I actually find it hard as a woman to flirt with or ask out guys, because I can’t really tell when a guy I like is into me, and I don’t want to mistake polite friendliness for romantic interest. So I err on the side of caution, assuming they’re just being nice, and don’t ask out anyone. 

I agree. I went to a screening of a documentary about a black woman of Jamaican descent discovering her Chinese roots, and afterwards in the Q&A, people talked about their own Jamaican-Chinese heritage, as well as one woman expressing the same thoughts you did, about wanting stories about black people that aren’t just…

I feel the same way. I adored “1991” and “Anna Wintour” for its throwback house sound and her versatility in her voice, especially on “Anna Wintour.” I just find it hard to support her as a personality because of her bigoted statements and starting beef with people. She went after a 14-year old Disney Channel actress,…

I only know a few Migos songs and don’t know their history, but on Cardi B’s “Drip,” I thought Takeoff had the best flow of the three, with this fast-paced lower voice that reminded me of Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, and I agreed with the commenters that he needs his own solo album.

I like her because she seems sweet and smart and funny, and a great person. I wish her the best with her baby. I don’t like him because he cheated on her, and for his homophobic “I don’t vibe with queers” line and his weak explanation of it afterwards. Also, while he’s a good rapper, I like Takeoff’s voice better.  

Despite having a lesbian WOC editor, they don’t promote any queer female writers’ voices, and choose to amplify the voices of cis white gay male writers who have displayed a barely veiled misogyny in their writings. I think it’s very performative for them to pretend they care about LGBT people of color when a majority…

Thank you for writing this. I have been single for five years now, and only started caring more about it since last fall. I was very busy with grad school and work for two years, then focused hard on my career and only occasionally dated, and I didn’t have romantic interest in anyone in my social circle or interests.…

I thought the video was pretty fantastic, it definitely had a mini-movie vibe, like having a Michael Bay budget with the helicopters. Killing Me Softly is nice, but it’s a little slow and boring. This one still hits it hard.

Wow, Gummo is a big forgotten throwback. I saw that twenty years ago as a teen, and couldn’t follow it. I don’t recall much besides Chloe Sevingy, and I didn’t know who Werner Herzog was at the time.

So far, I think Best Life, I Like It, and her song with SZA are my favorites. Bickenhead also has a really good beat, too.

I do have friends who do vague posts about the “haters,” or the “fake” people or not letting them get you down. At least a couple I know do thrive on drama but don’t want to admit it.

I post sometimes in a private FB fitness group, or chat about it with friends privately if we both have personal health goals, but it isn’t something I like to broadcast publicly because I don’t think anyone cares about my diet or fitness routine.

Wow, thanks for sharing that. That was a great story that started out funny, ended sadly, but had a surprising ending.

Yeah, I noticed that they had writers from The Root in there, but nobody from Jezebel in the roundup of voices.

This is really insensitive and narrow-minded of you to insult Dame Darcy’s work as “creepy” and Frances Bean Cobain for having a lock of her late father’s hair in a piece of art. Have some perspective and grow up.

I got Sleepwalkers, a 1992 horror movie that, when I looked it up, stars Brian Krause (Leo from Charmed), Madchen Amick (Twin Peaks), Ron Perlman, and Stephen King and Clive Barker in acting roles. I’m game for it. :)

I had a crush on JTT back then. I liked his raspy voice and his smart-alecky comebacks on Home Improvement.

I always liked this scene too, and it usually gets cut in TV airings, as it isn’t relevant to the plot and the girls smoke in it. It was this nice, chill moment that brought a wider sense of realism in the film, like the girls bonding with this adult going through his own shit, and identifying with him about life…

I disagree. He may be a talented producer, but I never liked him as a personality or a rapper. He capitalized on Biggie’s death by turning himself into a rap star while disingenuously saying that he it was “all for Big.” I liked stuff he produced (Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy” remix, Biggie’s songs), but not his…

It is true. The last time I went to the movies, mostly of the trailers featured white people. I think the one exception I saw was a trailer for a movie where Will Smith plays a real-life brain surgeon who went up against the NFL for allowing their players to develop brain injuries.