In this case, it’s the Till’s family story to tell. Honestly, I’m leery of saying that only certain people can tell certain stories. That seems very limiting and actually closes off creative possibilities. Can a black artist create a piece depicting the Trail of Tears? Can a gay white man create a piece depicting the…

Call them ‘Re’ and split the difference. Or tell them to get a damn name name tag so people will know whether it’s a Rene day or a Renata day.

And people can make the choice to donate to their gofundme or not. I understand what you’re saying but, at the end of the day, you’re not the one putting your family member in the ground or pushing the button to cremate them. It’s an extremely painful time and most people aren’t going to be thinking ‘hey, let’s do…

I like some of the basics but I know what you mean. It was just very meh to me and, in my opinion, some of the sizing was wonky - too long, weirdly cut, bunchy. I think that stores like Target aren’t willing to go too off the rails in terms of style because they’re still not 100% sure what to do with the plus size…

The tone deafness of poverty chic.

I can hear it, too. Even if it wasn’t blasting, it would still be annoying. repetitive music parked outside of my house for a couple of hours. Not exactly easy to ignore unless I want to blast my own music or wear noise cancelling headphones. It would be one thing if she was bitching about ice cream trucks circling…

She is a thief. Full stop. Yes, she’s a feisty little old lady but she is also an unrepentant thief who isn’t just ripping off The Man. It gets really old that the novelty of some people manages to negate the reality of their actual acts.

I’ll be doing Christmas in July this weekend since it’s supposed to be stupid fucking hot. I’ll crack out the Christmas specials, listen to some carols and probably eat a turkey and cranberry sandwich. Without all of the hecticness and fake cheer, it’s actually pretty relaxing.

I watched Superfriends but I always preferred the Lynda Carter version and the comics versions. It was just sort of a meh show to me until it became Challenge of the Superfriends and they faced off with the Legion of Doom. I don’t think the history does a disservice to the character, it’s just that that the character…

Actually I don’t think they will. The all lives matter types are always quick to point out that, statistically, white people are shot more by police. Of course, they’re doing this as a way to discredit groups like BLM or anyone who gets upset about unarmed black people being shot by police not because they actually…

The food smells! We have an open concept house. In fact all of the rehabs that we saw when we were looking for houses were open concept. The only homes with actual walls were older homes that needed a lot of work. I love our house but I hate the fact that any time we cook something particularly odiferous, you can…

Men’s rights groups often seem to be less pro-men and more anti-feminist/women. How many of these men’s rights groups are really about helping male abuse or rape survivors rather than using them as a prop to refute female victims? How many are really about helping men navigate the family court system? How many of…

I remember people going absolutely crazy over him. I think even the woman who does the Oh Joy Sex Toy webcomic talked about possibly doing a scene with him at one point. I just never got the hype.

I get where they’re coming from. As a black person in the United States, it can sometimes be hard for me to reconcile the past - which isn’t really that far past considering segregation officially ended in the 1960s-with the idea of celebrating the birth of United States. America has not been beautiful or great for a…

Until people are willing to acknowledge the truth of the past and it’s continued effect on the present. Until people stop putting their heads in the sand and pretending that racism is over because a black man was elected president. You can’t learn from the past and move forward if people continue to willfully put on…

I love promotional emails. Especially when I’m online window shopping. I’m always signing up for emails from various makeup brands because, yes, I do want 15% off of my purchase of some eyeshadow I might only wear once. I love the ones for pricey shit I have no intention of buying. Also, I just bought myself this…

I wish. Unfortunately, there are quite a few people out there more than happy to take NOI/Farrakhan and all manner of pseudoscience/ conspiracy nonsense wrapped up in Blackness very seriously. I follow several groups on Facebook that focus on health and fitness by and for Black people. Along with the usual stuff,…

Which is all well and good if you run a bakery or photo studio or some other business that isn’t really necessary. Not so well and good if you run the only pharmacy that works with a particular insurance plan or you own several affordable apartment buildings in an area with skyrocketing rents. Then your difference of…

Right. Once she was told there was no public restroom, why not go quickly to another location or, if necessary, squat between cars or in an alley. I get that peeing in public is gross but probably not as gross as peeing yourself.

He’s not ashamed. That the thing. He likely does not feel that what he did was wrong. And he has more than enough people supporting him that he doesn’t even have to worry about what his detractors think.