I was merely clarifying the OP's statement. Our equality with men wasn't necessarily intra-cultural. It was in the eyes of the society that we operated in. During slavery, being a woman didn't mean that you worked fewer hours or toted a bale less than our male counterparts. We were not afforded any grace or…

We were treated as equal TO black men.

All of this. Yass!

Since her bout with drugs ended when she was 13, I think she just looks pretty damn good for a typical 40 year old who hasn't pumped her face full of unnecessary fillers.

I am HERE FOR DIS!!!!!!

She's getting steady work. Nothing to sneeze at.

You went to school. This girl has been stage-schooled by tutors since she was three. She has nary a damn clue about the historical ramifications of calling black folk sub-human. Her sensitivity to name-calling came about from being picked apart as a star, from her skin to her "upside down eyebrows" to folks saying…

Raven, Raven, Raven...that po' chile galavants through this life as if her rarified childhood has made her transcend the trivial concerns of the rest of us negroes, when in reality she is as sheltered as a homeschooled luddite from Maquoketa, Iowa with the oblivious hubris of European princess/fashion editor. I'mma…

This is all you need.

I was digging on Meaghan Trainer's retro/bop style until I realized that I just really miss the short-lived musical drama Rags to Riches with Tisha Campbell and the great Joseph Bologna. That was my shit back in the day.

My issue with this chick is that she says SO MUCH REAL SHIT and swerves it with liberal doses of fuckupedness on the side that I just can't get behind her. I can't. And then she'll drop a truth bomb right when I wanna dismiss her and forget about her. It drives me insane. I can't with this girl...until I can...

I'm apologizing for going zero to sixty. I'm a grown ass woman. I'm better than that.

I got a half-Vietnamese daughter and half white/half Korean step-daughter. My daughter will be going to visit family in Vietnam this summer and her grandma already wants her to straighten her hair so she "look more nice" when walking the streets. I'm already at def con 3 this morning...

I'm not being deliberately obtuse. I'm being persistent in my insistence that she "looks" like what she is. I get it, I really do. Rashida Jones doesn't look like you met her in a village in Ghana, but she still "looks black" enough for me. Because she is.

Squash that noise. I'm taking back my vehemence because that was my mother-rage going. I'll just say this: it is the height of silliness to tell someone that they are not what they are. A half black-half asian person can present in any iteration that their genes can express. If the Japanese folks that were…

I edited (or tried to) my post because I wrote it fucking pissed. What does it mean to "look Asian"? Having an epicanthic fold? A shallow bridge on the nose? Shovel shaped teeth? Many asians don't have all that in combination. Hell, I know Japanese folk who don't have all that. A mixed person looks like what they…

So, I'll ask YOU: What does it mean to "look asian"? Have an epicanthic fold to your eyes? A shallow bridge of the nose? Shovel shaped teeth? Cuz there are plenty of Asians that don't have any of those in combination. My daughter is half-Asian with a big ass afro. You and your ilk are ignorant to even question…

Often when folks look at a helpless victim of neglect (human or otherwise) from an ignorant caretaker, we are quick to just jump out in the front to point out that it was abuse. What do we want with that observation? Charges? The rescuer knew that her relative couldn't deal with the dog properly and managed to save…

Watched this, like, 8 times in a row. At work. When I was supposed to be prepping for the next class coming in. DYING.

Nope. Since I used "male" parenthetically to clarify the gender of the previous teacher, it is correct. The point was that he'd been talked to before by a teacher, it is only a belated ironic note that it was with a MALE of the profession. I got all day, Darigaaz.