I mentioned the girl’s abilities and college. I will never forget her mother’s response. “My Candace could go to college?”
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SCENE: A mostly black school district. Mahalia Jackson music plays quietly in the background. The classroom is dingy, the windows rain-streaked and filthy on the outside. An occasional clang comes from the radiators struggling to heat the room. An attempt has been made to brighten the classroom walls with posters of…
Clapback Mail is what keeps me alive these days. The ability to strike a perfect balance of shade and education/knowledge is a skill I can only dream of achieving. Please write all the books, sir Harriot.
Most white people come from dirt poor immigrant indentured servant slave labor themselves.
Most white people come from dirt poor immigrant indentured servant slave labor themselves...
“... but this lackluster, underwhelming, useless toad is still in the race.”
It’s finally happened, we actually agree on something. Pete should have been cancelled a long time ago, but this should hopefully end this young man’s chances. He’s truly the worst, and this is including a roster of a guy who said he would consider a republican for VP.
Gee Pete, I guess the one Black person who was thinking of voting for you is now having second thoughts.
“Bitch please.” - John Woolman (1754)
Yeah, bigoted people don’t sit around pleating their fingers and plotting their next eeeeeevil act. They live normal lives, do normal things, love their family, love their pets, go to work, eat dinner... its just that they ALSO believe a lot of fucked up bad shit and sometimes express those fucked up bad shit beliefs.
I am sure there are plenty of non-racist people that don’t turn their ranch into a tax shelter that still manage to help sick kids.
The way his cancer charity spends its money is also extremely sketchy. He basically lets sick kids come to his vacation home and uses donations to do renovations.
Yup. See also: Antonin Scalia.
I remember when the whole “nappy-headed hos” comment happened. It was fascinating to see the blowback because honestly up until then (2007) it seemed like something someone could get away with saying in public/on air. It was one of those moments where it seemed like the broader culture kind of agreed that, no, in…
To quote Moms Mabely, “you shouldn’t say anything about the dead unless it’s good. He’s dead. Good!”
Unfortunately, I did grow up knowing who Don Imus was. I’m having trouble understanding the veiled hagiographies of the fellow bemoaning the end of an era; I always considered him to be abhorrent. (RE Howie Kurtz, he probably deserves almost anything you might say about his journalism...EXCEPT for what dead asshole…
This. I remember his remorseless disrespect. May he go to his worst conception of hell. I also decided to never support D.L. Hughley in light of his response, “Well did you see them? They were some nappyheaded hoes.” I get he’s a comic, but he chose to denigrate Black women in support of racism, sexism and misogynoir.
In my family we have a speak honestly of the dead policy. That means that I know that the wife beating, mean drunk, woman chasing front row at the church guy that was married to a nice woman who put up with his mess was exactly that. That man was not of my generation but I knew he was trash. When the wife was talking…
Same thing as most days. Some protein powder, berries, fresh turmeric and ginger, all blended up with a bit of coconut milk and regular milk. My wife’s doc has her on a low carb diet, and I’m riding along. The ginger and turmeric really do help with the inflammation. Or so I keep telling myself. And if you add black…