The Cosby Show may actually be one of the few shows that never drove me crazy in regard to realistically presenting color. And as you say that could easily be my family where color ranges from extreme to extreme. My mother is so scarred by 1950s/60s era colorism that it's a wonder I've been able to escape the…

Okay here's the thing...in order for equality to work - whether the issue is intra-racist colorism or white-on-black racism you have to make sufficient room for all people to be beautiful or not-beautiful as the case may be. To me, I hear you wanting to be sensitive to the language of race, wanting to be respectful…

Seriously? What is wrong with that. It's okay for black people to have lovely skin...relax.

Okay you got no play for that but I thought it was quite clever!!

Also Congressional staffers at the highest level don't make that much over $100,000. If the allotment to staff and run an office is $1 million dollars you have to remember that Congressmen have to staff two offices: one in the district and one in Washington DC. The district office will have staffers mirroring each…

Justine Sacco worked in the private sector for Barry Diller and his multi-million dollar corporation whatever. But yeah absolutely brings the ghost of Justine Sacco with all the drafty-drafts of social media racism. (But riddle-me-this: how could people be so fucking dumb to be PR directors and even do something like…

That's not strictly true, not at this level. I was a staffer on the Hill — Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent/Junior Legislative Assistant, IT. All the jobs in a Congressional office are real jobs. They aren't just made up positions that people are appointed to with cushy salaries. You have to actually be…

My first job out of college was as a Staff Assistant for a NYC congressman and what shocks me the most about this story is that a Communications Director would be fool enough to discuss politics on her person Facebook and get caught doing it. Lemme repeat that: a Communications DIRECTOR. The person responsible for…

Did you not know this is performance space for inauthentic feminism? Well maybe it's feminist but in this article's comment section the delusional are hanging out. Either way I thank you for expressing the violence that I feel. I'm backing you up for the slap upside the head for the way this mocks real rape victims. I…

A Different World was responsible for sending a whole generation back to historically black colleges. The Cosby's gave so so so much money to the HBCUs that now Spelman is like an abused women fearful of leaving the abuser because how will they live. And knowing what I know about my people in situations like this I'm…

I have actually devolved to the point where Kim Kardashian no longer makes me stabby. Like, I can live and let her (literally) fake ass live and prosper as well without bitterness. This happened since a few weeks ago on some post or another where people were trying to define and name exactly what she is in terms of…

Umm...re: eugenics?

#RealTalk

See I would sorta think the opposite only because since the knowledge is not obsolete but certainly elusive I would think many women would be afraid of the unknowns in mixing up roots and leaves and twigs. After all, abortifacients can spur on menses and miscarriage but that shit is gonna be painful and messy and…

Hmm. Very, very excellent piece!! More like this please!

I"m home in bed with flu and cramps but this essay was so fucking badass, hardcore nasty, hellraising laughter making that I am straight up in laugh tears!! Cheers, I co-sign alladat. Kara you rock!! I almost feel like this....(instead of like death). I'm gonna re-read this shit all day, every muthafucking day I swear!

Yes but not like huge, huge money. Just read a story where someone got like 10G for their story before the court case began.

Up late with flu and period cramps and you made me literally Laugh Out LOUD! :)))

I'm not a psychologist but I honestly don't think that June Shannon has any type of personality disorder or suchlike. There's clearly some type of sexually abuse in her past because she was only 14 when she was pregnant with Anna. I think she resents the shit out of Anna which is part of the reason she's refused for…

I really feel like a lot of folks are just refusing to accept change. The beat up on Jia clique needs to chill. She does her gig differently from Callie and there is no rule that says she has to follow the same format. Seriously if you guys don't like (same complainers each time!) STAHP reading please! Some of us are…