I actually enjoy Rinna and always have. As a young black girl back in the 80s, I totally did not get why her lips looked the way they did but I knew they looked like mine, somehow, so she was alright with me. Lol. #legitreasonstolikesomeone

There is so much truth to this. I am from Ohio but lived in many places in the US. Cali was the most pleasant in terms of race relations (save for the LAPD). But, by and large, the only times I faced outright racism and had racial slurs hurled at me and others I knew, happened when I lived in Ohio. I’ve lived and…

I suspect they all have their cues timed and there are enough of them that they will come and go in waves. As a former organizer for a labor union, I appreciate their dedication to the cause. These protestors are giving me life.

When I first moved there, I was super in love with the city. That dichotomy spoke to me then. I was both educated and in-the-club-ratchet at the time. I did social justice work professionally, but loved the materialism that is ATL (Lenox and Phipps mall, anyone?). I lived in the most expensive neighborhood...in an…

The Crown is slow, slow and slower. I have tried to watch it because I love dramatic period pieces, especially ones centered around England. Westworld is amazing and, to me, far better than The Crown.

Damn, that’s an excellent point you made in your last paragraph.

I believe that is correct.

YASSSSS!!!! Thank you!

Lol. It is. But half my family on my dad’s side is pretty dark and they all used to say this. Plus, I’ve heard other, non family members say this too and I was always baffled.

Ugh. That makes me super upset that I actually watched The Night Manager.

Nope. I’ve heard, mostly black folks, say that dark skinned folks should not wear the following colors:

I don’t care. The stature not withstanding, his name is hard. Hers is not that hard. If you can pronounce one, learn to pronounce the other or don’t present at award shows. Not that hard.

I am not watching the awards, but I REALLLLLY wanna see the acceptance speech Streep just gave. I hear it was amazing and right on time as well.

It’s easy to me as well. But, my thing is this: If you’re invested in saying the first name correctly, say the second one correctly as well. In all my time watching award shows, I don’t think I ever saw anyone stumble over that man’s name. And it’s not easy. But, I distinctly remember folks not saying Uzo’s name right…

Yes. Many people think it. Yes, it’s a good shade on darker skinned women. It can look good on pale folks too. Just depends. But, I always hated that notion that dark skinned women “can’t” wear bright colors and wondered where it came from.

Lol. It’s Gal (like gallup) - A -Fan-A-kis

This part. It’s the same reason some folks have no trouble saying Zach Galifianakis but are stumped when pronouncing Uzo Aduba.

This is true. However, I have heard it said (mainly by other black people). My sister and half my family is dark skinned so I never believed it. But, I’ve definitely heard it said.

Congrats to her! I need to see the movie.

She’s won an Emmy recently so...there’s that. She does some behind the scenes stuff on some show that was considered for an Emmy. She got one. So she ain’t just there on account of dating Chris Brown. And damn me for knowing that. Lol