I did the exact same thing, kept quiet about this because I felt bad about my doubts. As you said, Jussie was either a victim who has to deal with jerks like me questioning him, or he made the whole thing up.

If what Smollett said happened is true, I agree that it would’ve been some kind of targeted attack. With that said, I’d rather have this entire situation turn out to be a hoax, no matter who gets “gloating rights” (my words, not yours).

I haven’t posted anything either way about this story on any of my feeds, because by the time I read about it, something already seemed a bit off. I have no idea what’s going on but his story doesn’t make sense. And it also feels gross to be actively wishing someone was the victim of a hate crime because if it is a…

When I was little, my grandma had a stash of dolls and cheap costume jewelry from 40s-60s the in the front room for my sister and me to play with when we were over at her house, so she could chat (drink) with my dad in peace. One of Grandma’s rings looked EXACTLY like Perry’s.

I’m personally hoping that this is an elaborate made-up story to hide something else that he did. It’s a better alternative than having pairs of MAGA bros walking freely around Chicago at 2 AM wearing masks, carrying bleach and rope, looking for gay POC to attack.

Should I be hoping he did get beaten up or that he didn’t?

They apparently found the guys by comparing the redacted spreadsheet of numbers Jussie gave them to actual records from his phone carrier and focused on the deleted numbers. Look, maybe you can twist yourself in knots about the other stuff, but I can’t get around that. I don’t think he told the truth. I have no idea…

I want to keep this vague because my sister has been employed in the fashion industry for decades in NY and I don’t want her to be identified by anyone she has worked with over the years. Since she has been a moderately successful worker bee in many exclusive fashion houses she has had the opportunity to interact…

This case gets crazier and crazier with every new report. Now they are saying it was two Nigerian extras who attacked him. Allegedly.

this is an even better piece that looks very carefully at every player in the story:

Oooh boy. I totally stand on the side of BDS and the ability to speak out against atrocities. And I see what she is saying, even if it was flippant.

Giving men a pass and not giving Amy Klobuchar a pass for equivalent behavior is a double standard.

I saw the black face reference in the Gucci sweater, I don’t see it here. I’ve never been into evil eye or lip print styles, but this strikes me more as a design in that style than something that could be considered mockery.

As a white person can you stop trying to dominate a conversation about black face while looking for back pats.

So much this, especially when the people apologize. It’s all about intent and how you deal with the backlash. When I was a kid in the ‘80s, I remember lots of white kids and adults dressing up like famous black idols, like Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson, Mr. T, Mike Tyson (yikes,) etc., and some did wear blackface. A…

If you’re talking about the 30 Rock episode(s), you should probably point out that the point of having her don blackface was to showcase how clueless white celebrities (such as the one she portrays in the show) are. Not to mention they had black writers on staff (like Donald Glover) who probably wrote that bit…

The purity olympics in America need too fucking stop. I am a left leaning, liberal woman of color. This shit needs to stop. This is why people end up becoming the Trump supporters we see in ever-growing millions these days. Nothing is enough. They all apologized. Fred Armisen was playing Barack Obama, not making fun…

I don’t understand how there is “no such thing as WhiteFace or reverse racism”. Everyone is capable of racism, it’s the fact that white people have the power to practice their racism in the worst ways. We can’t really believe that only some races are capable of racism and not others.

in their youth

I really think she and Harry or maybe their team were anticipating him selling the letter. I really think they goaded him into doing that. The letter confirms everything leaked in the People magazine story and makes him look like a crazy, opportunistic liar. He said she cut him off completely and never mentioned the…