If she’s a fan of gansta rap and gansta rappers, is there a way that she can become a part of that culture if she was born into another one and in another place? I think it seems possible but only if she doesn’t use it as Halloween, but if it is a day-in day-out kind of world for her.

Uhhh, black women are told they are not welcome constantly, from all different sources in all corners of American society. Including in hip hop.

This was a fantastic piece Clover. Really well done.

“Would a black woman who wanted to rap have been told to do pop instead?”

Well researched and written. The biggest takeaway is that she should have listened to the people around her. Even the song you posted in the article, had she dropped the blaccent and gone with Valley girl ala kesha in the first part of her career that would have been a cute little underground sleeper hit.

Jemele is built for this. If she can deal with the years of men trolling her in tje worst way via social media and the comment section she can withsatnd 45.

Black women are good and easy to beat up on. Especially in sports. Now I’m going to watch this show every night just to support.

If Dump can call Mexicans rapists, BLATANTLY LIE about voter fraud, crowd sizes, 9/11 Muslim celebrations, call HRC “crooked” and Comey a “nut job”, and call my beloved President O illegitimate, Jemele should be able to say whatever the F she wants. ESPN better STAND F’ING TALL!

Same way blacks are “on welfare” while whites, especially rural ones who show up at Trump rallies, are “on disability.” Implying, of course, that blacks are just lazy and taking advantage of the social safety net, while whites really want to work but, gosh darn it, they have a condition that makes it impossible.

Lakewood, whose population literally doubled due to an influx of Orthodox Jews, voted 75% for Trump. The area this is happening in is highly unique.

Yeah, the one good thing about Trump being elected is that racism that’s always been simmering just under the surface is more out in the open now. There are still plenty of dog whistles, but people who used to do all this behind closed doors are now at least being honest about it. Makes it easier to see them for what…

Holy shit, I had no idea we were code for black people. That’s... weird? I don’t even know how to feel.

This really is a great column. I’m moving from suburban Pittsburgh to Mike Pence country tomorrow. (Taking a beer and pizza break from packing right now). As a progressive/socialist feminist atheist, I’m very concerned about my new location. But as a straight white middle-class male, I really do recognize how easy…

Excellent, excellent article Donyae. Is this your first?

Funny, because being willing to embrace its own long history is precisely why I love this show.

It makes me so happy. When they first drug it out of the lake and zombied it with that extra 20 miles of million pound chain they just happened to find laying around, I immediately yelled WHITE EYES BLUE DRAGON! and that’s why I got to sleep on the couch that night.

Jamie really needs to put on his big girl panties. I’m not here for his foolishness.

I thought Sansa figured it out when she ended at Arya would be lady of winterfell. Arya has never wanted to be a lady.

I read “Habsburg” and this guy popped up in my head.

Will Daenerys be the first woman to have her own grandnephew?