Well I guess this counters the idea that body cameras will help mitigate the problem.

Suddenly, New York City isn't so far removed from Ferguson or Cleveland or any other place where black people are killed with impunity.

When my sister got married, her husband sang Conway Twitty's "I'd Love to Lay You Down" to her at the reception and tore the roof off the place. It was hilarious.

See, I feel like this neatly divides people who can dance and people who can't. People who can't dance have to choose a slow song because you're not going to awkwardly dance with everyone watching you and even the most left-footed among us can fake a slow dance.

"Light My Fire" - Doors

Apparently I'm a million years old, because I think that would be perfectly reasonable if the restriction were limited to school hours (meaning that selfies would be allowed during football games and the like). I wasn't allowed to have a cellphone in class at all when I was in school, but I can see there being room…

When I was in high school, the big distraction was blond Jimmy from math class. *starry eyes*

When I was a kid we didn't even have personal phones or cameras let alone be allowed to take them to school, let alone be allowed to use them in school!

I'm on board. Let's get this shit federally mandated!

The school I used to work at did this. It's not that silly. There are all kinds of issues with minors on school grounds being posted online without their own or parental permission. Including the school logo or other obvious symbols can lead to problems, if it is linked to negative behavior, etc. Obviously the…

I'm black. And would probz co-sign to be Taylor's friend...but all my white friends would make fun of me. Like definitely.

I am a "liberal white folk" and I do not think this way. I am actually very appalled by this article and am hoping that it is satire. (Which it probably isn't)

...OR she could choose her friends based on their personalities and not to fill some imaginary quota solely based on skin color.

I don't think Swift has friends so much as she has photo ops.

This is going to be fun.

Are you fucking kidding me with this shit? Is this how liberal white folks think? Gotta catch em all like races are Pokemon?

Kara, I know you're just being funny and not totally serious and using Tay Tay as a way to highlight something that's been talked about around here for awhile, White people with zero Black friends. I love you and this is just a little constructive criticism: Don't. Do. This. Again.

"Hi, people call me Quvenzhané. But you can call me tonight."

Yes, BUT I think this is important:

Black woman here. It would seem rather forced, IMO, to shoehorn a "minority friend" into their clique.