Or because it’s and East African name that he knew 1)would possibly impede his music career, or 2) he didn’t want to hear American constantly butchering.

I had to watch it like three times because I’m so obsessed with Duckie no one else registered.

Your last paragraph ignores the fact that there are many, many people who manage to parent while working full time. If your “gold” resume lands in front of one of them, you’ll be laughed at heartily while being denied interviews.

We execute people for:

I just want to remind everyone that some cultures - yes, even right here in America - find long nails beautiful. Plenty of black women wear long (false) nails. So, maybe not super-practical, but I do want people to understand how some of this criticism can come off as culturally tone-deaf.

I’m gonna be honest. I don’t hear it at ALL.

When I was a kid I use to do the same thing. I wished I had “pretty hair”, light skin and green eyes. I recently watched the Blackish episode about colorism/Black image and I cried and cried. My husband came home and I told him that, “I am black, beautiful, deserving and enough. Black people are awesome. Black women…

I feel you, I prayed like the dickens that my baby would be a beautiful shade of brown (I’m opposite light skinned and bi-racial) and seriously struggled with how light he came out. I still kind of do, not because I’m ashamed but because of the struggle he’ll endure. So no judgement here just support.

No one should hate you for expressing the inner conflict you have faced as a POC. As a white person, I will not ever be able to understand what you have to go through, and I appreciate you sharing your story and your inner thoughts.

I cried and was scarred so much from being teased, that I don’t want my child going through that. I am ashamed that I thought this way, but I identified it and can say I am working on it, one day at a time.

I loved this. Especially being a dark skinned black woman. I know I still have issues from childhood, and I thought I had gotten over them like other people have said but my preferences and things I do directly correlate to my skin tone and how I feel about myself.

I’m glad Megan Markle addressed the particular racism that is directed towards mixed people, because I think it often gets hidden - partially because it deals in the uncomfortable subject of racism/prejudice among POC themselves, and that’s something that’s hard to address. I grew up with the idea that I was simply…

Taking the time to call out Aziz Ansari’s show Master of None (season 2 premieres in May!). He plays a struggling actor and one episode was entirely devoted to how many Indian roles are white-washed or must involve a heavy accent.

And THIS is why I continue to defend Kim K. My love of her is based 99.9% on how much men and the thirsty vilify her.

Ah. The wonderful line where personal dislike for a reality star crosses into misogynistic hate for a successful woman. Like half the comments on Jez after any article featuring Kim. Delightful. Glad he got arrested.

That face, that body and especially that hairy chest is making me uncomfortable down there, in my pants.

Yes. This conviction is great. He deserves whatever hell is coming to him, but being black in America, I just knoowwwww that the Trump loving Americans will use this case as a, “see I’m not racist!!” But Dylan Roof’s type of racism is EASY and obvious to recognize. I would have been shocked if they did not find him…

This is kinda like that time my ex brought my ex best friend that he fucked while we were married as his date to a wedding where we were both mutual guests. But worse?

Nah she meant what she meant. A woman whose body is outside the realm of haughty white chaste sexuality is to be admonished to emphasize how it’s wrong and you wouldn’t dare cause you’re “good” or whatever bullshit thing white women have used to belittle women of color because they’re threatened that they won’t be in…