Tbh schools like Howard and Spelman are where plenty of black kids go who grew up in predominately white areas and want to “find” their blackness. Obvi not all, or even most, are preppy, but I can guarantee she won’t be alone. Atlanta has every kind of black person you can imagine. And Spelman is fairly middle/upper…

My hippie mom told us horror stories about having to dress in all those layers of Girl Clothes in the ‘50s and ‘60s: Girdle, garterbelt, hose, bullet-bra, pettipants, slips, petticoats. And on your Ladies’ Days, you added a sanitary belt, to hold your sanitary napkins. All those armored layers of rubber and metal.…

This is my face whenever I have to deal with sexism in the workplace

As a Latina also supporting Hillary: expect nothing but contempt from white commenters here. They know what’s better for us and they are baffled that we dare to think for themselves and have reasons to vote for Hillary. How can we? They know what is better and they don't agree. We must be ignorant!

I’m black and voting for Hillary. #SorrynotSorry. I don’t find this condescending at all. Why don’t you get in government IS the right answer. I’m so tired of all these whiny people running around complaining all the politicians are in someone’s pocket or are “UNAUTHENTIC” . GO BE A POLITICIAN Then. That’s an…

Watch What Happened, Miss Simone?, because a documentary is almost always better than a biopic—and this documentary is sensational.

“miss esther jones, the real ‘betty boop’ (she was known by her stage name, ‘baby esther’), was a singer and entertainer in the late 1920s. she performed regularly at the the cotton club in harlem. miss jones’ ‘baby’ singing style was used for a recording of ‘i wanna be loved by you’. her singing style went on to…

3/5th alive

This story pops up every now and again.. I first heard about baby Ester back in the 70's from an old aunt.. what goes around... we need a museum of appropriation. That shit would be golden just to record the faces of white people as the realize (late, lol) that it’s all appropriation. All of it.

You’re fired too!

You know, those spicy Latinas! You can’t leave them around your husband unless you want her to seduce him with her voodoo hips and flaming tamale lips.

Ok obviously sexting the boss was entirely inappropriate, but calling your husband a LEGEND because he recorded the firing of her? And then listening to it with all of your girlfriends? That’s kind of just immature and cruel and unnecessary, grow up, you fired her and ended the situation, the humiliation isn't really…

I’d fire her- there’s just no excuse for that degree of technological incompetence.

I own The Sloane Ranger Handbook. It sits on my bookshelf with The Preppy Handbook and an excellent but lesser-known guide, The New Georgian Handbook.

This reminds me of the last season of Mad Men, when an elderly character dies and Bert eulogizes her: “Born in a barn, and she died in a high rise. She was an astronaut.”

i am pleasantly surprised by the comments here so lets talk about something nice like how great kesha is and also how taylor’s necklace looks like a beautiful cat collar and i love it.

I’m never been a huge T Swift fan, but GTFOH Demi Lovato. There is more than one way to show your support to someone. $250K is a sizable amount of money and right now it might be much needed since K$sha can’t do her job because of this. Plus, I think its classier to just send a check without making a big deal about it…

“ I’m here to celebrate black history.”

Exactly. I’m not even a Taylor Swift fan, but the crap and criticism she receives is getting ridiculous. I’m sure, with legal fees, that $250,000 must be VERY helpful right now.

It’s a weird, weird world we live in. I’m sure it’s a well-meant gift and one much needed for legal bills. However, it is so odd to me that we are at the point where press releases about goodwill gestures and gifts have to be issued or else the public and peers will accuse you of being a false friend or bad feminist…