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Republican Senator Michael Williams Proves Why White Supremacy Will Never Die
“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.” Ras Tafari Makkonen text Perhaps no quote better captures the worldwide indifference to…
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The 2018 World Wypipo Tournament Championship: The Good Hair vs. the Tortoise
Ladies and gentlemen, we welcome you to the historic Lawry’s Seasoned Salt Arena—the only place in America that hasn’t been colonized by whiteness—for the Championship Round of the 2018 World Wypipo Tournament! Sixty-four hopeful teams entered this epic free-for-all a scant two weeks ago with hate in their hearts, believing that each of them had…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: FAQ
Sometimes, when I sift through all the emails, tweets and DMs for the weekly Clapback Mailbag, I’m astounded by the fact that many of the letters are variations of the same theme. So I decided to answer some of our most frequently asked questions so that we can move forward. From: DonatoTo: Michael Harriot Do…
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The 2018 World Wypipo Tournament: The Fragile Four
Once upon a time, there was a little kid who dreamed that one day, if he worked hard enough and focused on his goals, he could achieve things no one else thought were possible. So he pursued his dreams, allowing nothing to stand in his way. After years of hard work and determination, he realized……
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Fox News Is Trash: Network Celebrates Life of Aretha Franklin With Photo of Patti Labelle
There are times when the collective digital Caucasian conscience known as Fox News is so blatantly racist-adjacent that it crosses the line of conservative commentary and becomes laughably stupid. Sometimes they are so willfully wrong that it seems as if they are trolling us. On Thursday, upon learning of the death of perhaps the greatest…
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The Last National Anthem
Aretha Franklin was not the Queen of Soul music. Although it is named after the music genre that emerged in the ’50s, all music is soul music. Jazz is soul music. Hip-hop is soul music. I imagine that there is someone right now eating a double kale club sandwich with extra mayo, drinking an avocado-flavored…
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'If a White Person Said That': The False Equivalency of Reverse Racism
I was abused as a child. It only happened once, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I was asleep when she attacked me, but I knew it felt wrong. It was disgusting and left me humiliated, ashamed and—worst of all—moist. That was the day my youngest sister smushed a watermelon rind in my…
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The Complete List of People Trump Has Called a 'Dog' on Twitter
President Donald Trump has employed his special force of lying-ass liars (Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Kellyanne Conway, Sean Hannity et al.) to refute claims that he was being racist when he called ex-star of The Accomplice The Apprentice Omarosa Manigault Newman a “dog” on Twitter. The basic argument from Seal Team 86 is basically this: Trump…
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The 2018 World Wypipo Tournament: The Ecru Eight
And then there were eight. Of all the kale-eating, MAGA-sapiens who let their white so shine among men so that we may see their evil works, eight have managed to claw their way to the bottom. Eight competitors have set themselves apart by defeating their opponents in our free-for-all, head-to-head competition that seeks to crown…
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2018 World Wypipo Tournament Round 3: The Saltine 16
One week ago, 64 wypipo threw their hat in the ring to see if they had what it takes to take be crowned the worst of 2018. Today, 16 competitors are left standing. Some of them, like the Republican Party, have worked for decades to realize their dream. Others, like Sarah Braasch, have taken the…
