That said, you can’t ignore the context with which a Jewish person(and especially one of his age) is likely to use the word. To him Ghetto means something specific and I don’t think he can only use it in a past tene. To him a “ghetto” isn’t just “that’s where the poor people live” it’s “that’s where an oppressed…

To be fair I think there’s a distinction between saying “ghetto” and saying a shitty neighbourhood or a tenement. White people certainly know what it’s like to be poor and obviously there’s economic segregation but isn’t he right that white people probably don’t know what it’s like to be ghettoized?

When an old Polish-American Jewish guy can’t say “ghetto”, you realize how much times have changed.

I think Rihanna blue-balling Drake might be my sexual orientation...

Meh. I didn’t know of her before. And now we have her name and a sound byte from her (and none from the other activists who did “talk[] shit out”) reinforcing that this country has been complicit in anti-black police violence. A position that probably no one attending would have stepped up to say amid the Obama glow.…

This is Bill Bradley’s best chance.

I am a black mom and have this conversation with my children’s teachers at the start of every school year. I usually print a recent article addressing systemic racism in the classroom and suggest we work together to ensure that my kids are not subjected to it. Teachers generally sputter and a few have cried, but I…

She’s probably talking about restorative justice programs. I’m having trouble doing links on my phone, but it’s a concept that’s been reducing suspension and drop-out rates across the country. While critics deride the idea of students - and sometimes faculty - talking things out, it turns out that if you encourage…

I want to learn more about what kind of program she’s talking about. Maybe she’s talking about bringing in counselors, specialists, and educators who are understanding and culturally sensitive and have a track record 0f taking students seriously and following through with these students’ concerns when students say…

That and maybe reform education bills to expressly forbid 'zero-tolerance' style disciplinary measures in schools.

I think it’s obviously implied to be sucking his own dick.

Get lost with the “selfish” shit.

http://disputations.gawker.com/should-gawker-…

I’m not going to jump to any conclusions until I have all the facts, but it appears that Eisenhauer made two mistakes. The first is that he senselessly and maliciously murdered a 13 year old girl. The second is that he did not attempt to run from the police.

Ice Cube: “Maybe we should have put a slave in Staight Outta Compton.” 5:00 mark.

Next up: I think ketchup tastes bad, so I don’t eat it: a 7000 word glimpse into the human soul.

Too bad that 10 part documentaries, engaging podcasts or HBO documentaries aren’t made about poor Black folks railroaded by the system.

I was really interested but then I did a cartoonish double take and read that she was black so I went back to writing a strongly worded letter to OBAMA asking him why he wont pardon Steven Avery (I mean, it is a state crime not a federal crime, I GET IT, but like aren’t you the leader of ALL the states? Huh? HUH?!)…