What is fascinating here is that white men are trying to miscontrue requests to treat marginalized people like human beings in the political and social spheres as a kind of a “oppression”that they are suffering. No requests that we as Black people are making vis-as-vis Black Lives Matter (i.e. “stop killing our…

Girl you’re not being too dramatic, you’re low key theorizing out here. Do you boo.

Girl, you aren’t being too dramatic, you are spitting A1 theory

As a black woman reader who is constantly disappointed by mainstream cultural criticism written about Black women and Beyonce in particular, I had to stop by to say that this article (Jillian’s article that is) is brilliant and wholly necessary. I love that as a seasoned music journalist that Shepherd was able to…

Telenovela was a solid show, I’m sad to see it go. I suspect it would have had more of an opportunity to shine on TBS or ABC.

Kara, I must say I too think of William & Kate as the well meaning white folks. Like they seem like the kinda white ppl who live next door to you & try to make an effort to speak.

Kara please tell us you’re gonna see this movie & review for Jezebel. Please.

Tell me why I’m still upset about this all these years later? LOL. Danity Kane could have been huge and the girls could have used the group to launch stable careers. D.Woods, who was my fav, probably could have been the next Janet Jackson had things worked out the way they were supposed to.

So if BR and JCrew can no longer be depended on for well-tailored, classic and high quality basics that can be worn to work or elsewhere, where else is can these kinds of clothes be bought? I ask b/c I’m not a big shopper but growing up I remember that Banana Republic regularly had really beautifully-tailored clothes…

This is why I come to Jezebel. These comment sections keep me in the know.

Kara, you are out here doing *the work* and as as black woman reader & consumer of culture I had to leave a comment to express how much I appreciate that. Your piece that put the homogeneity of the team behind this problematic portrayal of Nina Simone on display was/is so vital. I love that TaNehisi Coates was able to…