mine aren’t american

Right? He was the picture of graciousness from beginning to end. The manner of their disingenuous response makes me suspect they know they are in the wrong.

I know generational condemnation is reactionary and all that but boomers really are just the absolute worst generation of humans in modern history. Their awfulness is multi faceted.

I distinctly remember a classmate calling another (Sri Lankan) classmate Apu. Calling it “weaponized” hits the nail on the head so hard.

“They obviously new it was wrong early on...”

Race-based self reflection / meaningful self awareness is something too many white progressives simply don’t have the capacity for. The Simpsons (almost entirely) white male writing room’s response to the Trouble with Apu is only a prominent example of this.

Apply the logic of your question to those who had a visceral reaction to the idea of Oprah running and ask if they would have preferred voting for Trump.

“Would Oprah send her kids to public school”

The embrace of this particular celebrity running for public office and the condemnation of (the idea) of Oprah running for public office (an idea, to be honest, I think is equally ill advised as Nixon’s bid, the rock or any other celebrity) among the Chapo Traphouse/Splinter contributor/ wannabe, know-nothing…

“The accused possesses both tolerant and liberal views.”

“That’s OK. You should know that I absolutely believe that black people can be racist”

You should read this. It just emphasizes why this site’s recent condemnation of “white feminism” rings utterly hollow given it’s not too distant past. The only salvation for this farce of a partnership is if Jezeroot’s final article is an apology to black women

You’re right, and this site should “open the door” for the shit ton of black women they banned starting with battymamzelle and Ms. Jenkins

Boy this comment section sure is sparse. I guess that’s what happens when you ban all the black commenters.

I see we’re of the same mind. Come at me with the critical rigor of a college freshman, get spoken to like one.

When discussing racism, the most vocal supporters of white supremacy are as likely to be non-white as they are white. “White noise,” of which you are partaking in, can come from anyone, regardless of race, champ.

Yep. I’d wager, the only group of people more copied without attribution are black American gay men.

In that case, he’s cool in my book

I know very little about him, other than he was part of the fraternity of artists who traveled to Jamaica to work with Jamaicans. In theory, I’m not opposed to this. What I’m opposed to are artists who straight up steal sounds, or entire songs without contributing to the Jamaican artists who came up with them, or in…

“So is Misty Copeland stealing dance moves from Europeans? Did Leonytne Price steal from Europeans when she became an opera singer? How about Alvin Ailey?”