Unpopular opinion but I think it’s valid complaint. A lot of these “girl power” artists use it only to further themselves and their own careers but remain silent during the trials of others.

The Cask of the Trumpmantillado.

Some of the Mardi Gras tribes are close to 140 years old, hence the old-school language.

They’re Mardi Gras Indians, and they trace their cultural lineage back to the days when slaves and Native Americans made common cause. Their outfits loosely resemble Native American wear, but they come out of a long and in many ways distinct tradition. The Native Appropriations blog calls some elements of masking…

Texas Pete? Come on, now

He’s just a wittle baby.

I’m forever greyed so no one will probably see this, but here :)

My current cats are essentially free fed (we put food in their bowls twice a day when we feed the dogs but they never actually empty their dish. They graze throughout the day - but if they can see the bottom of their damn dishes, they knock the bowls over (metal bowls + basement floor = distinctive sound) as if they…

I appreciate your willingness to write a story that reflects deep ambivalence.

Can black artists just please continue to lay the politics on thick? I would just love it if every major performance post Formation is just like ‘and you thouhght Beyoncé at the Super Bowl was intense?’.

I wonder this all the time. There are so many talented artists out there that are so easy to find. I have a wish list of several artists I want to work with and I slowly chip away at that when I have the money.

It’s so poorly done. Why do celebs get terrible tattoos when they can afford to hire the best artists?

Uh... White male actors and black female actors occupy different social positions, so society treating them differently is not a double standard in any meaningful way. This is like arguing that it’s a double standard that children can’t vote but adults can. I am going to go out on a limb here... You’re not a…

I love my negro nose with Jackson Five Nostrils.

Died. I'm dead. This is a ghost commenting. #slayedbyBey

Quick PSA: If you don’t “get” this video, it’s because Beyonce didn’t make it for you. There’s nothing that says black culture needs to be distilled and broken down for the masses. Some things are just for us.

IS THAT MS BIG FREEDIA QUEEN DIVA IN THE SPOKEN BITS!?

I like it.

that little boy in a hoodie in front of the police, and the cutting to the “stop shooting us”... damn, that did me in.