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Brad Paisley and LL Cool J have been caught in a PR nightmare since the release of their track, Accidental Racist.

And though we’re not entirely surprised the duo have been getting a ton of slack for their confederate-questioning song, they’re nothing but proud of it.

Brad took to Twitter to defend his latest work with the following:

Tags: accidental racist, brad paisley, confederate, connecting people, defend, ll cool j, mason-dixon, music, shake things up, slavery

Producer extraordinaire and X Factor mentor LA Reid attended a screening of Quentin Tarantino's crazy controversial film Django Unchained on board Diddy's St. Barths yacht over Christmas…

And the dude thought it was SO nice he watched it twice!

LA expressed:

Tags: controversial, director, django unchained, film, la reid, movie, nword, quentin tarantino, slavery

What? Was pretending like he couldn't save his life and fit on that Titanic door with Kate Winslet not brutal enough!?!

Leonardo DiCaprio has just opened up on the most disgusting part of his career. And surprise, surprise! It ain't pretty!

Playing vicious slave owner Calvin Candie in Quenton Tarantino's Django Unchained, Leo had to reach down to the most vile of human behavior.

And as he explains his trek, he kinda makes us sick too:

Tags: box office, django, django unchained, film, jamie foxx, leonardo dicaprio, quentin tarantino, quote, samuel l jackson, slavery

And we're only in the month of March!

In a ridiculously horrible new trend across the country, math homework referencing slavery continues to be given to students.

Parents of the kids at James A. Jackson Elementary School in Clatyon County, Georgia, were outraged when their homework assignment included this question:

Tags: education, georgia, homework, i, math, parents, school, slavery, test

Does Rick Santorum know what comes out of his mouth? Or does he just tune in and out?

Check out this 2005 interview of the then-Senator of Pennsylvania (above), in which he was attacked for comparing abortion to slavery.

In an interview with CNN, had a chance to clarify his remarks…but he just reinforces them!

Abortion and slavery are two different matters entirely. To try and stretch them to somehow fit together is complete bullshiz.

Thoughts?

Tags: abortion, comments, interview, politics, rick santorum, slavery

PETA brought a lawsuit against SeaWorld on behalf of its orca whales.

They claimed that the whales should be released under the 13th amendment which is all about anti-slavery rights.

The case wasn't immediately dismissed and U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller actually heard the case. He was the first judge to hear a case about the constitutional rights of animals.

The judge eventually dismissed it and said in his ruling:

Tags: killer whale, lawsuit, legal, orca, peta, slavery, thirteenth amendment, whales

Leave it to Whoopi Goldberg to be the voice of reason.

Yesterday, the ladies of The View took time during their Hot Topics panel to discuss the use of slavery in a math question for 3rd graders! The story out of Georgie BLEW up in the news this week as the school's acceptance of such racist practices has fueled a lot of anger from parents, students and people nationwide.

Take a look at the video above to see what the ladies had to say about this issue.

Side note - Joy Behar should totally go back to teaching English! LOL!

Tags: ladies, racist, slavery, students, the view