Um... while I totally agree with you on the banjo and “X be like,” Ghetto is at least 500 years old as a Venetian language word and originally applied to the segregated Jewish area of Venice. By the 19th century, it was being used to describe any urban area populated primarily by a minority group (not necessarily…

I cringe when I see white girls glibly using AAVE turns of phrase like “X be like,” or “mad Y game.” Isn’t Jezebel exactly the kind of place where casually racist cultural appropriation should be called out or, at the very least, not officially endorsed? Or do we only call out those cultural transgressions when it…

You had me at Garrison Keillor.

This is good Kinja

Charismatic, no. Talented, no. Unique, almost certainly.

Well, now I finally know who to blame for the state of Africa.

It’s hi-res enough to print. Be my guest.

I see your point but I should add that she never actually went to Africa.

this is the dumbest type of criticism in the world. Go find your own place to write about legit things.

I’ve made it my mission to be that annoying friend on FB who comments on these “African proverb” and “Native American saying” posts with, “Actually...”

The quotes from that book remind me of the time my (rich) (white) 18-year-old cousin proudly announced to the family that she would be spending her summer “going to help Africa.”

I know this is a joke, and it’s a good one, but my head still exploded.

After your last image, I... I have to post this:

That pre-cut fruit aisle always catches my eye and I just want to eat ALL THE FRUIT RIGHT NOW. And then I quickly realize that $9 for some pineapple and strawberries is a bit too rich for my blood. So I get pizza.

I’ll ask, since no one else seems concerned: where are their guns?

I think you might be lost.