You’re actually pointing out an access problem. Not every photographer can afford a photoshoot with a high-paying, A-list celebrity. Just like every musical artist whose music is played on streaming services can’t afford to not be paid for that. It illustrates her point about Apple Music, which is why it IS…
I would say “bitch, please” but I don’t respect your opinion so.
“Fuck you, Mrs. Mosby,” one gang member said in the courtroom after his guilty verdict earlier this year. “I just smiled,” Mosby recalls.
I need more Maya Rudolph in my life. Hell, AMERICA needs more Maya Rudolph.
You know how us black people love to refer to ourselves as “ethnic”
It was already annoying being mixed and looking white without this “tragic faux-latto” bullshit in the news.
Her tour was cancelled due to low ticket sales. Her opening acts bailed months ago and are now headlining their own tours. Yes she’s had a few hits, but having a few hits does not equal making a lot of money for a fairly new artist. Nor does it equal longevity in the industry or the public eye.
When Culture Club had a song in the top 40, people called them ‘the new fab four.’
Was she a tough child to raise, mom Igloo?
But QTip's message is literally about race. That is what this conversation is about. This is issue is about race, period. Having people jump in and be dismissive simply because they don't like the message is totally part of the problem. Black voices are not heard for reasons such as people turning up their noses at a…
I managed to make this about race? Qtip is specifically tweeting about race. This is a race issue, period. It's already about race. That is the point. I didn't make it so but "LOL" at the timeless "get over yourself" when a white person doesn't like it when race is addressed. I'm under myself very comfortably, thank…
Where did I accuse you of being a racist? I'm pointing out that you are specifically being dismissive of a medium that has been incredibly meaningful to the black community. As a person of privilege you are having a hard time understanding that. Me pointing that out is not the same as accusing you of being a racist.
Yeah I saw that comment. Your point of view is sad and extremely dismissive, especially to black voices who use Twitter because that is often the ONLY way they have to reach out and get people to hear them. If your first reaction to a black man reaching out to talk about something as powerful as slavery to the…
Exactly. He didn't start out to write an essay. He was trying to jump into an ongoing discussion, to address journalists and artists and this is what came out. It's a powerful statement from an important figure in music. I'm ecstatic we have a medium of communication accessible from a device we put in our pockets that…
1. Because twitter is the medium through which all of this started, and the only one where it can be guaranteed Iggy would see his message.
Considering many "wall o' texts" are immediately, and decidedly, met with tl;dr dismissals these days (particularly by the people who would benefit from the read), I'd say breaking his essay down to easily readable and digestible 140 character chunks was the better move.