::applauds::

“It’s like a tax on existing.”

PREACH.

I, too, might have to look for a nice, comfy, front-row seat to that.

Take every damn star in my damn universe, damnit.

Yes. And it changes its screen-name, sometimes. Which I didn’t realize until I after I’d replied to one of its comments for the second time. I’d promised myself I wouldn’t respond to any of its others word-salad inanities and juvenile name-calling after the first. But I really shouldn’t have replied even to the first…

Of course, she’s not his favorite. Narcissists’ only favorites are themselves.

“I would also suggest looking into her record issue by issue. Read older articles reported at the time of whatever it is, read multiple articles until you get the full story. A lot of the current reporting is very slanted, especially from blogs.”

THANK YOU.

I couldn’t not say anything. After a straight six hours of spending my day off reading similar comments on The Root and other places, I just couldn’t ignore the tomfoolery.

. . . and it’s also my childhood dog, Jason’s, nickname from the family.

Lol, I went and made a damn liar of myself and responded to it AGAIN. It’s changed its name. I don’t remember what it used to call itself, just that “quintex” wasn’t it. Jeez, it’s a sad, little bridge-keeper. Don’t poke at it, you’ll only make it flail and whine more. And maybe even . . . keep talking.

You’ve got the right of it. Even at being-paid-to-work functions, NO ONE should have to do cultural appropriation shuck-and-jives. Ain’t nobody gettin’ paid enough for that, and it ain’t always “ain’t nothin’ goin’ on but the rent.

“That is a spiritual custom to the Māori people and it would be disrespectful for me to do. I was an observer who was lucky to celebrate the kapa haka with them and experience their culture. To make light of it would not be right. But thanks for talking about the Māori people on the red carpet. I would like to add…

THAT.

And yet, your response to more than one comment has been some version of: “I’m white and I don’t [FILL IN BLANK].”

“Seriously, man, if it’s not about you, don’t make it about you.”

::slow applause::

“If you hate people instead of policy, you just want to replace them in the system.”

It’s like upward mobility in the job sector: Don’t call yourself by the name you HAVE. Call yourself by the name you WANT TO HAVE. . . .