Oh fuck off with your bullshit.

I loved this movie when I was younger, but yeah, Cisely’s storyline makes me really uncomfortable as an adult. And the fact that it’s such a great film/so incredibly well done makes it all the more problematic.

This is right up there with that white city councilwoman in Minneapolis who handed her black opponent a wad of her chewed up gum.

Black kid raised in a white family. My mom slapped me (swift open hand across the face) a lot growing up. It never made me respect her. Quite the opposite. It made me realize how weak, cruel, and emotionally and intellectually unintelligent she was/is. My dad spanked me once when I was really little, at my mother’s…

Didn’t know much of anything about the show before this post, just knew it was a comedy. And sitcoms don’t typically have massive plot twists.

Uh, spoiler alert would’ve been nice.

Never underestimate the power of white denial. Unfortunately the having/raising of black children does not automatically translate into the having of a decent political analysis of race and racism, or even the most basic awareness. If it did I doubt she’d choose to raise her kid in such an overwhelmingly white town…

Why do I ALWAYS read ‘Spicy Facts’ as ‘Spicy Farts’? Is it just me? Every damn time.

I know erasure was not your intent, but the person who climbed up onto the statue and put the rope around it was a black woman.

The fact that she was asked to leave the event through the school’s back entrance tells you everything you need to know about this case. So gross.

Yeah... I’m sure that hoodie ban was entirely innocent and not motivated by any sort of prejudice at all.

I am so sorry. That sounds like it was/is awful.

I guess drive-by condescension is easier than reasoned and respectful discourse. Suit yourself. Just thought I’d ask in case you had something more substantial to offer.

Sorry? Care to elaborate?

And reading more about this guy, now I’m wondering how and why it is that this is the thing about him that the NYT article chooses to focus on, or The Root for that matter. It seems like his documented history of sexual harassment and stalking are way more newsworthy than how he identifies racially. I guess it makes…

Am I the only person who doesn’t find this story the least bit funny? Especially when you think about all the likely explanations and their potential ramifications... His mother may have cheated on his father, and once the kid was old enough that he could tell it wasn’t his, dad splits, and mom continues to lie to…

A quote from this Boston Globe article:

Does it seem crazy to anyone else that there’s no official mechanism to warn people if they are marrying someone with a known (to law enforcement/the legal system) history of domestic violence? I mean, I know such a thing wouldn’t help in all cases of domestic violence but it certainly could in some. Marriage has…

You may disagree with the idea of political blackness (it’s generally fallen by the wayside so you wouldn’t be alone), but it was actually a thing in radical circles in the U.K. during the time this show is set. I’m quite sure that is what Pinto is referring to. It’s not an idea she made up. And the show and it’s…

FYI: The term “Black” was used in the past in the U.K. to include POC that were not of African descent. Political Blackness was actually a thing in radical circles in the U.K. in the 60s and 70s, it’s not just something Pinto made up. I agree with the main point of this article that it’s inexcusable that the show…