Also, I think in this context, she's not allowed to react the way the judge did. If she had, she would have been criticized for being a whiny b-word, not able to hold her own, etc. If she had just hit him back with the lyrics, it would have sent the message, as you say, that his words were just word - not a horrific…

But that reinforces the idea that rape threats are within bounds. It's so important that we have male voices backing us up on the notion that it's not okay to exploit women's oppression to win a stupid fucking rap battle, or for any other reason. It is not okay for men to use the fact of female oppression for their…

Could someone compile a list of links? I'd like some nice reading, please.

Im sorry that english is not my native language. Do you wish to continue this discussion in german? Maybe then i can complain about your lack of knowledge.

TS: Guarding your heart and protecting your dignity are a little bit more important than clarifying the emotions of someone who’s only texting you back three words. I’ve learned that from trying to figure out people who don’t deserve to be figured out. When someone seems mysterious, we like to romanticize that he’s…

And you gotta love a school whose mascot is the geoduck, and whose sports motto is "Undefeated since 1967" (they don't have a sports team, hence undefeated).

Fuck this. Fuck all of these posts. Fuck them all. Really, Jezebel? How many fucking posts do we need today about how Macklemore shouldn't have won, how KL is the shit and should have won, and how Macklemore only won because he is white?

FWIW Macklemore has openly stated that he thinks the Grammy should go to Kendrick Lamar, and that Lamar had the more important album.

So top things I should remember as a WOC voicing frustration about racism:

I refuse to believe Selena would write 'U' and Justin would write 'you'.

This is the first time I realized Willow and Jaden are named after their parents of opposite sex. Wow.