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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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I’m Proud of My Husband for Kneeling During the Anthem, but Don’t Make Him a White Savior
On Monday night, I walked into FirstEnergy Stadium having absolutely no clue what was going to happen during the national anthem. When it began, I saw a group of Browns players kneeling and was proud. A few moments later, I noticed that No. 87—my husband, Seth—was among them, and I was even prouder. That moment…
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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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Six Foolproof And Effective Things To Do To Bring Atheists Back To The Lord
A few years ago, I told my mother, a Christian woman from Mississippi who had freshly aged into her 60s, that I was an atheist. She didn’t speak to me for three days straight. I should be clearer—I actually told her, as we waited at the window of an Arby’s drive-thru, that God didn’t have…
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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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Seven Songs We Need To Retire From Cookouts, Clubs, And Other Places Colored People Congregate
After years of being exposed to White parties, I’ve gained a particular appreciation for the comfort of attending a Black party and having a general idea of what to expect musically. No getting Rachel Dolezaled when you hear a Black song starting to play and it’s suddenly remixed with EDM porn music. No sir, there…
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