What about Turkey? The Turkish seem civilized.

Give them time, they'll become real "civilized" with their terrorism just like how the US justice system treats domestic violence victims, imitate the prison pipelines of US schools (expelling/suspending 5 year girls and boys of color), execute wrongly convicted, vilify drug offenders, homeless, drags rape victim's…

I cannot wait for people to be tired of this tired, black woman hating man.

Well, has Rush Limbaugh ever gone after Bristol Palin? Cause, she wins that one.

Proud to say I still don't know what she sounds like (after not clicking on the videos here). She doesn't seem to have a lot of substance, so maybe her "rap" career will go the way of Ashlee Simpson's singing career. And I actually thought Ashlee Simpson was about as decent as any pop star out there.

Didn't know that! Great trivia, and also gives more meaning to the movie for me.

It's cool that *Tortilla Soup is somewhat authentic, then. Such an underrated movie. I've seen it so many times, I quote the lines with my mom and brothers. Elizabeth Peña's prayer during the family dinner is now my head. Watching it tomorrow!

Will do.

Loved her in Batteries Not Included, and Torrilla Soup. So very sad.

Don't do it, girl (Shauna). You dodged one.

Because my race is part of my identity. To not see my race is to not see me completely. It's also disingenuous to say, "you don't see race", if I were to ask you what you thought about the events in Ferguson, im sure that statement loses meaning.

Reasonable, credible media outlets (Slate, PRI.org, even The Economist) have noted mainstream media is really exagerating Ebola realities, and pointing out that Americans are far more likely to die from good old fashion diseases related to our unhealthy eating habits and lifestyles than Ebola. The lack of basic…

I get it. For me, HTGAWM is not always compelling, so I end up watching a few minutes, and clicking away (to my BBC drama shows on PBS). I was a die-hard ER fan, so Grey's was foreign to me. Scandal started out great, but was almost as if the production team wasn't prepared for the success and hadn't thought about…

Oh, wow, thanks.

I agree. But I'm saying this as a Gen-Xer. I can and do appreciate a time when it was important to redefine how America referred to blacks circa Civil Rights Movement, i.e., negro, colored, other derogatory names. I believe Afro American preceded African American too, but was probably more aligned with Black Power…

Well, right, because, it has "American" in it. I have never heard that term used to describe someone who isn't American. Strange indeed.

I'm curious about the "many black people" have no African heritage. I mean, I'm probably 5+ generations removed from US slavery, but acknowledge that I am a descendant of an African slaves. Many people in Latin America are also descendants of African slaves. But I'm not sure why you would consider African American a…

I get that in a ideal world, where things like race, sexual orientation, or religion aren't used to oppress people. Back in the real world, though, it's clear she has led a very sheltered life that allows her to believe labels don't matter. However, for the average Black American or African American, that is not their…

Right. Black domestic workers loved theys massa. You should check out the Association of Black Women Historians' statement about The Help. It looks like the difference in reactions to the tweet depends on your historical knowledge of this particular group of workers...

the difference is brad Pitt will never be reduced to a role, or anything really. The help did not have wide appeal, and was widely criticized for its inaccuracies. That is line from a movie fetish-izes myths about less articulate black women domestic workers. The realities of these women are better honored,…