Glad to see someone else commenting with some photo experience. Equally distressing is the use of very dark Black people as almost... another color to work with, a sort of blue black to go against a red dress, etc. They're lit to almost be voids of light, especially in high end editorials. Now, I'm not saying this…

I definitely was/am a mix of Jodie and Jane. And I think you're right, the POC's self-awareness of their own marginalization was an important element. And you know what, I think it was accurate. As one of the few POCs in school and an art weirdo, the Jane's and Daria's of my school were equally blind to POCs as the…

I hate to say it, but I feel like the goth guy from the recent-ish Sprint commercials was more on-point in wardrobe. Distracting.

So is this the part where we declare Health Goth over?

Double consciousness, always relevant.

I think there is something to Whiteness being tied to the general aesthetic asceticism that comes with minimalistic design. This goes along with thinness (no extra), aesexual/unisex utilitarian haircuts, that sort of thing. In a culture where Whiteness (racially, not the color) is seen as normal, not "spicy" or…

It's an insidious phrase, but a common one. It's code for "black people," under the assumption that we don't tip.

I have to say, everything you've said in this post is so on point. As always.

So... she's basically doing Nikki S. Lee?

Firm commitment.

I'm really glad to see him speak out. In addition to being absolutely correct on every point, he reflects a portion of the Black population (including myself) that gets seen as "safe" by their White peers. From a mostly White high school where there was myself and a few other bi-racial kids, I found my fellow students…

Cosigning this as a biracial Black daughter of a White mother. I'm sure my mom saw how my father was treated. Actually, I know that for a fact because some of my White family was against their being together. However, they divorced, and promptly married the same races again (White mother has been married to two Black…

I feel like I agree with Julie Klausner's recent hilarious rundown more from her podcast.

Point goes to the satanists.

No problem. I was seriously surprised. :)

I've actually had really good results with a product recently. I have very sensitive skin, so most lipsticks cause my lips to dry out/crack... it's really cute. But this has worked well so far. There's also matte ones under the Kat Von D label (which is basically the same sephora brand with different packaging). But…

Seriously. I give shit to many an artist that cop R&B and hip hop (Iggy cough Iggy), but James Blake just seems like a guy that makes things in his bedroom from a genuine perspective. I mean hell, when he's shown up on BBC radio he's played Frankie Knuckles. He's playing in a similar vein to other UK R&B artists like…

Hey, I'm black too, ps. However, as a person that likes post-punk, etc., this is an R&B that fits into my playlist better. Chill.

Because Kelala, SZA, FKA Twigs, etc. have already been brought up, I'd also suggest James Blake. There's a ton of stuff in the UK right now referencing 90's R&B slow jams and house driven up-tempo stuff (See Juce).

Tempting!