Random Celebrities Have Been Caught Being More Than Just A Little Racist (37 items)

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  (#24) Roger Ebert

  • Dec. at 71 (1942-2013)

  The film critic made headlines for a 2011 post on Twitter about the story of Huckleberry Finn. Ebert Tweeted, "I'd rather be called a N***** than a Slave."

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  (#25) Rihanna

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  The singer posted a racist photo directed towards Chris Brown's Vietnamese girlfriend, Karrueche Tran, that referred to her as "rice cakes." There was also a line on the remix track "Birthday Cake" (a duet recorded by Rihanna and Brown) that alluded to Tran's race.

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  (#36) Zab Judah

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  Before a 2011 match with former WBA light welterweight champ Amir Khan, the boxer Tweeted a racial low blow by calling his opponent "CurryKingKhan" and hoping he would "choke on his Samosa."

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  (#26) Gilbert Gottfried

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  The crude standup comedian sent out a Tweet after the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan that offended the Japanese and the Jews. Gottfried Tweeted, "What do Japanese Jews love to eat? Hebrew National Tsunami."

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  (#21) Shaquille O'Neal

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  Before meeting fellow NBA star Yao Ming in 2003, Shaq said, "Tell Yao Ming, Ching chong-yang-wah-ah-soh."

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  (#30) Moby

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  The electronic music DJ angered many people with a Tweet about a Jay-Z and Kanye West lyric, to which he implied that adding more Black women in the MoMA would turn the museum into "the new hood."

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