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Moving Day
Hi everyone. Going forward, all new VSB content will be at verysmartbrothas.theroot.com. Please go over there and sign up for Kinja (if you haven’t already) with the same name as your Disqus account, and I’ll add you. There’s a live piece up about Insecure, so leave your comments there. If you have any questions, leave…
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The Levels of Wrong in Lawrence Attending Tasha’s Family Cookout, Ranked From Least to Most Wrong
Makes the list because I’ve never seen that before. And I’m 92 percent certain that shit has never happened before. But it’s only the eighth most wrong thing because I’m definitely intrigued as fuck by it now. And might even incorporate a flute twerk-off at my next game night. I get that Lawrence might have…
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I’m a Grown-Ass Man and I’m Scared to Death of NYC Subways, and I Don’t Give a Shit How You Feel About That
It wasn’t until my fifth or sixth time in New York City as an adult that I realized why it always felt 10 degrees hotter than the actual temperature in the summer and 10 degrees colder than the actual temperature in the winter. (A New York City 80 degrees feels like 90, and 20 degrees…
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The World's 10 Greatest Enunciating-Ass Negroes, Ranked
10. Pusha T No one has ever made crack speak so crisp. You listen to him say “Arm & Hammer and a Mason jar, that’s my dinner date” and you want to diagram a sentence. 9. Tika Sumpter Perhaps the world’s most underrated enunciator. She’s the Paul Millsap of enunciation. 8. Phylicia Rashad I heard…
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Procter & Gamble Release an Ad About ‘the Talk,’ and White People Respond With the Wettest, Saltiest, Stupidest White Tears Ever
The talk is literally a talk many black parents have with their children to inform them of the dangers of “existing while black” and the myriad things out there actively trying to kill us. Well, those. And racism. And the police. And America. And Darth Beckys, Darth Susans and Darth Chads. And mysterious casseroles left…
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Five Perfectly Logical And Understandable Reasons Why Kyrie Irving Would Want Out Of Cleveland
Perhaps you might have heard that Kyrie Irving asked to be traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers. And that he apparently made this request as early as last year, soon after the Cavs won the championship. And that the Cavs were already attempting to trade him this summer, and that this is part of the reason why…
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The Problem With #TeamLawrence, Explained
Who is Lawrence? Lawrence Walker is a character from Insecure, an HBO show which derives from Issa Rae’s The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl web series. In season one, the unemployed and then underemployed Lawrence (Jay Ellis) was Issa’s live-in boyfriend — a relationship that lasted for (I think) four years. After growing frustrated with…
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I Saw Girls Trip In A Theater With Like 17 Million Black Women There And Now I Have Thoughts About That Experience!
1. It was the first time I went to a pitch black movie theater — while wearing some nice jeans and some really fresh sneakers, if I say so myself — and somehow felt underdressed. I felt like I was wearing house party clothes to a day party. 2. While at a mall a few…
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A List Of Things I Care More About Right Now, At 2:05 PM EST, Than I Care About O.J. Simpson's Parole Hearing
1. This surprisingly tasty gluten-free donut I just ate 17 minutes ago. 2. The thought of whether its too soon to get another donut, and if two donuts in an hour is a decision I really need to be making, even if said donut is gluten-free. 3. The homie Aisha Harris’ review of Girls Trip,…
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Of Course HBO Greenlit "Confederate" Because White Guys Get Funding For Every Idea (Even Bad Ones)
Confederate — the upcoming HBO series from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss that rewrites history to depict an America where the Confederate states successfully seceded — might actually end up being a good show. I don’t have much faith that it actually will be. This series is a re-imagining of…
