white women
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Cops Release Bodycam Footage of White Privilege Gone Wild After Woman Claims Sexual Assault
I know one of the things white people get tired of hearing is the line, “If he were white, that never would have happened.” They heard it about Trayvon Martin. They heard it about Mike Brown. Most recently, after police partially justified the killing of Philando Castile by saying the officer smelled marijuana in his…
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Jesse Williams, Jay-Z, Umar Johnson and the Allure of White Women
“There’s dishes in the back, he gotta roll up his sleevesBut while y’all washin’—watch himHe gon’ make it to a Benz out of that DatsunHe got that ambition, baby, look in his eyesThis week he moppin’ floors, next week he’s on friesSo stick by his sideI know there’s dudes ballin’, and yeah, that’s niceAnd they…
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Becky of the Year Candidate: White Woman Says Sexism in Hollywood Is Like Racism
May I present to you the latest nominee for The Root’s annual Wypipo Awards, in the category of Becky of the Year: Emilia Clarke. Please don’t hate me for reducing a human being to the title of “white woman.” This story is about the woman who plays Daenerys Targaryen. Even though I am the biggest…
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Judge of Characters: These White Women Were Told by AppleCare!
White women gonna white women. This week, white women decided to get in “Formation” for an unseasoned display of white-womanness. First, Elizabeth Banks used her speech after winning an award at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards (something I have never in my life heard of) to call out famed director Steven Spielberg…
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Should You Ever Trust a White Lady Sitting Cross-Legged on a Couch? Just Asking for a Friend!
My friend Isha Aran over at Fusion said something recently that resonated with my whole entire spirit: If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life, it’s never trust a white lady sitting cross-legged on a white couch. Aran went on to say: “They’re either trying to sell you crystal essences, or about to tell you…
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Everything We Need to Know About the 53 Percent, We Can Learn From Watching The Handmaid’s Tale
Why would they vote against their own self-interests? This was the question many of us asked—in anger, horror and complete confusion—after the election of the least competent president in recorded history (thus far). How could they do it? The Rust Belt, “alt-right” and Republican die-hards were expected, but masses of college-educated, presumably politically aware women?…
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NC High School Recalls Yearbooks After Some Genius Wrote ‘Build That Wall’ as Senior Quote
In the latest site of conflict around free—or what some might deem hate— speech, a high school in North Carolina recalled its yearbooks because a student used “Build That Wall” as her senior quote. The News & Observer reports that graduating students at Richmond Early College High School in Hamlet were allowed to share a…
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What Becky Gotta Do To Get Murked? White Womanhood In Jordan Peele’s Get Out
(This piece contains major spoilers. Beware.) Jordan Peele’s transcendent Get Out is the latest entry in black folks’ long-standing fascination with horror; beginning with our folklore (Zora Neale Hurston’s Every Tongue Got to Confess), early literature (Charles Chesnutt’s The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales) and film (Oscar Micheaux’s A Son of Satan) as well as…
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The Latest Leslie Jones White-Tears Controversy
Leslie Jones is the latest target in the new epidemic of wypipo pearl-clutching and getting outraged at comedians for telling jokes. During her latest stand-up performance at Carolines on Broadway, Jones, the New York Times reports, told the story of when online troll and pedophile advocate Milo Yiannopoulos attacked her and inspired his “alt-right” minions…
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Why Thirsty White Women Like Leah McSweeney Are A Menace To Society, Explained
Who is Leah McSweeney? Leah McSweeney is apparently a person who exists on Earth. I assume she possesses functional limbs, a measure of sentience, and perhaps even a social security number, but I could be wrong. Why is she in the news today? During an episode of her Improper Etiquette podcast, McSweeney accused Michael Che of…