I really, really hate when people say “white person’s hair” or “black person’s hair” when the phrase is in service of saying it’s all the same. Most products geared toward “black hair” are too greasy, & many products for “white hair” are drying. However, I can use so-called white & black products. My biggest…

It’s a shame that they’re breaking up, but I don’t know if any if the reasons put out here (gossip) are true. If it is, it’s sad. I’d much rather see people go their separate ways, after serious contemplation, without a third party being involved. However, I would’ve been shocked if they lasted in regular life, much…

You’re telling nothing but truth. I’m familiar with white poverty bc I live in a state filled with rednecks of all classes, so I’ve seen some Dukes of Hazzard shit, up close. I’ll say this: certain kinds of white people aren’t talked about in these discussions, bc while whites define black thugs as dangerous, vicious,…

Those motherfuckers love that graveyard narrative. I’m not even a big sports follower, & I’ve noticed that shit. It’s on purpose, too, bc there are plenty black athletes who get athletic scholarships, who come from intact, middle class (or higher) families. Some of them are offered both athletic & academic…

You’re totally right. Locally, we’ve had a number of white people with trailer park to riches stories, but the media downplays, or doesn’t address their origins at all. It’s “understood” that white people aren’t “supposed” to be poor, & when they are, there’s this stoic silence about it. In other words, I think camera…

Absolutely. The car thing is a BIG one in American society. Most people in my family drive foreign cars bc of their track record of dependability. Some of those cars are expensive. Funny how it’s only us that gets interrogated about that. I remember the carpool lanes at my elementary/ middle/ high schools. It was…

I’m on my phone. I’m so sorry!! When I’m home, I need to log in on my computer to see how it looks. I guess the display is different on a phone? I don’t know😮.

The crabs in a barrel thing is rough. I used to think that you could make friends with anyone, regardless of a difference in economic background (especially those of us who share the experience of racist treatment). I don’t believe that to be the case, anymore. I can’t say it’s impossible for EVERYBODY, but it hasn’t…

One thing about white folks (& current Trump supporters) just feeling they deserve more, or EVERYTHING: back when I was a kid, my parents always had a thing about not letting white people in our house. Some of my white friends could come over, but their parents were NEVER invited- & all of my bday parties were in…

This kind of assumption also speaks to a media representation issue. Normally, the discussion is about who’s working behind the scenes, but this is also about whose stories are told. At a glance, it seems that if a black person is featured on tv, the story is one of two things: if it’s negative, it’s about depraved…

I was hesitant to even post my comment, bc it sounds so ignorant- but, it’s the truth of what people down here say all the time. I was relieved when I saw that you understood what I meant. I know that black people (where I live) usually classify Africans as the “most black”, followed by Haitians, then Americans.…

OMG. Where I live, a Haitian would be considered “more black” than a person born of two black American parents (yes, I know that thought process is ignorant, but it’s the truth of living in a state where people are openly colorist & proud of it).

Im thinking that some of what happened with this actress is that she’s not American. Even if an American thought her dog looked just like Jill Scott, she wouldn’t go on tv, & express that thought- bc she’d likely understand the implications of that in this culture, & the shitstorm to come. I also wonder if a US…

No, I can see what you’re talking about. There are a number of people on tv & movies who really do look like apes, monkeys, etc, & I think it every time I see them. Wilford Brimley will always look like a smushed face cat, too.

Yeah,...Jesus. He needs to fed into a meat grinder feet first, so he can’t try his “can’t remember” experiment on any other kids. I realize that your attorney’s job is to get you exonerated, but everybody involved on the defense side of this needs to be set on fire.

Thank you kindly for the title. I’d love to stab George Lopez in the nutsack with a hepatitis C infected salad fork, but this title will keep me happy for now. Hugs.

First, Jill Scott is beautiful. She was a beautiful little girl, & she’s now a beautiful woman. However, I see people all the time that do slightly resemble other than human animals in facial structure, or they outright look exactly like said animal (I say “other than human animals” bc humans are just a specific kind…

You speak nothing but truth. I really believe that people being so committed to believing to this death being a suicide, is grounded in the fact that he was a repulsive person in many ways. However, there are red flags all over this, to me. Anyone who’s ever worked closely with the Aaron Hernandez(es) of the world…

Ahem. Does this Deliverance begin with the sounds of a furious banjo?

I think that some of these people’s notoriety actually may prevent them from getting a legitimate job. Even if you were seen fighting on tv 20 years ago, viewers don’t necessarily process the passage of time accurately. So, years later, you could still be seen as a loudmouthed, brawling drunk- even if that’s not who…