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  • What Rihanna Really Meant When She Called Rachel Dolezal A "Hero"

    Post-racial turducken Rachel Dolezal is back in the news today. But not, surprisingly, for buying a pair of wings and some feathers from a Halloween store, going to a Spokane zoo, and trying to convince everyone she’s an ostrich. No, this time it’s because Rihanna offered her thoughts on Dolezal in a Vanity Fair profile. And when…

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    Damon Young

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  • Lying On Your Dick, Explained

    On Sunday, TMZ Sports caught up with neck tattoo model Matt Barnes outside of a celebrity softball game, asking him about his rumored relationship with Rihanna. Barnes didn’t explicitly confirm a relationship, but he didn’t exactly deny anything either. For the billions of people unaware of a Barnes/Rihanna romance, it’s very likely you’d come away…

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    Damon Young

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  • Our 10 Favorite Manic Pixie Free Black Girls

    Even before it was given an actual title, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl has long been one of the most popular — and most critically debated — stock film characters. Originally coined by Nathan Rabin, it’s defined as “that bubbly, shallow cinematic creature that exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful…

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  • 10 Thoughts On Rihanna's "BBHMM" Video

    1. Hmm. Okay. That was…something. 2. I know I’m late to the movie Gone Girl, and I realize its had a bit of a resurgence here on VSB as of late, but between this video and that movie…if we’re getting a look into the psyche of pissed off women, I’m off the boat, yo. I’m…

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  • 10 Thoughts About The 2015 BET Awards

    I had a lot of thoughts about the BET Awards. But because I’m Black, here are 10. 1. Fuck this is long. This is Easter Sunday long. This is record-breaking long. This is the kind of long that starts out cute but ends up being super annoying…and I watched it at home where I could…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • Yes, The Grammys Suck (And Have Sucked For Some Time), But Why?

    The Grammys suck. This is neither a new nor a particularly provocative statement. It’s not even an opinion. We all know the Grammys suck. We continue to watch, talk, and write about them — hoping with each year that they might suck a bit less — but the slow burn of shitty continues. There is…

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    Damon Young

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  • 10 Things The Video For FourFiveSeconds Could Also Very Easily Be

    1. An ad for Levi’s new “Naked” jeans, which would basically just be spandex with pockets and pleats. 2. The intro for a late 90’s television drama set in a high school in either Baltimore or the Bronx. This drama would have aired on Fox, it would have starred Keri Russell (as “Ms. Johnson”), Darius…

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    Damon Young

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  • Does "Good P*ssy" Exist? A VSB Special Investigation

    (An email we received last week) After reading your post about Olivia “Puddles” Pope and her sex chat with Babyface Fitz, I started thinking about good pussy. Fitz and Jake (and possibly Harrison for all we know, R.I.P.) are clearly addicted to Olivia. Now, I’m sure they’re attracted to who Olivia is as a person,…

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  • Quiz: Exactly How Black Are You?

    1. If at a cookout, what’s the most important question you can ask? A) Is the meat ready yet? B) Who made the potato salad? C) You were supposed to bring the foil. Why do you never remember to bring the foil? 2. Have you seen 12 Years a Slave yet? A) Yeah, I saw…

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    Damon Young

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  • Dear Chris Brown: People Will Get Over You And Rihanna If You Allow Them To Get Over You And Rihanna

    Hey Breezy. How are you today? I know you didn’t ask, but I’m doing fine. It was cold as balls last weekend in Pittsburgh, but it seems to be warming up, and I’m enjoying this nice fall day. BTW, why do we say “cold as balls”? Aren’t balls typically warm? I mean, even when it’s…

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    Damon Young

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