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Chelsea Handler Slams Shane Gillis, Tony Hinchcliffe as ‘Racists, Sexist’

Chelsea Handler Slams Shane Gillis, Tony Hinchcliffe as ‘Racists, Sexist’

Chelsea Handler is sharing her distaste for Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe‘s jokes at Netflix‘s Roast of Kevin Hart, slamming them as “racist,” “bigots” and “sexist.” During a Wednesday appearance on the Funny Knowing You podcast with Deon Cole, the comedian said that she’d received messages on social media about Gillis and Hinchcliffe from their alleged former partners. When asked what they told her, Handler said, “It’s just everything we know, that they’re racist, that they’re bigots, they’re sexist.” Cole asked if Handler liked any of their jokes during the roast in honor of Kevin Hart, to which she responded, “No. I mean, it was ick. It was gross.” She specifically called out a few jokes that Gillis and Hinchcliffe made during the Netflix special, with the first being Gillis’ joke about lynching. (“Kevin is so short, you’d have to lynch him from a bonsai tree,” he said during the episode.) “I don’t find those jokes to be funny,” Handler said. “Jokes about lynching Black people, lynching is not a joke. That’s worse than rape.” …

‘Sexist advert at Bristol Airport made me roll my eyes – but the comments made my jaw drop’

‘Sexist advert at Bristol Airport made me roll my eyes – but the comments made my jaw drop’

If you flew from or to Bristol Airport over the Easter holidays, you may have seen a new advert from a local tech company, promoting its new agentic AI communications team. The advert, launched by the Bristol-based Narwhal Labs, declares the AI employee “outworks everyone. And she’ll never ask for a pay rise.” The blandly pretty blonde woman, with a generic, Sims 4-smile is described as “always on, never sick and no HR required”. Ah yes, the perfect woman – she’ll never get tired, she’ll never take time off and she’ll never complain about it. Meanwhile, ads for the same company but featuring a male AI face declares his productivity and efficiency with the tagline: “He’ll find them, call them, and follow up. While you sleep.” If I received a phonecall from an AI voice in the middle of the night, I think I’d most likely smash my phone to a million pieces. Social media is in an uproar about these ads, which have been branded misogynistic over the subservience associated with the advert featuring …

Union Berlin denounce sexist attacks on Eta after historic appointment

Union Berlin denounce sexist attacks on Eta after historic appointment

April 13 : Union Berlin have condemned sexist online abuse directed at Marie-Louise Eta after she became the first woman to take charge of a Bundesliga team. Eta was appointed interim head coach on Saturday for the remainder of the season following the dismissal of Steffen Baumgart. She will oversee the men’s first team through the end of the campaign before moving to the club’s women’s side. Her appointment, however, has been followed by derogatory and sexist comments on social media. “I’ve noticed it, but I also refuse to read or even just expose myself to that kind of nonsense, because for me, this is about leadership quality,” Union director of football Horst Heldt said on Monday. “We have 100 per cent confidence in Loui (nickname for Eta), complete conviction.” Heldt said it was disappointing that the club had to respond to such criticism in 2026, calling the discourse “insane” and “embarrassing.” Union said they would continue to protect staff from harassment, with Heldt adding the club would do everything possible to ensure the debate …