This is the clearest and most penetrating piece of analysis I have ever read on The Root and its sister sites. You have most accurately captured our moment as one of a profound, bottomless narcissism that, by definition, can never be fulfilled. I am not sure where this will end or what the reckoning will be when it…

Glad to have one of my favorite writers back!

We are a country addicted to nostalgia, but with no regard for history. Nostalgia is history without moral reckoning; it keeps people pining for golden eras that never existed and anticipating a future that will never materialize.

If there’s definitive video that she’s full of shit (hence the entire part about ‘if’ in my post), I most certainly will not. She’s doing a massive disservice to actual victims if she’s lying.

Our white “allies”:

There’s a 23% service charge on there do u really expect him to lay down 15% on top of that?

There was a Service Charge of 23% added so that might be the auto-gratuity added in.

I understand why that’s attractive for simplicity’s sake but I don’t see why they should get to “keep their hands clean” of paying people bringing in tremendous value for the school.

Honestly, I have known this for years, and I am a white person from a white neighborhood. Anyone who doesn’t is intentionally ignoring the facts.

This is the number one reason I will never respect “law enforcement” officers. Millions of lives ruined over a fucking plant, a plant that does not affect anyone else but the user. Meanwhile, alcohol and tobacco run rampant, killing millions.

It’s deeper than that: whites are MORE likely to have drugs or weapons on them. You’ll never guess what makes them so confident to do so.

It’s also important to note that black people do not use cannabis more than whites. This policing is nothing less than intentional harassment of blacks and Hispanics.

aww, you dont understand what racism is :(

Wow...WOW, Hazel. This article has me dead. Never in my life did I think Jezebel would do an article on Bossip, and it’s pretty amazing.

K.

I think the point of no return for Kanye will be when the same people who crucified him from telling the truth about Beyonce’s video and embarrassing your racist aunt’s favorite artist Taylor Swift turn around and start using him as a positive example of a Good Negro.

I cannot wait to read all of the Jez comments...