I did edit this piece, and you are correct. That was my oversight.

Not if you’re famous enough to have concerns about how it may otherwise be used. Someone could slap it on an adult entertainment empire, or anything.

Neil Lane!

It’s interesting, because even the lesser known designers he’s accused of ripping are those following his footsteps.

Solid points.

Just an FYI: We have limited story tags, and “black excellence” just happened to be the most appropriate, in this case—again, because to some, this is aspirational. It also wasn’t specific to Emanuel, but to the broader context of women’s history in which these women fit.

I think pretending black women have no agency in these choices (even their choice to be objectified) is also a lie, and smacks of respectability politics. For many women of all races, posing for Playboy is a personal and professional decision—one I might not personally opt for (nor am I a personal fan of the Playboy…

They are. The phrase she has consistently used on her t-shirts is “Black Girls Are Magic.” However, in tweets as early as 2013 (one of which I linked to in the article), she also uses “Black Girl Magic.” Her claim is that she shortened it, therefore popularizing it in that way.

Hormones are so rude.

She did nothing illegal. The rest is entirely subjective, as she’d likely concede. But as I said in the article, my intention here wasn’t to relitigate her possession of the trademark, but to give voice to the issues raised by Google’s ad while centering the voices of those most directly affected. If you want a deep…

To be clear: Bond’s exact words were “they can’t act like nobody did it.” That was edited for clarity on what she was referring to.

I can always use more of those.

You obviously missed the part where I’m grown, and where I’ve noted in the past that I occasionally like to leave a carcass on the thread, just as a warning to the others.

And yet... you’re still here? I can only assume you like the company, and we always appreciate the support; however backhanded it may be. I’m assuming you find it somehow validating, and since I do want you to feel better, if that’s somehow helpful, I suppose we can indulge you, understanding that every time you…

Enjoy your dinner. Thanks for the clicks.

*shrug* I genuinely hope you feel better soon, because right now, you sound really sad, scared and miserable. From personal experience, I can assure you: you’ll be okay.

White people in general (or at least, the ones I know) deserve better than you, Honey, but sure. Whatever placates your fragile ego this blessed Sunday.

*snort*

*laughs in bless your pathetically basic heart*

The fact that you think they’re one and the same (or that black people en masse = Black Lives Matter) says a lot about what you think about black people. (Spoiler alert: “magical negroes” service whiteness;“black girl magic” is entirely in service of ourselves.)

It also says a lot about your understanding of semantics,…