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White Man Ignores Pesky Police Sirens to Get to Work on Time, Catches a Felony Instead of a Bullet
A white man in Columbus, Ind., was arrested after honking his horn at police—claiming the cops were slowing down his commute to work—then refused to pull over when they tried to stop him. According to WAVE, 28-year-old Jacob Waltermire pulled up behind a police car Friday morning and “started flailing his arms and honking his…
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I Have Been Raped by Far Nicer Men Than You
One night when I was riding home to New York City’s Brooklyn borough on the C train, an older man started smiling, making kissy faces and, eventually, miming sexual acts at me. I pointedly tried to ignore him as my discomfort grew; there weren’t that many people on the train, and my stop was coming…
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White People, Ain’t Nothing Funny About White Supremacy, so Now Ain’t the Time for Jokes About It
Black people have always used humor as a way to cope with terror and trauma; I have no issue with us doing the same regarding the rioting in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend. But I struggle to understand how white people can set their fingers to type and be tickled alongside us, and decide that…
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"How To Get Away With Murder" Season Three, Episode 13 Recap: (“It's War”)
The big mystery of the third season’s second half continues in episode 13 as everyone tries to figure out who killed Wes… Wait, I started the last episode recap the exact same way. So much for uncharted territory here. Well, Annalise is out of jail now, so that’s new. Now that she’s out and rewigged,…
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"How To Get Away With Murder" Season Three, Episode 12 Recap: (“Go Cry Somewhere Else”)
The big mystery of the third season’s second half continues in episode 12 as everyone tries to figure out who killed Wes. We immediately see that (unsurprisingly) Frank was lying about being with Wes through the time of the fire. Wes actually ended up getting into a cab and calling a mysterious contact marked “In…
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How To Be An Asshole Who Spoils A Show Without Even Realizing It
To the great and vocal chagrin of everyone I know, I was not totally caught up on Scandal until very recently. Between being way more interested in How to Get Away With Murder (in which the main character’s affair with a handsome-ish White man does NOT constantly make my teeth itch) and being exhausted with…
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Bisexual People Are Tired of Your Shit: A Beginner’s Course in Non-Normative Queer Life
As some of you may know, yesterday was National Coming Out Day. Facebook timelines everywhere filled with rainbow profile pictures and inspirational videos and coming out stories and articles about cisgender White men finding love, since we apparently don’t see enough of those. My timeline was likely filled with more queer folks than the average user;…
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Police Crackdown On Marijuana Proving Fatal For Black People, Bags Of Weed
Via WLWT, Cincinnati local news: Some of the contents of Sam DuBose’s car at the time of his death have been identified. WLWT has confirmed through CPD’s search warrant inventory document that four bags and a jar of marijuana were in Dubose’s car at the time of the July 19 traffic stop that ended in…
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Explaining White People, Part 2: Waiting For A “More Informed” Opinion About Race Issues
It’s no secret to anyone with a Facebook feed that White people take issues of health, wellness, and rights very seriously. Watching my feed over the last month, I’ve seen no less than four different articles about how deadly microbeads are. Seriously. You know—those little exfoliating beads in your soap. That shit’ll kill ya. Or…
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Explaining White People, Part 1: Why Whites Take Pics Of Other People’s Kids
TIME Magazine’s vigilant quest to keep White folks in the loop — What does bae mean? …Why do Asians pose with a peace sign in pictures?…Why is the sky blue, why is water wet, why did Judas rat the Romans while Jesus slept? — has inspired us all. That’s why I’ve decided to just tackle the core…
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