Now that we're a few days removed from the 2018 midterm elections and we've all seen the results, analysis of the results and opposing, ideological analysis of the analysis of the results, I want to take some time away from the election and the candidates themselves, to talk about how trash the conversation around voting/not … Continue reading The Convo Around Voting Has Become Toxic AF: Here’s Why
Bruh… I just… I don't know how to even start... One of my all time favorite Internet memes is one that includes a riddle: “What do you get when you put 64 white people in a room? A whole Cherokee” Sen. Elizabeth Warren has released results of a new DNA analysis, performed by Carlos Bustamante, … Continue reading Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Test Reveals… Peak Whiteness
Welp, against all odds, it has finally happened: Bill Cosby's ass is going to jail. On Tuesday, the 81 year old comedy icon was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison for the sexual assault of Andrea Constand, just one of his nearly 3 dozen accusers. A judge has named America's black sitcom dad … Continue reading N*gga, shuuuut uuuup!: Cosby defenders continue to not know what the f*ck they talkin’ bout
Do you remember in 2013 when “Boston bomber” Jahar Tsarnaev was depicted on a Rolling Stones magazine cover looking like the next teen heartthrob and pop sensation? Do you remember how appalled conservative white America was to see a Muslim terrorist, who set off two homemade bombs outside the annual Boston Marathon, killing 3 and … Continue reading For the last time: I don’t give a f*** about the mental Illnesses Of White Terrorists
If you're black and grew up even hood adjacent, no doubt you've listened to older black folk rant about how the youngsters are simply cowards these days as they'd pick up a gun than face a fair fight. Who could forget the classic scene in F. Gary Gray’s Friday when Mr. Jones (John Witherspoon) confronts … Continue reading I’m Just Going to Say It: White Men Are A Bunch Of B*tch-Ass-Ni**as
All day yesterday, I kept seeing a small handful of stories being shared around about black women planning to boycott Black Panther because Michael B. Jordan is dating a non black woman. All I can say to this is.... Niggas, relax. In 2018 we ALL have got to stop giving our energy to every piece … Continue reading People Only Believed Black Panther Boycott Rumors Because They Want So Desperately For Black Women To Be Wrong About Something
On Wednesday morning, December 13, I woke to the news that former U.S. attorney, Doug Jones beat former Alabama chief justice, Roy Moore in the 2017 Alabama senate race. I also woke to a country in shock. Before I get too deep into this, can we all just take a second and acknowledge how odd … Continue reading The Alabama Senate Race, The Black Vote and Saving a Sinking Ship Full of Stupid White People
So, the story goes: Time Magazine runs a story documenting decades of sexual assault and harassment allegations against film producer, Harvey Weinstein, the hashtag, "me too" trends on social media showing solidarity for millions of women all over the world who have their own stories to tell, the Mount Olympus of pervy rich white men … Continue reading Men claim they’re afraid of being accused of sexual harassment for saying “hi” to women… they lyin’
I'm sure by now everyone has heard the unequivocally astonishing and absolutely unprecedented news: Ben Carson said some dumb shit. In equally alarming news, water is, in fact, wet, the Earth is still round (despite recent fringe pushback on the issue) and Donald Trump's tan appears to render his skin some sort of orange hue. … Continue reading Ben Carson Said Some Dumb Shit, But That’s Really Not The Issue Here
Pseudo intellectualism is nothing new, but in the age of social media, where everyone has a platform, the shallow observations and platitude riddled nonsense of every wannabe Confucius out there has become more accessible to the masses (or at least as far as their followers lists can stretch). Whether it be through memes, Twitter rants, … Continue reading Sexual Assault, False Equivalency and Why Your Meme May Be Stupid
