Oh, poor thing. I didn’t know that. An unknown of any gender would’ve been stuck taking that mess. I’m tempted to watch a clip of the scene. I was super bored last year and watched a few episodes after ages away. I felt so embarrassed.

I hear you about trying to give her the benefit of the doubt. She’s torn her drawers quite a few times that I’m aware of. And I’m aware that even men who aren’t rich and famous can be entitled, sexist, etc., regardless of race. But the aforementioned reason is part of why her narrative of “standing up for herself” as…

Here’s to the relief and joy of meeting your deadline. Yeah, it’s not the first instance of this behavior. She dismissed a journalist’s referring to Viola Davis in coded language that would be inherently White supremacist even if they’d come from my own mouth as a Black woman. “Classically beautiful”- (who’s…

It’s fairly common for White women married to Black men to feel overly comfortable disrespecting other Black folk, especially when they’re convinced that this marriage is “proof” that they’re not racist. (And if said Black husbands/boyfriends are themselves antiBlack, they’re not going to call out bad behavior because…

Had I read your comment first I’d have saved myself the frustration of trying to express the anger and hurt over this that you’ve done so well here. Thank you.

Yeah, I’m extremely disappointed in Chuck D. He and others like him would have been very vocal in their celebrations had this piece of sht been r*p**g Black boys*. The same goes for those who’ve been silent on the matter while claiming to be disgusted by his actions but think condemning chauvinist, misogynoirist evil…

The other group attacked/vilified are indeed Black women with naturally very ample butts. Girls are sexualized by many, not just predators. Some religious folks think curvaceousness = lasciviousness + promiscuity. So begins the efforts to minimize body parts for safety. Then to later have people assume that they must…

Yup. I think of Black, Brown, trans, poor and there’s often overlap. Black girls and women are constantly told the lie that we need to do more to be considered beautiful. I can also see trans women wanting to have shapes that they find feminine and also make them more “unclockable”. Generally, women and nonbinary…

I hope this is what finally and permanently destroys them both. I feel bad for their son, who’s the only innocent. Ideally, he’d be adopted and raised by a decent family. But the chance for that is nil and both parents are evil. I hope each becomes persona non grata for the rest of their days.

Precisely. Jennifer’s agony is palpable. She’s suffered for DECADES and instead of letting her try to build life, these two have been bent on intensifying the harm. I wonder if Kenneth’s ex (and mother of his children) knew his history- cos it makes her a terrible person if she did. Onika and this guy have shown…

The correctly named, “Stupid Comment” has been trolling on The Root as well. It’s beyond pathetic to be so useless and worthless in its own life that it seeks to agitate others with the pretense of “debate” because negative attention is still better than the zero attention it gets in real life. Going hard for a r*pist…

I only saw part of the interview but Jennifer Hough’s pain, trauma and ptsd were so obvious that I have tears in my eyes and a tight throat as I type. Sis talked of deliberately dressing to prevent a repeat occurrence. Just devastating. Women are punished for not being considered attractive and women are also punished…

Troll? Lol. I don’t know who ungreyed you, but I doubt you’re even Black. I’m a Black woman from Africa who cares about Black people worldwide and who’s mindful of events there, not just when the U.S. deigns to shine a light. Also my thoughts about this man are independent of who’s president there. I voted for Obama…

I remember her from when Wayne Dyer introduced her on PBS. Her deep Christian faith was what helped her pull through and heal. 

This is precisely why as a Black person I’m wary of the U.S. insisting on which Black person I should consider a hero or villain. To be clear, regarding Mandela, the U.S. and South African APARTHEID governments were in agreement. Colonizing, enslaving racist governments decided a freedom fighter was a terrorist. See…

You’re You’re very welcome. It came as a shock to me, too. I knew him through the movie. Cheadle’s a brother who’s been involved in good works involving Black folks both here and in Africa. Sadly, he was duped- like we all were. The Rwandese/ Rwandans deserved better.

This is only shocking and disturbing to those of us in the West who’ve been unaware of how long the Rwandese* people have fought to have him held accountable. In both English and French, they’ve pushed back against the U.S. efforts to maintain the false image of hero despite the numerous accounts of survivors who were…

I’d forgotten I’d read gossip about her being bisexual. (It was a lot - it alleged abuse of said women, cocaine-addiction, etc.) So I didn’t know if it was true or the new performance to accommodate men. I didn’t watch her on reality tv, so it may have been there as well. There’s a lot that frustrates me about her…

Peace, Sis! I thought you may be a Black woman and even wondered if your name was a nod to the West coast rapper (in addition to race and gender reasons for anger). Hmm, it could even be a play on your actual name. But I digress. Lol. I was late to her music. I then heard catchy collabs with Lil Wayne (speaking of…

Well, you already called it in your earlier post. She (mis)uses race and gender to make it seem credible and to position herself as the victim. As a Black woman myself who knows how these things are weaponized against us in all aspects of our lives, I’m both enraged and disgusted by the depth of betrayal. Most of us -…