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  • Facebook Has An Illuminati Inbox They Didn't Bother Telling Anyone About. Facebook Aint Shit.

    Over the last half decade, as newer and sexier social media platforms have entered our zeitgeist, Facebook — who, although only 12 years old, is practically ancient today — has become the Internet’s version of Subway. It is both ubiquitous and completely and utterly unexciting. In today’s cultural landscape, it’s no longer where the cool kids go…

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    Damon Young

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  • My Facebook Is Really Black

    Do you remember a few months ago when people were unfriending folks left and right because they found out their friends were Donald Trump supporters or über-conservative or even sometimes closet racists? Yeah, that never happened to me. In fact, I’ve only had to side-eye a few people because of their pseudo-support for Bill Cosby,…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • The 10 Most Important Black Memes Of All-Time

    The Internet has returned the singular image to the forefront of creative ideation. Interconnectivity has destroyed our patience for content and thusly videos have taken a backseat to memes. Memes, reaction gifs, viral videos all move ideas through the internet at rapid pace. But memes in particular allow an unprecedented consolidation of pop culture and…

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    Brandon Harrison

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  • Shit Bougie Black People Love: 31. Unnecessary Hashtags

    Bougie Black People are always doing things. In college, while the rest of their classmates were doing things like “listening to Sisqo” and “fucking on twin beds,” Bougie Black People spent the bulk of their time “writing spoken word poetry they’d never perform” and “vacillating between ‘hating White people’ and ‘dating White people.” As they transitioned…

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    Damon Young

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  • Five Common Facebook Villains And How To Defeat Them

    The Internet in general is a dark and twisted place. Insidious ads disguise themselves as slideshow articles, faux “x’s” float around the periphery of browser windows waiting to ensnare your computer with a virus, and YouTube comments can make any sane Black person consider if they should pack up their things and get the Garvey-ing…

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    Brandon Harrison

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  • The Importance Of Self Preservation Amidst Casual Savagery

    Though they rain down my social media feeds and timelines daily, I have been hiding or scrolling past videos depicting shitbag police having their way with Black and brown bodies lately. It’s not fair that I mosey on over to Facebook to squander my day with chicken recipes and clips of paternal itch-inducing dancing Black…

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    Alexander Hardy

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  • Ask Agatha: "I Can't Stop Stalking My Ex On Instagram!"

    Cash from Queens, NY asks: My ex and I broke up a year ago but I still find myself checking her social media accounts. On the train ride to work. Standing in line for coffee. At night, after I put my FWB in a cab. I know it’s keeping me from moving on but I…

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    Agatha Guilluame

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  • Dear People Without Children On Facebook…

    Can I talk my shit? I think I can talk my shit. I’m gon’ talk my shit. It’s August in America, which means that for a significant number of people, it is around the time that their children – those sometimes tiny, bite sized creatures who don’t know much of shit but swear they do…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • Five Things Your Lame Ass Better Not Do If Kicking Game On The Internet

    Despite the fact that my ethnically ambiguous looks make me appear as if my name could actually be “Don Juan,” I am no Don Juan. I’m just Leon. I am, however, a guy who wants to use the wisdom gained from years of being a sexy internet geek for good. Today, that goodwill manifests as…

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    Leon Scott

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  • A Letter To The People Who Share News On The Deaths Of Celebs Who Already Died Years Ago

    Stop doing this. Seriously. Please stop doing this. And by “please stop doing this” I mean “don’t ever fucking do this again.” And by “don’t ever fucking do this again” I mean “I hate you.” (Actually, I don’t really hate you. I don’t want to hate anyone. I love myself. But, if that’s what it takes…

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    Damon Young

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