New Black (TM) is a specific idea that rejects Blackness; it’s not about money. Pharrell, Raven, and Kanye have explicitly said they’re post-racial and that’s what we talk about when we say New Black (TM).
Pharrell: “[Race is] not pigmentation: it’s a mentality”
Raven: “I’m an American, and that’s a colorless person…

Oh got it! I think that’s not what New Black means though - at least not by the folks that use the term. You’re thinking New Black is like New Money, but how Pharrell and Raven describe it is more that they’re “colorblind”; they don’t see race or experience race like when Pharrell says that Black people can / should…

whet.

Hmm. I gotta disagree with you on Bey and Jay. I criticize them a lot, but they’ve been supportive of #blacklivesmatter. They’re not publicly outspoken critics and that bugs me a lot, but at the same time they’re putting their money and political capital where their mouths aren’t, especially Jay. Their public…

And the follow-up question is: why would anybody even ask such a stupid question? (BECAUSE A MILLION TIMES YES)

I’m super pro Mankiller’s name. But thanks to what a Jez commenter pointed out to me recently, I’m super anti the executive order she signed excluding Cherokee Freedmen from citizenship:

And call their fucking references. 9 out of 10, they fired from their last job for being a psychopath but everyone’s to lazy to double check. Fucking Uncle Geech.

Her role is a mechanism in a political machine that upholds white supremacy. Even though that role is filled by a Black woman, it’s still the function of that role to maintain the status quo — which includes sanctioned state violence against Black people. Breaking down the machine from within the machine is a feat…

My favorite tabloid pull quote

Indeed, indeed. I’ll look into it further. Thanks again!

Woah, thank you for pointing this out. What beyond-fucked up and racist move. Really appreciate the info — very interesting insight into a historical nuance I had no clue about. I’m not sure how familiar you are with the Cherokee nation, but do people largely consider this move emblematic of her legacy? That is, when…

WHY didn’t you vote for MANKILLER!!! She’s native (replacing the native-killingest president ever) and her last name is MAN. KILLER. I expect more.

I think the idea is that if the disease is mental, the pain they feel is imaginary, not real. We’ve moved so far towards extracting the body from the mind in terms of health that anything in the mind is considering an individual deficiency. They want their pain treated as real as the pain from a physical wound because…

I really appreciate you taking the time to write such a thorough and coherent response. Very informative and really helpful for my understanding :)

Exactly the info I was looking for — makes perfect sense, thanks!

That makes sense. I guess I assumed there was a more direct connection between this issue and training / jobs / pay. That is, I would imagine it threatens the integrity of the training y’all get if you’re learning about ethics and abortion care, but then a legislator gets to essentially say that those two items are…

These are also states you don’t want to be a doctor in — something I hope comes to the attention of policymakers soon.

As individuals, that’s true. But as an industry, laws like this make health professionals unable to do their jobs. Health is like law, in that objectivity and ethics play a huge role and while they’re not perfect by any standard, those tenets are what makes the systems run. The whole point of having organizations to…

This is an issue I actually wonder about: is there any ethical regulatory feature of AMA that can counteract a rule that says doctors must give factually inaccurate to patients? I suppose even that feature is subject to criminal legislation, which is why KS and OK took this route, but I’d love to hear from a…

I agree. It’s light-hearted and dumb, but they pick such charismatic people who are truly stellar live performers who connect with the audience that it’s highly enjoyable and hilarious! The one with The Rock was outta this world, and Common wearing a Lionel Richie wig is my everything.