa. Elsewhere, a CBS Minnesota report was also bombarded with negative and comments, leading us to wonder what the heck is wrong with a certain segment of the population. Because we want to keep believing that love trumps hate, however, we're here to present only POSITIVE social media reactions to Jefferson-Gamble as Santa. Why let the racists win, right? 1. This is What We’re Up Against Seriously, look at these comments. Talk about depressing… 2. Well Said, George Takei! We wish he wasn’t able to make this point, but history sadly speaks for itself. 3. Kind, Engaging and Thoughtful But… he’s black! 4. Such a Simple Concept Why is this so hard for people to grasp? 5. A Reason to Believe If not in Santa, at least in equality. 6. Wait for Me, Santa! Save me a spot on your lap please! View Slideshow
Emma Stone hosted ‘SNL’ for the third time, with musical guest Shawn Mendes and cameos from Alec Baldwin and Jennifer Aniston. President-elect Trump criticized the show on Twitter during its airing.
Chance The Rapper is enlisting the help of his fans via Twitter for planning his next ‘Saturday Night Live’ performance, which takes place on December 17.
Chance The Rapper is enlisting the help of his fans via Twitter for planning his next ‘Saturday Night Live’ performance, which takes place on December 17.
Over the years, the Internet has been filled with hilarious videos of people who got their wisdom teeth removed… fell into a drug-induced haze… and then said some pretty crazy $hit. Like the girl who believed she was Kylie Jenner . Or the girl who REALLY wished she had bigger boobs . But the following story is a first. It’s the first time in memory that a young woman has undergone this procedure and then reacted to it by jeopardizing her college career. Her name is Abby Jo Hamele and she attends the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. When she is NOT under the spell of hydrocodone, this 19-year old is happy and bubbly and relatively sane, as you can see in her Twitter profile photo above. But after getting her wisdom teeth yanked out and then getting all drugged up, she looked like this: She also believed that her very much alive pug is her dead dog Sammy . But that wasn’t all. Clearly a responsible student, Abby realized that she’d be unable to turn in a class paper on time as a result of her condition. Not in her proper state of mind, she nevertheless took the time to email her professor and explain the situation, giving us one of the most memorable social media messages of 2016 in the process. “I EMAILED MY PHILOSOPHY TA WHILE I WAS HIGH ON HYDROCODON I’M DEAD,” Abby wrote as an introduction and explanation for a Tweet that has gone viral. “I unfortmately got my wisdom teeth sliced outr and have not not been reacting very well to the surgeryy nor the medicatioon i were given/ so I do not thimk that I will be able to habe my paper finisherd by Tuesday at all,” opens the email. We really should just publish the entire thing right here, shouldn’t we? How else could we do it justice? Is tehere any way I would be able to send you my paper at any later date??? I wnt to do very good on this paper you know becayse i like to do well in my classes. please sir I workled very hard and thouught that I would be abel to finish it on timme but my doctor said I will most likelly not be normal again until at least Thanksginvg turkey. If you say no then that is okay but i would be sad and i would reallyyyy lik e it if you said yes. Thank you Kevin, my dude. Abby Jo Hamele (pronounced hah-mil-lee) (if you were wondering) P.S. I will answer youpr questions in class forever so theere are not any more awkard silence. and i will buy you expo markers that work (even thougjh our tuition should pay for markers that work) love you bye The teacher’s assistant actually went ahead and wrote Abby back, which is amazing. He’s clearly an astute fellow. Someone give this man a promotion! And someone give Abby a high-five and maybe also a strong drink. We’re guessing she could use it right about now.
Taylor Swift, Martha Hunt, Lily Donaldson, and more friends hit the beach in Rhode Island and managed to not shiver and shake their way through a freezing Mannequin Challenge on Thanksgiving.
Taye Diggs got jokes. Or, does he? The actor sparked a lot of laughs on Twitter for a hilarious, flirtatious tweet aimed at Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry. Is someone tryna slide into the DMs of the NBA’s golden boy? It all started when someone asked Curry how his teammate Klay Thompson got […]
