I never wanted to be a “strong Black woman;” in fact, I bristle when people call me one.
strong women
race
Even with all these gross things that have been done and said to me regarding my race, I thought, perhaps naively, we were moving past this.
intercultural dating
Men can be equal opportunity assholes, regardless of their background. And the same goes for women.
pot
"Stoner" carries a connotation of bearded boy-men waxing shitty poetic about their HS crushes in whatever inane action-comedy TBS can afford to screen.
dating
Did you see a Black woman wearing glasses or reading a book on TV this week?
bisexuality
Gay magazine The Advocate did a write-up of the 15 gayest cities in America, and people are piiiissed -- mostly because its criteria rely on a very specific stereotype of LGBT person. Seriously, I refuse to believe the Whole Foods in Tacoma, Washington makes it a gay mecca.
npr
When I was a receptionist, it was not uncommon for people calling the office where I work to think I was an automated system.
race
We are a brown blur, a coded caricature painted in broad strokes where we are all “sassy” and “urban” and cannot simply clean the kitchen floor without finger-snappin’ and mouthpoppin’ at our appliances.
beauty standards
Of course we know beauty comes from within. But how do we actually carry that out into the world?
racism
Etsy's own policies state that they don't allow items that promote racially motivated hatred. So what's going on here?
hustler
Money is being held hostage in wallets. Like most of the men in the bar, it’s scared and lonely and you need to rescue it.
american apparel
We talk to The American Apparel Anti-sweetheart about life after her hilarious and amazingly wonderful contest "loss."
career
I hope I look back on this post in 10 years and ironically fist-bump my fellow lady coders.
