As people recoil over this causing his revenue streams dry up, he will become a regular contributor.

It makes sense that a man on a channel for men who live in a fictional world where black men have super powers would cite a fictional world where black men have super powers as an example of why we should have guns. It’s like if I did an interview for the beef industry and talked about how good the burgers on Xandar…

I’ve always preferred Dead Mike, anyway.

I’m shocked, SHOCKED that Bernie’s house negro allowed himself to be used by apolitical organization that values White possessions over Black lives.

The way some of her peers that I hold in high regard made me give them the side-eye with their responses to her. They came off looking like Black mean girls, even though they’re grown ass women. I’m happy NABJ sided with her.

As an older black man... who grew up in east Oakland... I’ve learned a few things, one of which is: never take the advice of a person who calls himself “killer <anything>”. That person is always a fake ass bytch.

Every Bernie Sanders Stan who used Killer Mike as the ultimate “He has a black friend!” move can now, officially, kiss the blackest part of my ass.

He’s just an idiot contrarian who is so desperate for validation that he’ll let himself be used. And the joke is that he still thinks he isn’t being used, that’s the sign of a deeply stupid person.

People shouldn’t be surprised by this. He always let his 2A support be known. But for the people who love Run the Jewels (most white, wannabe DJs I know) or Bernie Sanders (Shaun King), I guess this comes as a shock? Killer Mike didn’t play himself—this is who he is.

“In Wakanda, everyone had guns, and spears and everything else you needed.”

...from that network that brought you Cita’s World, BET Uncut and edited versions of The Wire?

LOL at Jezebel readers refusing to comment on this one 😩

That’s ridiculous. Journalism uses specific language. “Safe space”, isn’t a phrase that people even remotely define with any consistency. The words, “off the record” are the words that are employed when a conversation is meant to be off the record. There’s no ambiguity.

I don’t know journalism, but I know about state government. If something I write is not explicit and clear, then it becomes a series of “what ifs” and subject to interpretation, which is what happened here. This isn’t fair for Givah at all. Someone this decorated would never jeapordize her integrity over something…

I obviously dont know the atmosphere of the room but to me phones down doesnt mean off the record, in this day and age it could just mean we want you to be present and in the moment. Similarly, safe space could also be interpreted as feel free to talk as you please but again does not mean off the record. This is what…

I’m about Robin Givhan’s age. I hear “safe space,” I don’t necessarily hear “this is locked down so no one else can listen.” I even did a website and marketing work for a women’s focused conference for a few years, and we used a variant of the phrase - something along the lines of “you can feel safe asking questions…

If they don’t say “this is off the record,” then it’s not off the record. “Off the record” is already a courtesy that journalists extend to people who request anonymity, if you’re not specifically requesting it, it cannot be implied.

When you’re talking to a journalist, especially at an event like this, you need to be clear when you want something to be off the record and then the journalist must agree. You can’t assume.

Word. Whatever you really want to do, just say that. Plain speaking isn’t a crime. I’d rather some simplistic shit that cuts to the chase than inspiring words that mean nothing at the end.