“Pull your damn pants up, wear a belt, and stop being so damn loud and ignorant”

I'm so glad I waited until today to read your trio of nonsense. Because I knew you wouldn't disappoint. 

“when I did the research and heard about the Suffering test, you know, where dark skin folks would make light skin folks tell their stories about racism so they could discount the fuck out of them”

I’ve been shown favoritism as a result of my complexion all my damned life. Any complicated psychological hardships I may have faced because of it are MINISCULE by comparison. Clearly mileages will vary. But at least I know the origins of my benefits and pain, and 'black bitches be jealous of me' ain't it. I see a…

“Or maybe, many dark skin women are facing rejection from dark skin men because they need to work on themselves.”

Bye. 

“I know for a fact the ones I pursued for several years were some of the meanest individuals I’ve ever encountered. ”

You. Never. Adressed. What I said. Lighter skinned women are OVERWHELMINGLY placed on pedestals by darker skinned men. The opposite isn’t true with regard to dark skin women and lighter skin males. No one said you ‘have’ to pick a dark skinned woman, you are telling on yourself in numerous ways. Did it ever dawn on…

He's next level that's for sure. 

Get back to us when you question your choice in whom you mate with and cape for. As a lighter skinned female I’ve been on the recieving end of darker skinned men feeling like redbones are the white man’s ice water. Colorism is disproportionately gendered and the last thing any black woman of any skintone needs is…

This is belated but your commentary was a master class within itself of awesome sauce on how to discuss this powder keg of a conversation. Flowers. 💐

Dead. 

“a history of cruel indifference towards children of color.”

^^^^This. 

Keep On Hurting. Make all our day better. 

Via Rare Bird (which unfortunately she is not), and Cold Blooded no less, which is the treatment she is deservedly being dealt. Happy Saturday!

This was the perfect article (yours) to start the weekend. Thank you Mr Harriot for helping maintain some of our sanity. 

Thank you for this. 

That impairment would involve the shoot first ask questions later mentality of a significant portion of ‘trained’ police. Add the dressing of a limited charity expressed towards poc that a not insignificant number of police possess, then toss.

That's the part that gets me. She's in hysterics and never once thinks about saving his life.