She was acting like the STEREOTYPE of Blackness that white people like to put on and take off. Actual Black people know that we are not those caricatures.

That you didn’t think of it that way matters not. Those of us who are actually Black and see this kind of thing played out over and over again know exactly what she was doing. Not to mention that she blatantly said, in her own words, that she wanted her music to “sound Blacker.” Your cluelessness coupled with a…

Yeah, there’s the white-girl-trying-on-Blackness phase so many go through...

Yeah, being around all of those black people and insisting that they make her “sound black” must have been really gross for her.

also malibu is not that great, it’s basically mansions, 1 shopping center with over priced juice, and the beach.

this is the most forgettable song of 2017

tfw you’re done using black culture for profit and moving onto your Colbie Caillat phase.

Saying that Native Americans take anything for granted seems like one of the most outrageously offensive things you could possibly let pass through your lips.

This is outrageous. And yet, so typical. He would NEVER say that to a white man. I don’t think he would say it to me, a respectable-looking white woman. And she asked a legitimate question. GOD WHAT A TOOL.

Ok here you go: I didn’t give two fucks that Clinton was a woman, I gave many fucks about the fact that she was going to have a hard time actually winning the general. I was absolutely correct about that, by the way.

I really want a job as an influencer. I recommend fruit flavored seltzer water, mixed breed dogs, never wearing shoes with Velcro, and Fun Dip Lik-a-Stix. Does anyone feel influenced? Give me a dollar.

Except she really didn’t. Not well enough, anyway, obviously. Also she supported TPP and called it the gold standard for trade deals. Doing that is the wrong move in an election if you’re trying to win the Rust Belt democratic base. it’s a great move if you’re trying to win moderate Repubs.

Because that pro-labor person would have beaten Trump about the head and face with the idea that he outsources his own jobs, proudly celebrates people getting fired, and really doesn’t give a damn about working-class americans. In an election where people are anxious about not having as good a life as their parents…

I was shocked that she lost, but upon reflection, two things stuck out to me:

When did y’all start to get the feeling that she could lose?

They were responding to a call from a house on the block. Brush up before you double down on a mistake.

Yeah, but you can shoot a Black man pretty much anywhere if you’re a cop.

The problem is in this film, the white lady plays the main part and we (the audience) are expected to watch the story unfold through her eyes. She is the human face they prop up in the story, not Deborah’s, who we’re supposed to understand is mentally ill although sympathetic, nor Henrietta’s who speaks about 5 lines.…

Yea but as the author pointed out - This movie is sold as being about as an adaptation of the book which treats Skloot as a side character and the writing the book as a subplot to guide the narrative, but the movie shifted focus to the white writer and her ‘journey’. It’s just another example of taking main black…

I think it’s totally reasonable that we hold a 19 year old civilian to a higher standard than we do our police officers. Totally reasonable.