Not sure why this comment has so many stars..

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS CULTURAL APPROPRIATION!

It’s not about ownership. It’s about historical context and how that shapes the meaning of the words we use. That word coming from the mouth of a white person has an inherently different meaning than it does coming from a black person. That’s what linguists call the connotative meaning of a word; the meaning it…

Pretty sure we figured this out in the early 90s when the word was shortened to “nuh” for radio play.

That’s because what she did doesn’t actually hurt anyone, but her. Unless you are implying the tyranny of being black in America is white teens buying your music and singing along to it.

“This is a teachable moment,” Sung told the Times-Dispatch. “It’s not something that we’re proud of. The team is very apologetic and sorry. There’s nobody of any color that should say it. Period. There’s nobody that should say it.”

This post was hurtful to us

Hot take (but also serious): Her response is more racist than the actual video.

I bet these women aren’t strangers to burning a lacrosse on someone’s lawn either.

“This video really was out of innocence

“I don’t see why this should be an issue about privilege. Also, take it easy on me.”

Hating on black people is always a “teachable moment.” shooting black people is a “teachable moment.” Putting innocent black people in jail is a “teachable moment.” When will there be a teachable moment about respecting people of color? Or treating us equally?

We are reporting Nick to the authorities, thank you.

Well, that’ll teach him to never trust someone named Grayson.

Bro. I live in a city and there’s routinely fucking helicopters flying overhead - how the hell was he supposed to know they were circling HIM specifically? Moreover, have you seen Ferris Bueller before? That motherfucker trespasses through plenty of people’s backyards and I don’t see you calling for his execution.…

The cops went into a situation knowing a whole lot of nothing and made a shitload of unacceptable assumptions. They ambushed a man in a backyard. They didn’t even make their presence known to ask him so no we are not going to make excuses for them entering someone else’s property, lying about what he doing, lying…

Exactly. And: as if Stephon even had time to “comply,” or even to understand what he was supposed to comply with. The cops did not identify themselves as officers. The cops shot him within seconds of seeing him.

You’re nicer than I am. The people who say “well he should have just complied” can just shut the entire fuck up. I’m tired of their idiotic excuses as to why these cops just had to murder this man.

Preach. This. Word.

It’s the very same people who say ‘why didn’t he just comply’ that are the first to say the ‘cops feared for their lives.’