Articles like this give me hope, in that it seems like we spend so much fucking energy on Racism 101, that we can never really get into Racism 203: Colorism and Racism 501: Provisional Privilege and Proximity to Whiteness, which is what this is. And the fact that we are inching to the conversations as a people and a…
Benjamin Gorman
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Let’s test your theory.
The whole “that’s not who I really am” and “anyone who knows me knows I wouldn’t do or say x” nonsense.
Never a wrong time for this one:
White Opinion Alert. Feel free to disregard.
Every time you think the story of the Fake Felicia is over, Black Jesus drops another hilariously sad bomb on us. A…
How sweet the sound...
This is a beautiful piece that perfectly encapsulates how I’ve felt most of my adult life but especially now after Cheeto Voldemort was elected. I’m so glad I’m Buddhist — chanting regularly plus reading Jez commenters are pretty much the only things keeping me sane these days. Oh, that and the occasional Muay…
I’ve never commented on Jezebel before, but this piece absolutely blew me away. You brought to vivid life all the rage and desolation I’ve been feeling lately. Thank you for letting me know I’m not alone. Thank you for reminding me it’s okay to be completely and utterly livid with what we have to deal with. Keep on…
I love this. I FUCKING LOVE THIS.
(an occupational hazard when you’re a woman writer, a life hazard when you’re kind of a bitch)
In 2001, when I was about 14 years old, my male friends invented a game that went like this: one of them—and it was…