why does this sound like an amandla stenberg movie?

you got one troll who is really throwing a tantrum downthread. i’ve had to flag him about five times now.

they didn’t receive the protections or privileges of anglo-saxon protestants, those serving as the benchmark of “pure” whiteness. until the anglos decided that the irish would be useful in bolstering the numbers, then they did receive the privileges simply by appearing white.

the confusion comes in when ethnicity is conflated with race. race is a construct; ethnicity (or culture) is not. the white race is an umbrella of supremacy that includes all white-appearing ethnicities while the black race consists of those who live or whose ancestors were taken from the sub-saharan african continent.

then there was the vinson case that went to the supreme court and made sexual harassment discrimination the law of the land:

aaron neville has a response song:

actually of the two songs featured, this is my fav:

you made me think of this scene from mtm:

my question regarding cultural appropriation when it comes to music is did the original get the same monies as the replay? it’s all about the money.

“In two years, for the first time in U.S. history, less than half the children in the nation will be white. So let’s talk about what’s working when it comes to race, and what isn’t. Let’s examine why we continue to segregate along racial lines and how we can build inclusive communities.”

i just remember todd’s total disrespect of then president obama.

i agree. unfortunately, i will always side-eye phylicia rashad for her adamant support of a serial rapist. just because someone is good to you does not mean he’s not a monster.

they already have a petition:

but judging by her t-shirt, she was quickly converted.

i liked it, so....

i’m reminded of an episode of the twilight zone “invaders” starring agnes moorehead where she is in silent terror in her battle against what are beings from another planet whose sentience is belied by their toylike appearance. a precursor to the AI theme.

repugs often project onto their detractors things that they are doing themselves (ala voting fraud, etc.)

they’re called paragraph breaks.

here you go:

the studio kept a young judy garland amped on drugs to get the performances they wanted, and no one was there when she had to fight her subsequent addiction in later years.