Plus, look how fucking angry Fitz gets when things don't go his way with women. OMG.

It sounds like something I would read in fortune cookie.

Nah, he's still a dumbass. There are no shortage of "liberal" men who, once you scratch the surface, are just dude-bros in tweed jackets.

Well, yeah. It's also Kelly Clarkson we're talking about, who exactly is she going to be beefing with?

He is a serious candidate (we've got the yard sign to prove it), his opponent, Renee Elmers, is dumber than a sack of hammers, and he could win this thing if he'd just issue some platitudes to placate his/my district, and otherwise STFU.

Why, Clay? Sometimes you seem almost kinda likable, and then you're a complete asshat about something and I'm once again done.

so,woc of color don't know what white women go through concerning sexism? mainstream feminism consists of nothing but white women's narratives.

THANKS GUYS

Seriously? That was my point. As a white woman I don't deal with racism, just sexism. A lot of the stereotypes in this article are rooted in sexism, so all women face them. Then you add on the racism such as being "an angry black woman". I was acknowledging that it was different and it sucks. You dont need to tell me…

you don't face anything as a white woman. you face sexism because you are a woman. we (all of us women of color— not just "some") face both racism and sexism because we're women and of color. what's even the point of you saying that you suffer from sexism on this particular article? who doesn't know that white women…

And age, but mainly lightness of skin.

I was STARING at Viola Davis's picture up there wondering in what way she is not beautiful. Light skinned is pretty much the only metric here.

Oh look at me, I'm a journalist I know the go to "acceptable hot black lady" to use during comparisons.

"Ms. Rhimes chose a performer who is older, darker-skinned and less classically beautiful than Ms. Washington, or for that matter Halle Berry."

The only person who is angry, ALL THE TIME, is Mellie. Who is white. Super duper white.

I think I heard her on the say it on the Oprah show about her. This was a dumb reporter and really sad because this is a huge moment for WOC. She writes shows that are dynamic, interesting and gossipy without losing wit or relying on tired story lines and in a time when people think reality TV killed scripted shows.…

Thanks for breaking this down since I was kind of too angry about it to think this critically. I think she also called Nicole Beharie, who is the lead on Sleepy Hollow, a sidekick. Seriously, fuck that noise.

"The Quickest Way to Out Yourself as a Racist."

Black women aren't allowed to be upset or vulnerable — they're just angry. Black women are not allowed justifiable reactions to the myriad of bullshit — racist, sexist and otherwise — that they face. Oh, you know those black ladies are just so angry all the time.

Excellent article, Kara.