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 ...

Bavarian radio station Bayern 3 has apologized for comments its host, Matthias Matuschik, made comparing K-pop band BTS to COVID-19. Last Wednesday, Matuschik hosted a live show during which he characterized BTS' cover of "Fix You" by Coldplay as "blasphemy," going on to describe the band as "some crappy virus that hopefully there will be a vaccine for soon as well."Matuschik doubled down on his comment by adding, "I have nothing against South Korea, you can’t accuse me of xenophobia only beca...

The lack of diversity in the world of gaming has been an ongoing conversation. Despite significant improvements in recent years, the industry struggles to build a space where women, the LGBTQ+ community and people of color are adequately represented. A move towards inclusivity, PlayStation video game Spider-Man: Miles Morales features the voice of Jasmin Savoy Brown as the Tinkerer (aka Phin Mason), a supervillain that is portrayed as a white man in the original series.While her casting as the T...