To be clear, no one thinks that you are appropriating black culture if you are playing Motown songs at home on your guitar. This is a strawman argument that overlooks the actual issue of appropriation.

I had one until around 2007 or 08. Still remember the last thing I bought there, it was an order for one of the Y: The Last Man trades. Then it closed and the only reason I have to go to the mall ever since is the movie theater.

I was born in 1980 and remember Waldenbooks. I think they were around until the late 90s.

As I’d posted in the greys on the Gizmodo article...

I remember when our town got brand a new mega mall that had a Foot Locker, a Banana Republic, a Rich’s department store, which was later bought out by Macy’s, and a Cinnabon. We thought we were in heaven. I am one of the few people who loves food from the mall court. I live for a freshly baked cookie from Great…

i definitely remember waldenbooks, but then i’m an oldster who was an adult in the 80s.

Forgot one more inclusion. One of the Top 5 visions I think of when I think of Black beauty in entertainment is Ms. Hill. Just the asthetics of melanated ebony skin tone all throughout the video gorgeous. What I love even most about this video, there wasn’t any bleaching/lightening through editing her color through…

I think your premise is flawed. Just because we live in a diverse society, does not mean that people from other backgrounds come together with the express purpose of having their things ‘borrowed’ from them. It’s assuming that the all cultural expression is valued equally and it isn’t. It also assumes that we live in…

But she’s not wearing it at work

But she’s not wearing it at work....

kim is out there wearing a style on her head than many a poc, in many of place of work, cannot without fear of termination or ridicule.

I want to smack any person who follows them, watches that horrific “reality (aka ‘scripted’) show“ or purchases their charlatan products back into 4th grade. They are self made on Kim’s sex tape and Kris’s ability to monetize their existence.

Thank you. She’s 100% Afro latina that doesnt hate herself like Sammy Sosa. 

I really desperately want these ignorant, tacky, vapid, generic fuckwads to go. away. Forever. Immediately. All of them. Fucking puke.

Kim, that’s literally how Justin Timberlake defends his music against allegations of cultural appropriation. "I'm 'inspired' by black music so much that I honor it by making lots of money off it."

I’m not going to wade into this just yet, but I did want to say this,

First I want to acknowledge my privilege of having very light skin; I am biracial, though I have a brother who is pretty dark — and that’s what I want to touch on.

I don’t need no black bitch

I’ve talked about this before but I was raised by a mother who struggled with colorism (and many other things.) I obviously didn’t know what was happening until I moved away, cut off contact and started taking Black Studies classes but being raised with that fucked me up so much. We lived, worked and went to church…

Whenever a male hurts, women and girls will bear the brunt of his wrath.