Her and bell hooks have opened my eyes to the existential plight of black/African women. I always figured that as a gay black (Somali) man, I had it figured out but leave it to a sister to swoop in and slam me with the knowledge.

Let me bask in being complimented with Audre Lorde.

Oh, bull-fucking-shit. Some white person from a white country is trying to make me laugh. This “flyting” thing is not hip hop. Rap music did not begin as “trading vulgar insults.” Hip hop is literally the artistic expression of Black culture, and rapping comes from Black speech. So no, some old Scottish guys insulting…

a white dude once tried to argue with me that the beastie boys were instrumental in creating modern hip-hop

My sister got her first sunburn last year and I just remember her rolling around her beg in agony whimpering “I’m black this isn’t supposed to happen”

The banjo came from Africa.

Country music is based in African American musical traditions.

Does no one remember Johnny Cash praising Big Mama Thornton for his interest in music and success?

I once saw a white girl try cornrows and end up with a terrible sunburn on her scalp where the rows parted. As far as I know that has never happened to a black person.

We look bomb in colour. Our hair does fabulous things. The warmth of our collective spirits. And we do religion so much better than anyone else. It's fun AND solemn!

we’re also technically creative. google black inventors and know how much blacks have contributed to society.

What gave people the impression that black folks don't burn? I have had sun burns before and I'm from an arid country in Africa.

I burn and I’m from the islands. Not light skinned either.

Lol I’m loving these white people’s salty ass replies. These articles are showing some readers true colors (pun intended).

Black people have already been erased from the creation of electronic dance music, and that’s just a few decades old. So, yeah.

People aren’t constantly trying to erase white people’s contributions to all things artistic and cultural, so “taking the white people out” isn’t something to even bother thinking about. No matter how much people try to keep white people from getting involved and ruining things, it can’t be done. And I wasn’t talking…

My sister-in-law was told by an undertaker that black people defrost BEAUTIFULLY. Any other race can’t have an open casket after they’ve been in the deep freeze cos they go all mushy.

So what you are saying is that without the majority embracing a sub culture, it probably wont cross over into mainstream? Go figure

Black people were INSTRUMENTAL in the creation of country music, and that fact is ignored and denied today. Sure, it was a melting pot of Black and white participants, but if you take out the Black people, you would have something different than what was actually created. I think it’s hilarious that this bothers…

I’m black and terrible at sports. God owes me a refund.