That's because TV/movie/fashion people are not normal, yet they're splattered all over 24/7 as if they're "standard".

Dear whoever is doing costume, makeup, set design, and lighting (and etc.)for Dear White People:
It is PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL.

Seriously. But of course, it makes perfect sense if you think black people are terrifying maniacs just looking for a reason to take a bite out of the chip on their/our collective shoulder. I really don't think of myself that way. I am also able to survive being wrong about things. I assume some people must burst into…

Straight and simple:

I'd be proud to call you friend. I like people who stick to their guns especially if it means that you have to make the hard decision of ending friendships on the spot and going home alone. As a Black woman I really appreciate you calling them ALL out on their bullshit and their readiness to tolerate and encourage…

Woo yes. You got me there. You really hope folks are on the same page with this type of thing even when you know they're not. The whole 'but it's Halloween/my birthday/a big sorority or fraternity bash what am I supposed to do now' line of thinking is *almost* fascinating to me.

"African American" doesn't make those assumptions. Ill inf0rmed and careless speakers make those assumptions. Just because the term is often misused by dumb-dumbs does not mean it has no value.

That's a people problem, not an "African American" problem.

It's the only label we were allowed to choose for ourselves. Amazing how everyone always seems to have issues with it. Blah blah blah, friend from Morocco, yeah, sure, but I'll take African-American over any other label that was chosen for us, thx.

Ok, this makes me feel a lot better. I just lost 3 "friends" because I flipped out at 1 said friend a month ago while we were out. The offense? She brought along a friend who dropped the "N" bombed a few times. The one statement that made me lose my shit? He said to me, "N[s] have to know their place.". Uh what? I…

Back when I was internet dating, I went out on a first date with an attractive woman about my age (50's). Over dinner she commented that she had done some research on me (her own version of Dunn & Bradstreet I guess....which I don't have any problem with...one has to be safe.) She commented about the town I live…

Actually, please DO put your racist tendencies front and center when you're online dating - it will deter non racists from wasting even a single second of their time pursuing a connection with someone who is completely incompatible, while also attracting the interests of fellow bigots - taking them out of the dating…

I just think of the hundreds of thousands of American men who died lonely deaths in Europe, and the wives, girlfriends, mothers, fathers, and children that they left behind, all of whom suffered grievous loss, fighting exactly the thing that these scumbags stand for. They would consider this treason, aiding the…

Oh man, I'm the last person to judge over how highbrow books are, 90% of what I read is fantasy, about 30% is erotica, (I can math, I read mostly fantasy based erotica is what is gong on there.) Somehow I never get into Twilight though, and at first I wondered if that's why I couldn't see any appeal in the 50 Shades…

Score! I turn 34 in October.

It has to be better. If they are going to spend Hollywood budget money on it, they will surely hire professional writers to overhaul the ridiculousness. I won't be seeing it, just out of principle, but I'll read reviews.

I refuse to believe they are actually going through with a movie of that ridiculous book.

Nothing involving Fifty Shades of Grey is "hot". Jezebel...

This wasn't something they did out of the public eye. They didn't go into the bathroom, or around a corner. They did it right out in the open, in the midst of thousands of people. It couldn't possibly have been more public. Why would it be a problem having people record it and post it? If you're going to do that shit,…