Agreed; and I was not referencing you personally when I wrote that. Other angry & accusatory posts here are accusing the writer of not being ‘black enough’. I don’t think that’s necessary. It’s not like he’s endorsing Ben Carson for prez in 2020; he is telling HIS story.

This is awesome. Love is love-and it thrives despite colorism bs & poverty. And while all the pics are sweet, the one above the article, with Nirina and his sons; the cutie on the right smilin at his brother is adorbs!

I get it. and we are all entitled to our opinions of course; but some of the harsh criticism being directed at this man for just telling his own story is a bit much. People are basically saying he’s not black enough to write an article here...which is ridiculous because how do you define Blackness through the…

Ha! Don’t dish it if you can’t take it. Being sarcastic and assuming to know my opinion better than I do (because YOU misinterpreted it) is also insulting. Calling smart alecs out on their b.s. is at the core of being ‘woke’. LOL you didn’t know that?

Cremoso appears to be another wannabe-troll too. Ya gotta love people who somehow think their opinion is more valid than yours; and/or ASSume to know your opinion better than you do. :-)

Funny thing: I don’t recall asking you or needing you to explain racism or white supremacy to me. Nor did I need clarity on MY interpretation of the article. Gee, thanks for being an ass.

Y’all can’t get mad at this man for telling HIS story. For once I read something on The Root that was just straight-up informative; and did not invoke feelings of anger or sadness in me...or more disdain for racists- (mostly white) racist people. It was refreshing to read about someone else’s life without passing…

LOL I see nothing but facts here. But just be sure to include all the non black women who are hating on this very sincere and romantic relationship too. HARD. Cuz another aspect of this particular relationship is that old Russ went to Becky and then came back to the brown—which is not common. There are just alot of…

“Motherfuckers gone motherfuck# summed up the whole mailbag. LMAO...and the double-dutch reference made me LOL-literally. Like the man said, if you’re white and don’t like the contents of the site gtf off of it. Enough said!

I agree; and like his character said in the TV movie—once Bobby went solo and started having major success on his own, Ralph said “Everything I wanted to do he already did.” So he had to kind of go back to the drawing board when it came time for his solo project. Ralph had alot of singles that were hot that didn’t get…

LOL

He’s so stupid it’s alarming.

I can work with that too :-)

The woman is literary and cultural royalty. She IS the table we’re all trying to get a seat at. #Respect. #Yasssssssssssssss

Gotta give you crazy props for this one. I agree with every word. Bobby Bobby’d that cd & those songs are still hot; just like Ralph’s Sensitivity will always be hot. But if things had unfolded differently, Bobby may not have become as big a star if not for his initial-intro to the masses via New Edition. I’ve always…

Somebody ought to light fire to his a$$.

I hope they never see the light of day & each live to be 100. Hateful pos.

Yes—I would still find his response offensive because he talked DOWN to her, as an individual and nom-politician versus just disagreeing with her stance. Sexism is a problem by itself (your mention of a white woman): add racism and classism and the issue is magnified. As far as her views, I didn’t say that she was…

I agree. I pointed out that she too is ignorant. But he went a bit overboard in his response to her for my taste.

Yeah—she is kinda ignorant but so is he. And I don’t know if he expected her to kiss his feet just cuz he’s a congressman or what; but he’s an asshat. If I were her (and clearly I am not nor do I aim to be), I would’ve completed my statement and closed by telling said congressman that he was an ignoramus himself and…