"However, this is more of what we would call a "clap back" than shade. For graduate level examples of clap back, Google "Rihanna Twitter feuds" and study all her tweets."

I hear he's dating Katie Holmes. I really hope that's true.

I mean, Joey and Wanda, y'all.

Maweed?

I wish I could claim my favorite 'shade' moment of all time, but alas... Friends A & B hated each other. Friend A (who I admit was extremely obnoxious) received a Mercedes as a gift from her father and was extraordinarily proud of it. Friend B knew it was a Mercedes but her first comment to A about it was: "I love…

"Are you going through some psychological CHANGES in your life?" One of my favorite shade demos.

In the South we call this a backhanded compliment. See "bless her heart."

Is this going to become a weekly thing? Because it is the greatest and I would like to hear more rulings from the Honorable Judge Kara Brown.

The Case: Rich Juzwiak's January, 2013 article about the origins of shade.

She Who Stays Woke, Kara Brown, Our Lady Of Killing It. Teller of Truths and Dispeller of Lies, Ruth Shader Ginsburg, Presider of Shade Court. (h/t to Bears for that last one).

This is truly awesome, but somehow it makes me all the more disappointed by her inability to get those pliers off the goddamn floor.

These gifs are making me question my sexuality and I'm not upset about it.

I'm sorry about that. Definitely not me and I wish I could poof every fucking comment of his :(

Holy crap, Brandy looks amazing - and her voice has gotten so much stronger as she's gotten older.

Yeah. This is why I don't invite them to my house anymore. Bringing the house down might SEEM like a good idea...

Oh I see he's now named his account for me. Lovely.

WTF... why was Tom Hardy at Robin Thicke's party?? He's going to get douchebag on him and be ruined for all the ladiezzzz!!

um...yeah.

This gif is fantastic! Oh yes.