Perhaps, while in Slack or while looking at your Google calendar today, you noticed that an unusual percentage of the bougie black people you happen to work with are taking vacation days on Feb. 16. (And by “an unusual percentage of the bougie black people you happen to work with are taking vacation days on Feb. 16,”…
Perhaps you noticed that your bottomless brunch spot was a bit less crowded than usual Sunday afternoon, and all of the bottles of room-temperature water placed on tables were left untouched. And then, when attending Trap Pumpkin Carving class last night, you looked around and saw you were the only one there!
If you happen upon a group of Bougie Black People in the wild — organizing Trap Kayaking trips or attempting to convince people they've "been on SZA since See.SZA.Run" — and you truly wanted to engage them in conversation, ask them about when they discovered that fruit juices and sodas were evil, and listen to them…
VSB is excited to announce that Tees in The Trap will now be the exclusive retailer of our Bougie Black apparel and all other VSB-related products. We've long appreciated and admired the work they do and the products they sell, and this partnership is long overdue; a fact this picture…
You probably know Jesse Williams as one of the guys on one of those Shonda Rhimes shows that airs before another Shonda Rhimes show. Or perhaps as the racially ambiguous guy who really, really, really, really digs Ciroc.
When I first saw these engagement photos of friend of VSB (and awesome writer) Brandelyn Castine and her fiancee — captured by J.A. Washington — two thoughts came to mind:
Every few years or so, a phenomenon sweeps Bougie Black People off their collective feet, capturing the attention and affection of the entire population. Lupita Nyong'o. The Sperry Top-Sider. The concept of intentionally overtipping. Passport stamps.
Everyone knows that if you were to happen to encounter a random pack of Bougie Black People in the wild — perhaps at a gallery crawl or a Delta Sigma Theta potluck — and you wanted to make a good first impression, the best way of doing so would be to find a woman (any woman, literally) and ask her about her natural…
Yup, it's true. You're not dreaming. No need to pinch yourself. Both the Bougie Black Girl and the I Love Bougie Black Girls t-shirt campaigns are back, again. This time, however, while the Bougie Black Girl shirts and hoodies are black, the I Love Bougie Black Girls tees and hoodies are gray.
What is Black Vegetarianism?
Bougie Black People are known for many things. Selfies on bike trails. Coed kickball games. Groupon. Alcoholism. Day parties. Running for Congress. Pescetarianism. Tapered jeans. Delta fundraisers. Working for The Root.
1. You first met each of the last three people you've dated at game nights.
It might seem odd that Solange would appear on this list before Beyonce. After all, Beyonce is Beyonce and is loved by everyone. But people who love Beyonce don't really love Beyonce. Because loving Beyonce is like loving oxygen or a recurring dream about a root beer float. You appreciate these things and might die…
If you ever happened across a Bougie Black Person at a gallery crawl or a blogging conference and you wanted to make them happy, ask them about natural hair. If it's a woman, ask her to share her "big chop" story, and pull up a chair as she regales you with a 30-minute-long tale that includes words and phrases like "…
It's well-established that Bougie Black People (BBP) are alcoholics who invented things like "the day party" and "the Scandal watch party" and "the Congressional Black Caucus" just so they'd have more opportunities to drink. But, to truly understand BBP, you need to understand their drink of choice, and why their…
Whether they're injecting facts to conversations ("Speaking of Obama's speech on ISIS, did you know 'Malia' is a Hawaii name meaning 'calm and peaceful'?"), providing obscure tidbits ("I know everyone loved Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but Jason Segel's best role was in Bye Bye Benjamin"), using smart sounding words ("…
If you ever wanted to get a Bougie Black Person's attention and you weren't sure how, a surefire way would be to mention the snarky "Death Rides A Pale Horse" cover The Roots did on Fallon the night before. If you want that Bougie Black Person to smile, mention that time you saw The Roots live at SXSW a couple years…
If you ever happened to be in dire need of 300 or so Bougie Black People and had no idea how to find them, go to Kinkos and create a flyer for a panel, conference, or convention. When done at Kinkos, create an Eventbrite page. And make sure to have a registration fee. Then, create a Facebook event page and hashtag for…
You might remember the late 80s and early 90s as a forgettable period of time where Republicans ran the White House, t-shirts had shoulder pads, and everyone cool got AIDS. This is because you're not a Bougie Black Person. Bougie Black People hold this period especially dear, as many of their favorite memories…
Aside from the memory of that time last year when they were retweeted by Shonda Rhimes, there's nothing that will more bring joy to a Bougie Black Person's spirit than creating personalized business cards, receiving those personalized business cards in the mail, and handing out those personalized business cards to…
