Clapback/Mailbag
Clapback/Mailbag
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: White Advice for Black People
Hey guys, sorry there was no mailbag last week. Itâs all Yeshaâs fault (Not really, but sheâs not in today so … trust me, she did it). Iâm sure no one even noticed, but I received some mail that said I should apologize for leaving yâall hanging. Sometimes, instead of arguing and crying so much,…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Seinfeld of Mailbags
Yeshaâs back, which means I have to sit here and write an extended lede. Sometimes I feel like Yeshaâs just being mean to me. I bet she doesnât even read these intros. I could probably ramble on about anything and she would just check to see if there were the requisite amount of words to…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: An Annotated Guide to White Fragility
âFor Caucasians so loved the world that they gave to us their white tears. That whosoever believeth in it should not perish, but have everlasting whiteness.â – Wypipo 3:16 You werenât supposed to get a mailbag today because Yesha and I are both off. But, as the Bible tells us in II Wypipians 3:16, âThe…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Five Kinds of Clapbacks
When separating the comments, emails, tweets and messages for the mailbag each week, the correspondences usually fall into one of five categories. Today, we shall explore each classification with examples of mail from each distinct class. And if Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan says this intro is too short, tell her to write her own…
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The Rootâs Clapback Mailbag: Itâs Not My Fault
Itâs not my fault. You know black peopleâwe never accept responsibilities for our actions. When I was hired by The Root, I stupidly pitched the idea of the Clapback Mailbag, where I would respond every week to the emails, tweets and comments received by the staff. I blame David Lettermanâs âViewer Mailbagâ and Deadspinâs Funbag…
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The Rootâs Clapback Mailbag: The Longest Clapback Ever
Pssst! Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan is off today flying to the BET Awards, so I get to break all the usual protocol! If it were not for this necessary explanation, I wouldnât even write this lede. But todayâs mailbag will focus on one specific topic, namely the opinion piece titled, âWhite people Are Cowards.â…
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The Rootâs Clapback Mailbag: Make the Mailbag Great Again
Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan is gonna be mad at this short-ass lede, but today thereâs no need to pussyfoot around. We all know why weâre here, so letâs address the elephant in the room. Dear Ted Cruz: I canât believe you did this to me. I thought our mutual hate for each other had…
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The Rootâs Clapback Mailbag: The Story of Clapback-idon
What is beef? Allow me to explain using the words of the immortal poet Amos Definitely (I think thatâs Mos Defâs real name): Beef is not what these famous niggas do on the mic,beef is what George Bush would do in a fight.Beef is not what Ja said to 50,beef is more than Irv not…
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The Rootâs Clapback Mailbag: When the Catâs Away, the Racists Still Stay …
Hi, everyone, my name is Stephen A. Crockett Jr. Iâm 6 feet 2 and love old movies. [Editorâs note: This isnât your fucking Tinder profile. Letâs get on with it. âYesha] I was just trying to introduce myself to Michael Harriotâs readers, who may not be familiar with my work here at The Root. As…
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The Rootâs Clapback Mailbag: Itâs a Hard Job, but Someone Has to Do It
Aside from Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan, whose primary job is waking up at the crack of dawn to harass me about ledes and how long it takes me to write, most of the staff at The Root are usually busy doing multiple things at once, according to our readers. [Editorâs note: Some of us…