Some Thoughts
Some Thoughts
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I've Been a Homeowner for Two Years Now. Here's What I've Learned
THERE ARE TAXES AND FEES YOUâVE NEVER HEARD OF SEWAGE FEES LAWN TAXES NEIGHBORHOOD FEES URINE TAXES EVERYTHINGâS EXPENSIVE EVERYTHING BREAKS EVENTUALLY SHIT YOU DIDNâT EVEN KNOW IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BREAK WILL BREAK I HAD A BROKEN STOOP STEP LAST YEAR HOW THE FUCK DO YOU BREAK A STOOP STEP WE HAVE SOFT FEET…
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A Reminder To Me and You, Your Mama and Your Cousin, Too, That You Miss 100 Percent of The Shots You Don't Take
I spend a lot of time listening to podcasts, especially those that feature Black artists. My favorite (and one Iâve written about before) is Questlove Supreme because itâs a show where they somehow book many of my favorite artists and I also feel like I could be part of the team. Questlove and the rest…
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A Reminder That Snoop Dogg Is a Sellout
Snoop Dogg has several iconic and hateful songs that many people know and love, and his upcoming Verzuz battle against DMX will induce nostalgia in those moved by that sort of thing. He is also a sellout who was still chummy enough with Donald Trump in 2011 to appear on a Comedy Central roast of…
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A (Still Growing) List of People I Suspect Are Made of Cake
1. Terry Crews 2. Bari Weiss 3. Kendrick Perkins 4. Andrew Sullivan 5. Betsy Devos 6. Pigeon Shit Shoulder Boy 7. Bill Maher 8. J.K. Rowling 9. Jared Kushner 10. Van Jones 11. Jada Pinkett Smith 12. Trashcan Leprechaun 13. Ron DeSantis 14. Ted Cruz 15. Jason Whitlock 16. This one woman I met in…
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Is Chance the Rapper Secretly Just A Human-Sized Sheet Cake? (Probably!)
Chance the Rapper is a rapper who raps about the sort of things youâd expect a rapper with âRapperâ in their rap name to rap about. If you are not familiar with him or his work, the best way to describe him and it is âaggressively earnest.â Think of a trade school admissions counselor who…
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What Would Be an Appropriate Consequence (Or Punishment) for Someone Like Amy Cooper?
Thereâs a scene in Gone Baby Gone where Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) is deep in the white hoods of Boston, and he runs into two dopeboys he knowsâone Black and one white. After greeting the Black one, he turns to speak to the white one. Patrick Kenzie: How you been, Chris? Chris: Better than you.…
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We Just Can't Afford to Stay This Fucking Stupid
I was remindedâwhile threading together my thoughts on Stephen Jacksonâs defense of DeSean Jacksonâs defense of…Adolf Hitlerâof an article I read in 2016 or 2017 I think, about Donald Trump. In it, it was revealed that Trump was somewhat surprised that so many Black people despise him, because, up until he ran for president, heâd…
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White People Have Weaponized âI Feel Threatenedâ the Same Way They Have Weaponized the Police
This wonât be long, because I am not going to belabor the point. Much in the same way white people have weaponized the police against Black bodies, they have also adopted the language of those who protect and uplift whiteness and white supremacyâthe police. Historically, weâve seen that the only thing a cop needs to…
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Sorry, White America, But All Holidays Matter
Today is July 4th, a.k.a Independence Day, a.k.a ID4, according to the seminal 1996 film. A day commemorating when some white dudes won their valiant fight to stop paying taxes to some other group of white dudes. For over 240 years, America has taken to grand fireworks displays, cookouts and a solid run of Will…
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In Its Efforts to Make Itself a More Inclusive Sport, NASCAR Has Failed Already
Black folks are tired. When we say this among ourselves, the implication is understood. But since we now live in a world rife with brand spanking new âallies,â that phrase likely requires an explanation. Racism is exhausting, which, in turn, means white people are inherently exhausting too. Every single day of our lives, weâre either…