I was thinking that if the support Diddy received in his time of need moved him enough to speak about it, then it would be nice if at some point he could help people like him, who don’t have his resources. Its not a knock on him. I just think that would be a nice way to repay the kindness he experienced.

I’ve suffered with depression for years. 2017 was the worst, and 2018 was also a struggle. I’m still struggling, though to outward appearances, I probably appear fine. No one knows the thoughts and feelings I endure daily. It’s so easy to feel like the only person who feels this way. It’s so heartening when other…

Not to mention that his resources give him pretty much immediate access to mental health professionals and treatments that the average person doesn’t have. I’ve been there. I sympathize. But he’s in a position to lift people up with more than just some nice words. I hope at some point he decides to pay it forward.

Depression is an actual diagnosis. Being sad, or dealing with shit, isn’t “depression.” I wish people would stop that. You can just say “Man, this year I was really sad. And very low and it hurt me.” That would be real.  That’s not the same thing as depression.

Right, so are you “brave” enough to not continue to receive special treatment that PoC do not get- higher pay for the same job, lower stop/arrest rates for the same offenses, etc? Doubtful. Pretty clear that what you’re in favor of, is the unequal status quo where you receive special treatment for being white, and…

“Unfortunately, Many of these people are dying from diabetes and heart disease”

Kudos to Lizzo, Detroit Fam!  continued success!

Here’s that attention you’re thirsting for.

Now please take advantage of this exclusive holiday opportunity to fuck all the way off.

Just as any person who takes you seriously is a fucking moron. 

Lizzo had the best response.  It’s all about talent. 

Not receiving special treatment based on their race is precisely the problem so many white people suffer from. It completely explains the existence of Trump and MAGA-world, rightwing reactionary politics in general, and all the silly “white genocide”, “reverse racism”, etc. rhetorical whining in particular.

Pretty bone-headed, tone-deaf take from Dr Watkins. I was lucky to have seen Lizzo’s rise from playing to half-empty clubs in St Paul on Tuesday nights, to being touted as the “next big thing” in the Twin Cities (this is actually the kiss of death more often than not) to basically being the biggest thing popular…

It is the height of white privilege to feel the need to write a screed to a newspaper of record because they didn’t personally consult with you about their project.

I’m not sure who the quote is originally from, but it sums up the entirety of white grievance perfectly and always comes to mind when reading articles like this: “when you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression”.

Sounds like a current situation in Australia. The narrative has always been that Aboriginal peoples were semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers, with no agricultural practices or permanent built structures.

"Even noted historians such as Carter G. Woodson, Lerone Bennett Jr., and The Root founder Henry Louis Gates are considered scholars of “black history,” which is different from “American history.”"

As a person with a history degree, I don’t understand what the historians objecting to the project are afraid of happening. Sorry you weren’t personally consulted for a thing? Get over yourselves.

“Eric Levitz said it was steeped in ‘anti-white politics.’ ”

This is the essence of the White Supremacist’s propaganda - that Black people hate White people as much as racists hate Black people. Like we started all this mess? GTFOH.

Absolutely. I don’t like single use stuff, but sorry, paper towels are ALL I use in my kitchen and bathroom because the last thing I want is just moving bacteria and viruses and who knows god what else around. Fuck that.

Absolutely. I don’t like single use stuff, but sorry, paper towels are ALL I use in my kitchen and bathroom because…

Counterpoint: cross-contamination. There’s a reason your local Health Department only allows disposable towels to be used while cleaning the bathroom.

Counterpoint: cross-contamination. There’s a reason your local Health Department only allows disposable towels to be…