So...here’s the thing: while I did conduct and write the interview, I didn’t write the book (though I did enjoy it). So I’m not going to defend or dispute the book’s points. I think you should read it, and see how you feel about it.

Kim K. talking to her domestic in the morning.

In my mind, Ndegeocello occupies a zone that is so cool, so individuated, so aesthetically nuanced, that listening to her music, her words in interviews, seeing her performances, is a kind of master class in artistic authenticity. Meshell, you are flat-out sublime.

Love this.

Omg I have always watched that scene where she “kills the mood out of fear that he’ll spill beer on her Italian silk couch” and thought that would be me. He really would have spilled the beer. I just couldn’t let that happen. I’ve thought about that scene a lot and have tried to work against my calling as a neurotic…

This is worthy of discussion, because respectfully, I think the entire idea is that white people need to be more cognizant of how things are always “framed” to make things palatable and easy for their own peace of mind. And I say that as a white person.

Let’s see. Here we have:

Hi Xiade! You’re correct, a discussion of privilege and oppression that solely focuses on race does miss out on other axes of privilege, like class, gender identity, accessibility needs, and sexual orientation. This is why it’s important to introduce the concept of intersectionality to these discussions. Basically,…

So you understand it exists but want to pretend it doesn’t because it hurts your feelings? That’s the standard mediocre white person response. Not sure why you took the time to write it out like that.

I WILL BE THERE

Meanwhile in the 80s those Golden Girls were buying condoms in bulk.

So I just clicked on the links you provided, and especially for the second one, you grossly mischaracterized what was said. Cut that out.

Bitch I’m in rural Tennessee, eat a dick.

I was hoping they would chant “SHAME!” At him repeatedly like in GoT until he was chased off the stage and out of public life.

I’m teaching my kid to say FUCK BOOTLICKERS so yeah if she read a senator for filth she’d probably have Christmas in February.

But yes, black women set him off extra extra.

HEY, NOW.

I’m disturbed by the fact that this is the first time I’ve ever heard of Toveet Radcliffe, but I’m not at all surprised.

Accidental Suicide? “Whoops, I only meant to wound myself but instead I killed me?”