Tag: American History

Budweiser Gets Roasted After Reimagining Classic Ads ‘To Better Portray’ Women

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Budweiser celebrated “International Women’s Day” on Friday by rewriting history to “better portray balance and empowerment” in their old advertisements. The company partnered with “an organization devoted to the accurate portrayal of women in media” to rework their advertisements from the 1950s and 1960s. But the new “accurate portrayal” of the 50s and 60s completely…

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GOP Gov. of Ark. Supports Replacing Confederate Link on State Flag with Reference to Indians

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There is a concerted effort by some people to erase certain aspects of our nation’s history, and while the bulk of that movement is concentrated on the ideological left, there are more than a few establishment Republicans who play along with it. Case in point is the continuous effort by the left to dislodge any…

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US Marines Post Incredible Tribute on 74th Anniversary of Iconic Iwo Jima Moment

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It happened 74 years ago, and a photograph of an astonishing moment from the event has become an iconic part of American History. In memory of the Battle of Iwo Jima and the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi, the U.S. Marine Corps shared a video tribute on Twitter. The short clip tells the powerful…

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‘Colonials’ Nickname Now Triggers Students, Push To Replace ‘George’ with Hippo Builds

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When you hear about high schools or universities trying to ditch their mascots, usually there’s some sort of Native American connection. Team names like the Redskins or Indians have fallen out of favor in recent years with the politically correct crowd and can inspire tons of invective. But the Colonials? Apparently, for some students at…

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Newspaper Contributor: Photo of White Miners Covered in Soot Threatens Me

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A USA Today opinion contributor writing for Arizona Central has expressed great offense at an old photograph of dirty, soot-covered coal miners. Why? Rashaad Thomas said the white men appear to be in “blackface.” They’re not — they’re covered in soot — but that’s irrelevant to Thomas. Thomas explained that he was at a restaurant in…

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