Yeah as much as colorism is dismissed, featurism is even more dismissed. It’s how people end up with repetitive, deliberately obtuse conversations about what it means to “look Black” or “look African American.” After all some Black dudes find Ethiopians and Eritreans sufficiently “exotic” but not a Kenyan who looks…

Short answer? They thought I was like them and I’d be flattered at their “complimenting” my proximity to whiteness. If I was happy with what they said I’d date them and give them babies with pretty hair.

Long answer:
Featurism.

I’ve been accused of “acting white” my entire life, so it’s not like it was too unexpected,…

I ... missed that, and I’m glad I did.

It starts early, like the black hair post that had a commenter whose 6th grade son allowed a white girl to touch his hair b/c he had a crush on her.

Because some people want to be close to whiteness at all costs, boo. Their pride and self-esteem are tied to white acceptance and just one white person “loving” them is enough.

I’ve met plenty of black men (I don’t date women, so kiss my ass to anyone who tries to come and tell me about what women do) like that. I’m…

doesn’t *have* to be burdened with it, but chooses to be

I don’t understand this level of “tolerance” and why the black person in the relationship has to be burdened with it.

I am also eyerolling at some of these clowns who rush to the thread to tell us how they’ve BEEN WITH A WHITE WOMAN FOR SO MANY YEARS - and yet are not “up to the job of educating their families”

I’m glad I never got on the Van Jones train. So many people were cheering him on before the election, and I was like, “I-I don’t trust him.” Why people out here confirming my suspicions all the time? He’s out here with the whole “we have to reach out to these racist white people...” They already told us what they…

EXTREMELY RELEVANT.

I’d be pretty offended if my Spouse or Parent; even, decided to speak for me and my feelings in relation to an act of Protest, so that was weird to me.

Relevant:

Gay Republicans also set off the “whaaaa?” alarm. Oh, so you’re good when they treat people like trash and maybe torture some others with conversion therapy, for a tax break. Cool, cool, cool.

Also Black Republicans are inherently suspicious.

I’d be pretty offended if my Spouse or Parent; even, decided to speak for me and my feelings in relation to an act of Protest, so that was weird to me.

As an athiest, I take exception to your claim that we all have souls. But keep living the dream.

When asked in response what he would like to see from President Trump and each of his administration’s roles, Popovich replied:

Strong on defense and courts. A lock for the playoffs.

If Donald Trump’s was 100 times the man he is now, he still wouldn’t be 1% the man Gregg Popovich is.

There’s a subtle thing here that’s especially lovely: Pop’s the US Men’s National coach for the rest of Trump’s term. And that fucking RULES.