What if someone is sexually assaulted and needs Plan B and there is none?

If a black woman confronts Sanders about the lack of diversity in public office, and he frustratedly says, “Well then why don’t you go run for something, then?”; it should rightfully haunt him for at least a little while. It’s an objectively dumb move.

I can speak for myself as a black women why right now Hillary is who I’d vote for - it’s really a pragmatic decision for me. I like Bernie and I love his values and principals. I think that he is fantastic actually, but I’m simply not convinced he can get anything he wants done. I love Obama and am proud to have voted…

The entire political machine conflates race with region. Sanders does well in the north, even among black and Hispanic voters. Clinton does well in the south, even among white voters. While there is a tendency for black people to vote for more moderate and conservative Democrats, the black vote is nowhere near the…

You have hit this straight on the head, as far as I’m concerned. They’re being rebels. They’re angry that Obama didn’t magically turn the US into a Scandinavian nation, despite the fact that it took every resource he had just to push through and barely hang onto the ACA. They’re proud of themselves. Argh...

I recently came across the term “Toxic Ally Syndrome”, via Jim C Hines’s blog: someone who is “so determined to be an ‘ally’ of Group X that [they] ignore or argue with members of Group X because [they] know best. This is often followed by choruses of, ‘Why are you getting angry at me? I’m your ally! Fine, if you’re…

Yeah, I think even she admits that. It’s a weird thing about our politics that the skills necessary to do the job are almost entirely divorced from the skills necessary to get the job.

Because the turnout machine isn’t designed to reach them. Older voters vote, in part, because the parties know who they are, so the candidates can call them, knock on their doors, send them mail, and, if necessary, drive their asses to the polls on election day. Younger voters aren’t tracked in the same way, by virtue…

This is so unfuckingbelievably condescending that even were you right, whoever you’re trying to convince still wouldn’t change their vote just to say “fuck you”.

That is the best approach for BLM to make a real impact. Run for office. Win elections. Register voters and then participate in the jury system when called.

It’s not in my interests to empower a bunch of white male progressives who call me a dried up C*nt who thinks with my vagina and are aghast that black people don’t understand that they are the GOOD white men, so please get them a sandwich while they figure out what is best for black people and women.

Hey Guys, maybe they like her positions on the issues?! Ever think they just might think she’s the most experienced person running on the best policy proposals?... There’s a paternalistic tone in this thread that isn’t great.

One big problem Hillary has is that too many people, including a lot of good, smart liberals whom I know personally, have internalized 23 years of right wing smears against her. When I hear an intelligent, educated person talking about Benghazi or the emails, I want to scream.

I read something recently that was like “everyone is so surprised Hillary is almost as popular with black voters as Obama, as though nobody realized black voters could possibly be voting for his policies.”

Because they are smart enough to know they have the most to lose if a Republican is elected. That being said, my uneducated thoughts give 4 main reasons:

If I just went by what I read on this site/the comments on this site, I’d think she was worse than all the Republican candidates combined. As much as I enjoy this site... I may have to peace out until what? June?

As a Latina also supporting Hillary: expect nothing but contempt from white commenters here. They know what’s better for us and they are baffled that we dare to think for themselves and have reasons to vote for Hillary. How can we? They know what is better and they don't agree. We must be ignorant!

Because there is a 90+% approval rating for Obama in the black community and Clinton is similar or slightly to the left of him. Whereas Bernie Sanders attacks can seem like a rebuke of him even if Obama isn’t directly addressed.

You are mistaking “dark enough” with “Black enough”. The former deals with colorism. I’m a light skinned Black woman with 2 Black parents. I’m plenty Black. BUT I also recognize that I have certain privileges my darker sisters do not have.

Nina Simone wasn’t part Black, she was all Black. The way she looked was intrinsic to her life experiences and her story. Nicole Kidman wearing a fake nose to play Virginia Woolf has a different meaning than it has in this context, as do lots of things for non-white people. In this context, a woman who is a “more…