This is one of the oldest tricks in the book, it is actually IN THE BOOK. They created a hostile work environment so when she leaves they can say “she quit” while they hide the dirt they did to make her quit.

This is important because the writers made a black woman feel expendable in her own damn show! We get disrespected so bad and all people tell us is to wait our turn! We have so few black leads out there and they killed one of our darlings!

Even so, I think the best thing you can say about it is that it falls badly afoul of Poe’s Law. When the only thing separating your satire of racism and oblivious cultural imperialism from actual racism and oblivious cultural imperialism is that you know what you meant when you wrote it, you may have done something…

for sure but the call is deeeeeeply coming from inside the house in a way that makes me stop and say... why

give him a break. it’s tough to write while taking up the white man’s burden and all.

I can see that you’ve been inspired by Norman Mailer though. I can spot his insufferable condescending tone in your writing.

The only way that any president, including the Messiah Bernie, can live up to their campaign promises is to elect a democratic majority in the House and Senate. And even then, not all democrats are liberal. Because that is how government works. Your lot can blame Obama all you want for not magically swooping down and…