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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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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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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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Ask Agatha: Regretful Threesomes And Why Men Should Never, Ever, Ever Take Selfies
Andre from Patterson, NJ asks: What are the worst mistake guys make on Social Media? Taking selfies. There is nothing masculine about a man alone in a bathroom trying to find his best light. Natasha from Brooklyn, NY asks: My boyfriend talked me into a threesome. I’d never been with a girl before and I…
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Premature Bae Posting Syndrome
You have dated this man/woman/combination of the two for all of 33 seconds and now your entire social media platform is dedicated to them. Basic things change from “I” to “we” and you start doing obscure things like sharing chicken with them and posting “bae caught me slipping” images of you sleeping in the arms…
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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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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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Somebody Take Away Cornel West's Pens, Paper, Computer Passwords, Scarves, Glasses, Etc…
I’m not a fan of Ta-Nehisi Coates. I respect the hell out of the man, but a fan? Nah. I understand, however, that many people are and I am okay with this. But me, myself, and I? We are still not a fan. It’s nothing personal. I don’t know the man nor have I ever seen him…
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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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World's Biggest Artist Kanye West Is Gonna Make This Paul McCartney Guy A Star.
Kanye West has reached an odd place in his career. While anything he does becomes immediate blog fodder and is afforded the requisite social media swirlywoo, I can’t say that I’m amped for a Kanye project at this point. Sure I miss his music. But I actually only miss the Kanye that showed up for…
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