Opinion
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A Couple Photographed Themselves Having Sex at the Great Pyramid and I Have Questions
A couple who took selfies while engaged in what appears to be a sexual act atop one of the Eight Wonders of the World (my aunt Phyllis’ fried chicken was recently approved by the World Wonder sanctioning body) has sparked international outrage and prompted a necessary question: Why, though? According to the Guardian, Danish photographer…
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I Told Y’all: Donald Trump Can’t Read
The opinions expressed in this article are the sole opinions of Michael Harriot. This is in no way meant to demean the puss-filled presidential wart fucking up America’s face. Anyone thinking of attributing these thoughts to someone else should note that this is typed in italics which, I’m pretty sure, makes it legally binding. In…
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Kevin Hart Won’t Get Redemption Until He Atones
Kevin Hart fucked up, and he is continuing to fuck up even as I write this. As my colleague Issac Bailey pointed out: He messed up by refusing to do what was easy and right. As others have noted, he should have simply apologized again for the old tweets because a new, larger audience would…
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: What the FAWQ?
Don’t you hate when you go see one of your favorite artists in concert, but instead of the hits, they play songs from their new project? Well, you don’t have to worry about that with today’s mailbag. Today, we are just playing the classics. This week’s selection of emails, tweets and direct messages answer two…
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Kevin Hart and The Oscars: Redemption Must Be Available, Even to Former 'Homophobes'
Kevin Hart messed up. He messed up several years ago when he decided to craft a series of homophobic tweets that still haunt him. He messed up by refusing to do what was easy and right. As others have noted, he should have simply apologized again for the old tweets because a new, larger audience…
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Crazy Teacher Arrested For Forcibly Cutting a Student’s Hair While Singing the National Anthem
This story is qwhite bizarre. A teacher in Visalia, Calif., was arrested Thursday on suspicion of felony child endangerment after she allegedly forcibly cut a student’s hair in front the class while loudly singing the national anthem. According to NBC News, Margaret Gieszinger is a teacher at University Preparatory High School, located on the campus…
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The North Carolina Republican Voter Fraud Scandal, Explained to a Racist 5-Year-Old
I’m not Hitler. Oh, wait, racist baby, I think you mean “Heil Hitler.” When Nazis raise their hands like that, they’re saluting. It’s not a greeting, it’s a racist gesture. OK, racist baby. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you. What’s been going on? Well, actually, my little intolerant toddler, it is the white…
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Apparently, the New York Times Really Misses White Supremacy
While life and familiarity have, for the most part, left me unfazed by the audacity of whiteness, there are times when I am still awestruck by its reckless cockiness. How it can feel nostalgic about slavery and wax poetic over wickedness. How it dances in the middle of the ballroom floor, twirling on top of…