And this is why Charlie Hebdo’s cartoon didn’t take it too far and actually nailed satire on the head: because you’re thinking about it, people.
In a community where violence is high and the only way out is seen to pack up and move along, comedian Carvin Goldstine gives his opinion on why coloured people are violent and what we need to do to curve that stereotype.
It seems the threat of journalists is real in South America as contracted gunmen are shooting controversial radio journos dead.
As the Syrian refugee movement spreads across Europe and shows the world the darker side of the lives of asylum seekers from both angles, satire is still being regarded as offensive and abusive.
Damn, people take things way too personally – how can people be offended if Chrissy doesn’t want to hire a hot nanny? She has more of a point than you.
It’s a rare treat to find a unbiased article written on the heavy post-apartheid protests we’re seeing on university campuses in South Africa today.
Dee Barnes was physically assaulted in the early ’90’s by one of hip hop’s biggest producers. But that aspect of their chauvinistic behaviour has never been questioned until now.
As Jacob Zuma faces stinging criticism from just about every corner it is worth remembering that 2017 will see the ANC Elective Conference take place. Are we in for a shake up?
Debate continues to rage across social media regarding what is an appropriate amount of skin to show. These ladies are working on an interesting solution to the problem.
The world isn’t exactly looking at South Africa through rose-coloured glasses at present, that much we know. Mandy Wiener says it might be worse than we think.
There have been some good super-beast villains in movies over the years, and we couldn’t help but do a bit of reminiscing in the office today. Here are a few of ours…
Jenny from the block has landed herself in a bit of trouble with African authorities, but I am sure she can afford the bail so I wouldn’t start stressing just yet.
There is reason to believe you shouldn’t anger the gods, and here is the proof, according to tribes in Borneo. Mess with their beliefs and you could be causing earthquakes…
Oh my, how I love breathing in the smoke you have just exhaled. It’s the best smell ever. I want a perfume just like it. No. No, I actually don’t. But what rights do you have to complain?
Oh, the price of a good education these days. Unless you’re a genius and are on a scholarship, you can end up paying through your teeth. So what are your options?
Shame. In a bid to bring themselves into the 21st century, Appletiser tried to veer away from their usual blonde hair blue eyes advertising by doing this and it went horribly wrong.
It’s a painful thought that some people have nothing better to do with their time and that they have to focus on, truly, the most ridiculously small things that shouldn’t even be an issue.
Naughty, naughty, YSL. With such positivity coming out of the plus-size model market, you guys just had to go and use the thinnest human ever and then have really clever lighting, too.
There’s this little thing called “tact” – some people have it, many people don’t. Unfortunately there is no in-between. Watch these two news anchors really balls up a good moment.
There is nothing more adrenaline pumping than when a cyclist almost kills you as you innocently attempt a pedestrian crossing. But does it need this result?
I remember the day that The Vampire Diaries made the entire world freak out about finding their dopplegangers… Well, Jessica Lange, Vanity Fair found yours for you.
Ah the infamous “Granny Panty”. They can be terrifying, but in all honesty, if no one is going to be undressing me, I don’t see the problem.
These days, you don’t have to be a starving, skeletal mess to be a supermodel – entered is the age of the plus-size model, and this gal has landed a magazine cover.
There’s the blow up doll in the movie Lars and the Real Girl, and then there are these guys… You’re going to be pretty impressed at these sex dolls. Oh, yes, you are.
A lot of bad news has come out of the church regarding priests and choir boys, and this story is right along the same path.
The dresses/clothes/outfits from the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday were something to behold. A few were great, but a lot were strange looking. Here they are for your lethal judgement.
Sex education is an important part of growing up. It’s a pretty obvious fact that we all need to learn about it, but is this the most un-awkward way to do it?
Have you ever stopped to wonder how many songs must be out there in the universe? I reckon we’re talking billions, so surely some are going to sound similar?
There are a lot of race/religion/culture issues that Planet Earth is dealing with at the minute, so the timing on this might be a little off…
At the rate Instagram is going they should just publish a long-winded rule book, make us read it, and then set hard-to-pass exams that have a 100% pass mark.