race & politics
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Freddie Gray Joins The List Of Murdered Black People Who No One Actually Murdered, Apparently
Officer Caesar Goodson, the driver of the police van where Freddie Gray was intentionally given a “rough ride” — an act that severed his spinal cord, placed him in a coma, and killed him — was found not guilty on each of the charges (second degree “depraved heart” murder, three different counts of manslaughter, assault, reckless…
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Wendy Bell, The White Privilege Turducken, Is Back With A Bucket Of Freshly Squeezed White Tears
During the first round of “What The Fuck Was Wendy Bell Thinking?” — the three-week-long reality show where pundits and laypeople alike put their collective brains together to determine why the former WTAE-TV anchor thought it was wise to go Full Post-Racial Scarlett O’Hara — I held tight to a morsel of hope. “Perhaps” I thought “maybe she’ll eventually realize…
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Ironic Homophobia Is Still Homophobia
Earlier this week, Panama and I made a trip together for VSB-related business. We met with a group of people interested in our long-term goals for the site. During this conversation, they expressed how unique they believe VSB to be, especially in regards to our (collective) candor, tone, and irreverence with race-related and race-adjacent topics. This…
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VSB + Friends Podcast Ep. 1: Drake Is Not Dadsafe
It’s been a long time, we shouldn’t have left you. So we came back. Damon and I bring you the reboot of our old VSB Podcast, renamed VSB + Friends. Check out our first episode, currently available on SoundCloud (as we wait for the iTunes link to go up) where we talk about pitching to…
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Bevel Sent Me A Free Shave System. I Tried It. Here Are My Thoughts.
[Editor’s Note: I was not paid to write this review. The people suggested I try something and because it was made available to me, I tried it. I do this for the culture. The culture does not pay very well, or at all really.] One of the more awesome things about this writing action we’ve…
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When Peak White Privilege And Peak Rape Culture Create The Perfect Fuckshit Soufflé
If you are a person who… 1. cares at all about concepts like social justice, racism, gender equality, feminism, patriarchy, and privilege …and… 2. carries a frustration with people who have either been unable or unwilling to possess a nuanced understanding for what any of these concepts mean …convicted rapist Brock Turner, his father Dan, and…
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Can Black People Be Gentrifiers?
While I was not born in the United States, I spent the bulk of my formative years in Harlem. I went to elementary school on the north end of Amsterdam Avenue and middle school on Convent Avenue. While my mom was still getting comfortable speaking English when I was younger, she found solace in the…