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Fear, Love, And Robin Williams
There’s one part about being in love that people currently there don’t really share. Admittedly, this seems practical. I imagine they want others to eventually be there too, so they volunteer personal examples of the want, weightlessness, and fulfillment associated with it to make others eager to join their club. I’m currently experiencing this. And…
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Shit Bougie Black People Love: 18. Being Upset About Kanye West
No one was happier for Kanye West’s early career than Bougie Black People. While others merely enjoyed Kanye’s music, Bougie Black People were enchanted by him. “Finally” Bougie Black People exclaimed, between sips of green machine Naked Juice, “a rap artist who speaks to me.” To their credit, the parallels between Kanye West and the…
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Shit Bougie Black People Love: 17. Pretending To Be "Ratchet"
No one quite knows exactly where ratchet stems from. Some say it’s an evolved, colloquial form of “wretched.” Others trace the etymology to Lil Boosie’s “Do Tha Ratchet”, which would help to explain why the justified incarceration of a shitty rapper upset so much of the south. What is known, though, is that ratchet has come to…
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Shit Bougie Black People Love: 16. Day Parties
Bougie Black People (BBP) are alcoholics. Obviously, they are highly-functioning alcoholics. They hold government jobs, they have good credit, and they even buy special garbage cans just for recycling. But don’t let their professional demeanors fool you. The only difference between them and your regular Black drunk uncle Tommy is that BBP blackout in rent…
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That Time Dr. Beverly Tatum Shared A Perfect Example Of White Privilege
It’s not every day you’re able to find a concrete and distilled “intellectual” example of White privilege (WP). Other examples are easier to find, but this particular brand of WP is as elusive as a fart in a cyclone. You don’t know exactly where it came from. But you can smell it. That said, I…
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My Bobby Shmurda Problem (Hint: HE CAN'T F*CKING RAP!!!)
It was the summer of 2012. I don’t remember the exact date, but I do remember the events leading up to it. There was a three or four week stretch when Chief Keef’s name kept popping up. On Facebook. And Twitter. And thinkpieces. And in conversation. He was the hottest new name in hip-hop; divisive,…
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Meet Michele Roberts: 1st Woman To Head Pro Sports Union. Professional Bad-Ass
Look. I’d be lying if I said I heard of Michele Roberts, new head of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) union, before today. Maybe some of you wonks or Washingtonians might have, but I hadn’t. Still, despite knowing nothing about her outside of her bio on her firm’s website, you have to be a Ceaser/Stringer/Leonidas/Lucy…
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10 Things The NFL Cares Even Less About Than It Cares About Women
After giving star running back Ray Rice a paltry two game suspension for punching his then-fiancee (now wife) unconscious and dragging her body through the hotel they were staying at — an act caught on film — the NFL has proven again that it gives less than two fucks about the demographic that comprises over…
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Six Things No One Tells You About Your Wedding Day
1. You will not eat. Ok, this is a lie. Several people who’ve gone through this process before warned us there wouldn’t be much time for eating. But, since we believed we’re special little snowflakes and shit, we ignored them. After all, the venue we chose was specifically chosen because of their brunch menu. What’s…
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Drake, The Most Talented Rapper…Ever
He will not be as revered by history as Tupac and Biggie. He’ll never capture hip-hop’s collective consciousness the way Wu-Tang did in the mid-90s. He won’t be defended as fervently as Nas will always be. He’ll never be considered a creative genius the way Kanye is. He won’t be as loved by White people…
