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There’s a difference between throwing shade and making an important point.

When Dictionary.com tweeted out a definition of the word “self-made” it was accused of the former. But, was it really throwing shade, or was this simply a distinction that needed to be made?

On Wednesday, Kylie Jenner’s first Forbes cover was unveiled. “At 21, she’s set to be the youngest-ever self-made billionaire,” reads the cover. “Welcome to the era of extreme fame leverage.”

In the piece, Forbes discusses how Jenner — a member of the Kardashian-Jenner family — built a “900 million fortune in less than 3 years.” Read more…

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Roseanne Barr is the subject of countless headlines and tweets on Tuesday after posting racist remarks on Twitter before announcing she would be leaving the platform altogether.

Barr’s since-deleted tweet was pointed towards Barack Obama’s former advisor Valerie Jarrett, saying if the “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.”

As noted by many Twitter users, some outlets covered the incident without explicitly calling the behavior “racist.” Instead, they chose to initially use words or phrases like “bizarre,” “offensive,” or “racially charged.” Believe it or not, Dictionary.com is on the front lines, calling them out. Read more…

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