Yeah that extension cord beating thing was bananas. This article links to a good Slate article describing the incident and including background info... but for the morbidly interested, semi-graphic photos can be found here: http://newzimbabwevision.com/see-photos-of-model-gabriella-engels-20-injuries-after-zimbabwes-fi…

I’m not qualified to vote on this but I would urge caution with associating anything with Robert Mugabe in any way. That he is a terrible person cannot be overstated enough.

Jeez I don’t understand any of this and I assume Ms Brennan doesn’t either but clearly the members of the community want them holes in the wall covered up and some.... what, some little statues taken down?

So... you have to be in the White House to be a white supremacist? That’s a weird place to draw the line.

I’m fine with being labeled whatever folks want to label me. I’m just happy for the chance to be heard at all at this point. Three times in less than a week I’ve had well-written community-standards-friendly comments left in Pending Approval status simply for being critical of the author. All on the Root articles. …

Ah, I see the typo was corrected but my comment is still pending approval. This the second time in less than a week that The Root has kept one of my critical comments in Pending Approval status while promptly approving all my other non-critical comments elsewhere. This a non-burner account I’ve had for years.

While I agree with the overall sentiment, this article is all over the place. Too many either irrelevant or straight up false equivalencies to list out.

If it was just the food but with comfortable seating and no cotton centerpiece, then it would still be borderline but you could make these “honest mistake” arguments. But throw in the cotton centerpiece and tacos at a previous engagement for Latino students and the attempt at encouraging diversity begin to look…

My early childhood included lots of friends but barely any who shared the same skin color as me. And TMNT was, by far, the main thing we all bonded over. Regardless of whatever else we were into, we were all into those damn turtles. I don’t think I fully grasped why until just now.

Since racism exists along a spectrum, it would depend on exactly how one defines a White Supremacist. If we agree that there’s a difference between an office shitbag who tells outrageously offensive jokes and a card-carrying KKK member who would absolutely murder a person of color if given the chance, then where’s the…

To the point that he often sounds like he’s spewing pro-eugenics rhetoric, I think it’s the ‘intellectual’ root of his racism.

Incredible place to visit, can’t recommend it enough. If you’re planning on moving there though, just know that your overall odds of success are quite low. If you have a pet other than a cat or dog, you’ll need to be willing to leave them behind. If you don’t have a degree or at least 5+ years experience in a field…

And yet my other comment is still pending approval. Cowards.

For the record, I absolutely believe that this firefighter should be fired for overt racism. I’m just amazed that The Root’s own Michael Harriot apparently doesn’t feel this way.

I mean... I guess according to Michael Harriot, this firefighter, isn’t... racist? Well, um... this is awkward.

“But I don’t believe words make someone racist.”

Dude be like, “Dammit! I knew I should’ve gone with ‘hispanic’!”

Ay didn’t we all applaud the firing of Hank Williams Jr for making similar remarks about Obama? Y’all need to decide whether or not public figures are allowed to have opinions or not.