NewsBusters Podcast: Black WashPost Columnist Panics Over White Doll in His House

Washington Post MagazineDamon Young, columnist, wrote about his panic when his 6-year-old daughter was playing with a doll of white for several days. The panic was triggered. It was called “Someone gifted our daughter a White doll.” How do we, um, ‘disappear’ it?”

Young claimed their six-year-old girl is “perceptive enough already to see and feel, even if she can’t quite articulate it yet, how White beauty is considered the standard here in America.” They agreed that “a decision to gift a White doll to our daughter — who’s already aware of the The constant cultural proselytization and promotion of Eurocentric beauty continues — could communicate to her that we value those features more than hers.”

Also, we discuss the Tiffany Cross crazyness that took place over the weekend at MSNBC. Elie Mystal insisted Herschel Walker was a stupid Republican “house negro” who’s “gonna do what he’s told.” Nayyera Haq, a former Obama aide, bizarrely claimed Brittany Griner was in a Russian jail because of American sexism. This is because WNBA players aren’t allowed to earn the same pay as male NBA stars. 

Enjoy the podcast below, or wherever you listen to podcasts.