black people
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Black People Should Never, Ever, Ever, Ever Call the Police … Unless 1 of These 10 Things Just Happened
The mere threat of murder isn’t really enough because inviting a murder squad to your house just because you heard a bump or a chainsaw in the night is hustling backward. Chasing possible murder with probable murder is like chasing Fireball with Honey Jack. No, the ax needs to be embedded in your spleen before…
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10 Signs You’ve Just Met a Black Person Who’s About to Tell You ‘I’m Not Like Other Black People’
1. You saw his Facebook profile, and his latest status read, “I’m not like other black people, because I watched Frasier.” 2. You read one of his tweets, which read, “The black kids in my high school didn’t like me because I wore Vans and listened to Linkin Park.” 3. You’ve met other people who’ve…
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The 20 Whitest Things White People Say to Black People, Ranked
20. “Oh, you’re married?” 19. “Is that your hair?” 18. “I don’t see color.” 17. “Can you turn that down?” 16. “DUUUUUDE, TAKE A SHOT WITH ME!!!” 15. “This section is reserved.” 14. “He doesn’t bite.” 13. “I voted for Obama.” 12. “Yeah, you’re black. But not like, black black.” 11. “If you can say…
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What A Stint In Rehab Taught Me About White People's Feelings About Black People's Pain
Every time I read about or see a news story on the opioid epidemic, I greet it with a resounding “So what?” It’s an admittedly vindictive stance that I am in no way ashamed of. When I see that whole towns are languishing under the tyranny of the needle, I couldn’t bring myself to care…
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The Inherent Racism of Trumpcare: Blackness Is a Pre-Existing Condition
On Friday, 216 white people and Mia Love (R-Utah) voted to take away health insurance for 24 million Americans and replace it with a tax credit for the wealthy. Now 13 white males are working on a Senate version of the proposal. The repeal of Obamacare won’t simply affect the poor or the elderly—the secret…
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"Black People Would Be Wealthy If We Stopped Buying Jordans And Weave" Has Always Been And Will Always Be Bullshit
Whenever a large group of Black people happen to come together — and this could be on Facebook, at a BBQ, during a happy hour, or perhaps even while teaching a Kappa how to throw a football — conversations about economic empowerment are not particularly uncommon. They don’t always happen — sometimes you just want…
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On Insecure's Revolutionary (And Real) Depictions Of Young Black People Having Sex
Last night’s Insecure finale ended with both a bang (Lawrence finally deciding to take Tasha the bank teller up on her, um, offer) and a whimper (Issa’s couch cry in Molly’s arms); culminating a season unlike any other I’d seen on network or cable TV. Of course, we’ve seen shows where friendships between Black women served…