i have to go here since no one else. he manifests anti-black venom held by many other minority groups. which is why i hold up my “kumbaya, we’re all in this together” shit until they prove allies. i’ve had some nasty remarks and looks from other folk who are themselves the recipient of white-on-minority bigotry.…

The point is that he’s hopeless with women and doesn’t get it. There’s even a point in the movie where someone tells Michael Cera that he should hook up with his crush because she’s drunk. He says “isn’t that unethical?” and the friend says, “Not if you’re drunk, too.” So he gets drunk. Now that wasn’t *perfect* but…

People who want to make sure they have an ideologically pure voting record at the expense of real people getting hurt by letting a Republican win really make my heart hurt.

Then have fun with another generation of a conservative SCOTUS.

Exactly. My 2 year old daughter is who I think of every time I hear these assholes claim they’d rather not vote than support a candidate that isn’t 100% their ideal. There are real people being affected by this mess and it’s the height of privilege for someone like Sarandon to be indifferent to all of those folks.…

Making the perfect the enemy of the good is always a bad idea.

This x 100000000000

There’s a double standard here, too. White musicians wear Che Guevara t-shirts so much it’s a cliche and nobody thinks it’s much more than a fashion statement, but Beyoncé puts her dancers in black berets and suddenly she’s a full-on Black Panther? It’s ridiculous.

Poor, poor Clarence Thomas. Who’s he gonna concur with 99.99% of the time now?

They already have and Emma Stone is first in line to play Rukundo. If she’s not available though, I think Rooney Mara is down.

But that’s the issue....why are hollywood stories about black people relegated to historical dramas and biographies? I’m tired of seeing black suffering. Where are the black science fiction stories? Why can’t we be heroes who save the world? Why can’t we be the leads in thrillers? Now I do believe some historical…

I’m sure she does a fine job, but I think if they had wanted a CHANCE at getting some noms next award season then that role should have been played by Jennifer Lawrence.

This is more than a slave narrative. I think of Nat Turner and stories like his as the ANTI-slave narrative. He was one who chose to fight back in order to try and make change. He is part of why we are where we are today. I am so appreciative that this story is being told; so many people only know of the slave story…

I’m happy for nate parker truly. And nat turner’s rebellion is not something that gets taught in schools so this is important. With that being said. Not surprising. White people love slave narratives. As a black woman I’m over it. Black Americans are more and did more than slavery. Call me back when there’s a fantasy…

Scientists as rock stars? Oh, they exist already:

A slave who smiles at his child or looks happily at a blue sky is a different thing from “the only thing that put a smile on Hercules’ face was when Lady Washington walked into the kitchen” (approximate quote). The book shows slaves taking pleasure in their masters’ happiness as if that was their purpose in life. It’s…

Comments like these blithely assume that all people consider slavery inuversally terrible, and a deeply shameful part of American history, but this isn’t the reality at all. There are politicians who talk about the good that slavery did for black people and black families (!!!), and George Washington in particular is…

Stockholm syndrome?

There are a lot of different issues combined here. Diversity on UK TV is not just about race. It’s increasingly difficult for working class actors to become successful, which affects BAME actors disproportionately but is not limited to them. The rise of the Old Etonians and Harrovians (Hugh Laurie, Damian Lewis,…

Wow. Way to offer ZERO incentive to obey the law and have a clean record when the police will just plant evidence where there is none. Jesus. Destroying innocent lives and eroding basic incentives for people to be good. Awesome job, officers.