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Ashley Feinberg is a national fucking treasure.

you have contempt for ashley finding Comey’s Twitter account, in a story she titled this is almost certainly james comey’s twitter account. what exactly did you think you were going to get again? 

Wait, they have tape of Hulk Hogan nailing James Comey?

Yet you liked it enough to click on it and leave a comment.

Can you read? I said: “one of the greatest rappers of all time”

I nearly fell out when I heard the part about Nicki’s brother. I literally had my hand to my chest while listening to this entire thing.
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And... this is exactly why I can’t hate on her. You go Kim.

I love this. Unexpectedly, I think I love her too? I’ve never watched her show, I won’t buy her app, but I get THIS. I wish I felt as comfortable and confident in my skin as she seems to. I admire her willingness to be herself, no matter what. Sure, she’s silly and ridiculous, but she’s got some serious hustle and she… Read more

Well, to put it more precisely, you didn’t think about it because for you it is more automatic to empathize with fictional animals than actual black girls.

Ugh, still...you still think it’s weird for an 11-year-old to say she’s tired of reading about dogs in the context of her talking about how she wants to read stories that reflect herself? I mean...okay.

Can we not perpetuate the stereotype that black people don’t care about animals, please? Read more

Even if you were reading it correctly and she was tired of reading about boys and dogs separately, you read an entire article about a black girl trying to help other black girls by sending them books with protagonists that reflect them and that’s all you got out of it? What about the dogs? Read more

IDK about this particular little girl, but having been a Black girl - I always thought White folks were overly obsessed with their pets. Dog as man’s best friend is not accepted across all cultures. Animals are nice and all, but hardly interesting as fictional characters. Additionally, it must be irritating as fuck to… Read more

I feel like most popular children’s books with black girl protagonists are historical books (about slavery or the civil rights movement), and while those topics are undoubtedly very important, it’s like... Being black isn’t the only thing that black girls have to offer. And don’t even get me started on the white… Read more

The point is that dogs are seen as more deserving protagonists for children’s books than black girls. There’s nothing wrong with reading about dogs (I loooooooove dogs). But there’s a problem when so many authors are seeing them as more relatable than black human girls.

My engagement ring is alexandrite. It changes colour depending on the light. In natural light it’s pink. Under artificial light it’s blue. Under sodium vapour light it’s deep red. In a mixture of artificial and natural light it colour swirls.

I’m just basic as hell: I didn’t necessarily want a big diamond, I just wanted someone who could afford one.

Ohmygod this is the ring from Independence day that Will Smith gives, isn’t it? Why I recognize such a thing is beyond me.