I find it odd that you declare things like LoL and Dota as only loose MOBA games when that genre specifical came about because of DOTA, not the Steam version, the original Warcraft II version. There was no “MOBA” game before Warcraft III - There may have been Multiplayer games that were online and had battles. . .but…

Because that isnt the narrative they chose...

If they made a Legend of Zelda where you played zelda rescuing link, I’d play it and love it. In fact, I think they’d be smart as hell to do something like that.

But does that mean they have to? Or should? Or that its some kind of “bummer” that Zelda isnt the main…

It’s a paradigm difference.

My takeaway from Rihanna’s response was that she’d rather just have trans models show up to her castings, rather than specifically seek one out for the sake of inclusion, which is tokenism (and is what her fan suggested). The beauty and fashion industries are as revenue-driven as any other industry, and yet,…

1.) Michael got me laughing in front of customers like a crazy person.

It’s not advice. It’s an explanation of the inherent contradiction that compels your anti-social bullshit campaign. You’re here because you disagree w/virtually every stance The Root’s writers publish. Unfortunately, you lack the sophistication to acknowledge your transparent motivations, much less offer any…

Dear Doo Doo Bop and the rest of the dumbasses trolling this site,,, you obviously give a fuck about everyone you reply to. You can’t claim indifference when you’re posting a dozen or so comments on this site daily. Actually, your comment frequency indicates that you’re mildly obsessed with folks on this site.

When you think about it it really says something that he, his wife, and his friend felt comfortable revealing their Nazi views (literal “gas the Jews” shit) using their face, location, and covering it up with a flimsy made-up name. How did they Nazi that coming?

...Goyfundme.com

Sounds as though all three of you will be around to watch the house because you no longer have jobs.

reminds me of this

I still don’t understand how they were charging her if the state is a 1-party consent state...does anyone have an explanation for that part?

However, when we as Black people police the Blackness of others, saying that they’re too light, too mixed, or not down enough to be invited to the cookout - we’re doing the work of the oppressor.

She’s as Black as our first Black President. Harry’s mother-in-law is still a Black woman with dreads. If Meghan wants to police her Blackness, so be it. However, when we as Black people police the Blackness of others, saying that they’re too light, too mixed, or not down enough to be invited to the cookout - we’re…

I identify as a mixed race black woman. Sometimes I just say mixed. Sometimes I just say black. Sometimes I just say Latina/Puerto Rican. It depends on the topic of conversation. I embrace both my Puerto Rican heritage and my Black American heritage, and readily identify with both communities. I have encountered…

The whole thing strikes me as “one drop rule” racism, which was the rule about how white supremicists defined who was “black.” If you have even “one drop” of “African blood” in you then you’re “black.” Telling someone they have to be some way because of their ancestry- such as say saying Markle has to be “black” no…

A friend of mine just asked me how my boyfriend identifies last week. His dad was Black and his mom is Chilean. He told me he personally identifies as Latino, but doesn’t care if others identify him as just Black because he’s fine with it. He said he just personally feels closer to his Chilean side because he was…

Biracial girl. I identify as biracial as in black and white. I wouldn’t ever call myself white but it also feels disingenuous to say I am black because to me that’s not fully accurate. I’m about 60/40 so biracial is the best fit for me personally. I don’t begrudge mixed people who choose to identify as fully white or…

1) The Blackening of Buckingham Palace: A XXX Parody is coming. The porn world never disappoints.

I’m glad this is an across the pond discussion because we can bring out the history of the “one drop rule” and educate the youth, Dwights and other curious non American Blacks, why we claim all mixed people. It’s for their own protection. They are our cousins and they need somewhere to go when the klan finds out they…