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  • The 5 Types of ‘Becky’

    Becky: (noun); a white woman who uses her privilege as a weapon, a ladder or an excuse. Ex: “A random Becky hit me up on Twitter to explain why not all white women are racist.” What started as a controversial term for fellatio has blossomed into an all-encompassing term for a specific class of white…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • This White Woman Singing About the Ghetto While Doing Yoga Is the Whitest Thing Ever

    Beckying: verb  1. When a white woman wields her privilege like a baseball bat to clear a spot for her own oblivious entitlement. 2. What Beckys do. When one is ranking the greatest Beckys of all time, it’s easy to point to the well-known acts of Beckying, like Abigail Fisher’s attempt to dismantle affirmative action,…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Where "Becky" Comes From, And Why It's Not Racist, Explained

    Who is Beyonce? Beyonce is a Creole surfborting maven who, if she was an athlete, would be tested for PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) right now. Why’s that? Because the difference between 2005 Beyonce and Beyonce today is like the difference between pre-steroid Barry Bonds and post-steroid, head the size of a Toyota Prius on 26-inch…

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    Damon Young

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