BuzzFeed is taking heat on social media after publishing a story titled "37 things white people ruined need to stop ruining in 2018" on Wednesday afternoon.

Included on the list is the argument that white people ruined the United States by voting for Donald Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE over Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonFox News poll: Biden ahead of Trump in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio Trump, Biden court Black business owners in final election sprint The power of incumbency: How Trump is using the Oval Office to win reelection MORE by a 58-37 percent margin.

Other items on Buzzfeed's list include macaroni and cheese, protests and the national anthem.

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The blowback from some conservative media members on social media was swift.

This isn’t racist at all @buzzfeed. Just imagine if a headline read like this for any other ethnicity & what the outrage (rightfully) would be. https://t.co/lhD5ILqGM1 — Britt McHenry (@BrittMcHenry) December 28, 2017

Imagine if you had replaced the word "white" with "black" in your headline Buzzfeed.

Racist BuzzFeed Lists "Things White People Need to Stop Ruining in 2018" - https://t.co/JzhWEB5wb9 pic.twitter.com/nTdEjLtLoB — Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) December 28, 2017

Hi, @BuzzFeed. Did any other race ruin 37 things in 2017, or is that racist? https://t.co/CBtnEFGfsy — Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) December 28, 2017

Even if you subscribe to the asymmetric view of racism (ie, only some tribes can be racist, others can't), it should not be hard to see why this sort of article is bad for America https://t.co/cuSxWbMwEb — Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) December 28, 2017

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Buzzfeed has published similar content in the past, including a list about slideshows which included images of students in front of slides with titles such as "White People Stay Colonizing” and “White People are a Plague to the Planet."

BuzzFeed could also be facing a major revenue shortfall.

The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the online publication is "on track to miss its revenue target for this year by a significant amount."

BuzzFeed will miss its revenue target of $350 million for 2017 by between 15 and 20 percent, which amounts to a $50 million to $70 million shortfall, according to the report.

The major miss makes the possibility of a public stock offering originally planned for 2018 "remote," sources told The Wall Street Journal.