What you found sounds accurate. However, here’s where I’m coming from: when you (anyone) speaks of percentages, you’re talking about “among black people who are married”. If your number (94% of black women) is correct, that’s 94% of black women WHO ARE MARRIED. What is the total percent of married couples out of the…

I know you live on another part of the country. So, here’s my question: are poc’s not experiencing the full klan ride from young in other places (outside the south)? It would never occur to me, or any black person I know, to cry because a white trailer person, called them a “nigger”. I’m floored by these reactions…

Why is she obligated to pick a black dude when black men have been giving the last rose to white/ other women for decades? In real life (which is what matters), black women are the ONLY ones who’ve been holding it down for black men as a category-those who don’t have much of anything to offer, & those who do (of…

Al’s still putting it down. Now, it’s not as good as when he put out Love & Happiness, but a man can’t be perfect.

Exactly. This applies to black guys, too, & seeing it doesn’t convey homosexuality. I can hear,”He’s my heart, man,...my heart”. It’s always just meant they give a damn about the person.

Every job I’ve had has been male heavy (usually over 95% male), & it’s something else to see how they react when a tall, square-jawed, handsome guy gets hired. Like clockwork, many of them say he’s gay. Their behavior also changes to visible discomfort in his presence- not all, but enough for you to see what’s up.…

It’s extra gross bc I’ve heard guys say that a male friend was “their heart” a million times (w/a hug & fistbump), & there wasn’t (& isn’t) anything gay about it. What these publications are doing is exploiting the nuances in the difference between spoken word & print, & also promoting homophobia. It’s fucked up.

This whole thing is gross on many levels. While I believe A. Hernandez could’ve been a murderer (or likely is one), his case has really been Exhibit A as far as male catty behavior. Women are always accused of being competitive & jealous, but the salacious reporting surrounding this particular case is something else.…

This response has me falling out laughing.

Black folks defend church like God’s own hands built them. It’s ridiculous, especially when you consider that it’s the worst areas of every city that have churches & liquor stores (always the same combination). The congregations don’t seem to see that these places exploit the hopelessness of poverty stricken…

Thank you for your perspective, & the doc. I’m going to watch it, & I’ll probably be back right here with my questions!

I’ve thought the same thing in stadiums, for both music & football events. I’ve been really happy once I got a little distance away from the building, bc even if you don’t get blown away, the stampede could kill you. It’s a horrible possibility- as we see tonight.

I have zero speeding/parking/ dui tickets. That commenter is an asshole. My partner is white, & has had tickets all over the US. He gives zero fucks bc he’s forgetting about them while he’s paying them. These women who were freed can’t feed $200- $2000 into these city’s backup tax systems (bc that’s what traffic…

You’re correct, but I was arguing against racism being a mental illness, not reducing the way racism is woven into society- bc it’s the foundation & the walls of this country. I just won’t volunteer the excuse of a clinical diagnosis for these assholes to hide behind. I’m tired of people attributing hateful behavior &…

Here in the south, the mark of Ham is very much a thing. I learned about this justification for racism around 1st or 2nd grade- & the racists have gone full “skin color” with it. I was also told that bc I was a black person, I couldn’t go to heaven, bc all of Ham’s children are cursed. I guess all that free will &…

While I agree with a lot of what you’re sayin, racism is not a mental illness. The way it’s deployed currently & historically in the US, it is a war tactic. True racism is believing that you’re truly better than, more advanced than, smarter than, more-of-everything-that’s-better-than those “other” people. If that…

Everything about him is performative- including his “mourning”. He seems to always be checking to see if enough people are watching, before he’ll even breathe.

National level talking heads make millions per year. Some are getting a rate as low as $2 million, while others top out at around $25 million. Also, as long as you stay away from scandal, every day at work is a commercial for your skills, so your opportunities are definitely better than some unknown who wants a new…

She’s either delusional, or she’s smart enough to know she can’t say,”Fuck y’all, I’m in this for the money”. I’m going with the latter. Any black person already watching Focks Noos(e) is likely a self-hating assclown, like Sheriff Hootie Mixmaster Plagiarizer, & the opinions of her audience are carved in stone. When…

They are most stunned by the reaction they don’t expect. If someone calls you a nigger, say,”And,...what else do you have in your cheap pockets?” Look amused when you say it. They’re trying to provoke a violent reaction, & of course, get to you. It’s been a very long time since anyone has called me a nigger to my…