They fed the beast and this is what it has come to.

Wow. That is some awful shit right there.

He's looking for attention.

I love this, OK? I.Love.This. Idea!

Slightly unrelated but I would so love to be Olivia Pope for Halloween. Apart from being a black women, what else do you guys think would really capture her essence?

How unfortunate!

I would recommend writing the letter and not sending it.

I like your name though.

Except it would be falling apart and muddy by day 2.

The lovemewithoutmakeup test always happens before I commit to a relationship with someone.

High school? I went through this with my grad school boyfriend in my late 20s. Obviously, I was late to understand the playa game.

Wishing you all the best. You deserve this and I hope that everything is going to be OK.

Oh my goodness. It's 9 pm and your recipe has me considering driving to the store to get some cake mix so that I can try it. Yummy in my tummy by midnight, I guess.

I'm sorry but the part about the children made me giggle. People are too much. And I'm sure someone actually took her up on it.

The thought of whisky cake just made my mouth water. Booze and cake make me so happy :)

Swoon. Sounds divine. Now I'm thinking of trying it with a pumpkin base.

Yes please. That sounds really delish. My grandma makes hers with sherry and spiced rum. Do you soak the apples in the rum for a few days?

I love rum cake. Please, someone make me some rum cake.

Agreed. Why is it always about men with some people? These women have strong bodies that they control in incredible ways by dancing for their own reasons. And they admit to feeling empowered. Where the eff do men even come into it?

Perhaps it is not just about shaking your ass to them. It may be about black women being allowed to have some sort of pride in our (sometimes) big butts and what they can do. This is maybe about thumbing their noses at the conventional idea of what 'proper' womanhood looks like.