For International Women's Day, Burger King decided to introduce a new culinary scholarship program to combat gender disparity within the restaurant industry. However, the fast food chain's UK division promoted the initiative via a controversial tweet that read: "Women belong in the kitchen."The now-deleted thread included a follow-up reply: "If they want to, of course," along with "Yet only 20 percent of chefs are women. We're on a mission to change the gender ratio in the restaurant industry b...

Meghan Markle has released an official statement responding to a former royal aide's claims that the Duchess bullied her staff. A representative for Markle, who has been the subject of undue scrutiny and criticism ever since her introduction to the royal family, called the accusations a "calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation."The former aide's allegations come just days before Oprah's anticipated tell-all interview with Markle and Prince Harry is scheduled to a...

A federal judge in Oregon has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit against Miss United States of America, a decision that allows the beauty pageant to continue barring transgender competitors.In December 2019, Anita Noelle Green filed a lawsuit against Miss United States of America -- which is separate from the similarly named pageant Miss USA -- after she was prohibited from entering. After sending in an application and entry fee, Green was informed by producers that the competition is for "natur...

Dr. Seuss Enterprises has announced that it will cease publication of six books by the famed author that include racist imagery. The children's illustrator and writer has long been scrutinized for dehumanizing Black, Indigenous, Jewish, Asian and Muslim people in his work. As documented in an Instagram post by educational platform The Conscious Kid, his previous work includes the use of racial slurs and depictions of Black characters that harken to minstrel shows. In 2018, a museum dedicated to ...