Post Racial Society my ass. Anyone who dares use that phrase in my presence will be swiftly directed to this clip.

I don't know.

You hit the nail right on the head.

I never said that I pretend it doesn't exist. I merely said that as a black person, I don't agree with the use of the n-word by anyone.

Not only employing her, they're allowing her to play the role of THE Elizabeth Taylor?? Now that's just offensive.

Please.

Spare me the angst, Mr. Brown. That's a word that everyone needs to stop using, and this is coming from a black person.

I hate the term "Post-Racial America" along with "colorblindness/but I don't see color!".

Yeah, she meant to say that. Just like he meant to call Obama's Christianity into question yesterday. And just like his backer really believes that ladies should keep their legs closed as birth control.

Hmmm.

"Dunham's unique voice is one that merits a platform on which to be heard."

Yep. I will join you in calling bullshit on this whole premise.

Wonderful post.

I'm not addicted to anything. I use Carmex when my lips need it (usually during the winter/when I'm sick or when I actively bite the skin off my lips) and then use regular chapstick when everything's okay. It's the only product I've ever used that can heal cuts and cracks overnight and I swear by it.

Surprised? No.

Double post. Yikes!!

"Vaseline is the king of fixing chapped lips. It tastes a little like butt jerky, but if you slap some petroleum jelly onto your lips, you'll lock in moisture and lock out your wayward tongue and spit."

EXCUSE ME BUT NO.

Rumor, the Sparkle Glitter child, looks and behaves like Kyle Richard's daughter.

What I was trying to say (and I'm not sure that I said it as well as I wanted to) is that the idea to not focus on "prettiness" is a privilege that I (and many other dark skinned black girls) never really had because we are not considered conventionally attractive. I definitely agree with you that there needs to be a…