Music carries memories for us all.  Often when I here a song from the past it will take me back to what I was doing at the time.  I think about West End Girls by the Pet Shop Boys and I remember being a preteen, wanting to get out there and party.  I even remember my fascination with Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone by Glass Tiger.  It certainly does not get much worse than bad big hair eighties music.   I will admit my taste in music was not always the greatest, bu... Read Full Story

Slut shaming is an everyday event. Whether you turn on the television, or decide to surf the web, inevitably patriarchy will assert itself.  Everyday someone will start a ridiculous hastag game on twitter, that quickly becomes a part of trending topics.  Yesterdays was #youknowurahoeif.  We claim that we are a liberated society, and some would even go as far as to say that it is obscenely permissive.  Ingrained within the images, music and literature, are often highly mor... Read Full Story

Often drive by trolls show up who have not had the decency to get their 101 on.  Many of us have long ago moved ahead of  the 101 level and it becomes frustrating to have to routinely repeat the same basic facts.  In the comment section, one will often simply see the word BINGO, rather than a long involved comment.  The following Bingo card appeared at The Angry Black Woman on September 22nd, 2009.   Looking over the above Bingo card, it became clear to me
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  Another Saturday has rolled around bringing the end to a lot of great conversations here.  The trolls has been out in full force and the Spam box is begging for mercy.  Should I miss a comment, please hit the report button.  Let’s not pretend for a moment, that these people are here to engage in any sort of conversation.  Free speech will never include the right to hate speech on this blog. Below you will find a list of posts that I found interesting.  Please s... Read Full Story

From the moment Carrie Prejean was catapulted into fame for homophobic remarks, I have ardently wished for the end of her fifteen minutes of fame.  No one should become a household name for preaching hate.  Despite the reason for her fame, defending her has become a necessity because many of the attacks launched at her have been based squarely in sexism.  GLBT rights are not advanced by using another ism to attack her. Recently it was revealed that TMZ is in possession of a se... Read Full Story

I cannot believe that I am writing this post yet again.  I have covered this subject repeatedly, but it seems some people need to see it yet again.  Black women are in a unique position, in that we struggle with two identities, which are marginalized from birth.  When one is born Black and female, at any moment of any day, one may be targeted by either racism or sexism.  It is this binary, that is the foundation of much angst between us and our supposed allies. White wom... Read Full Story

Malcolm is still to this day considered a very complicated figure.  I believe this is in part due to the fact that his life was cut short.  At the time of his death, he had severed his relationship with the Nation of Islam and was clearly moving left in his politics.  Unfortunately, because of his popularity there will always be those that seek to claim him as theirs.  You see, in his death, his words have become more palatable to many, even as they engage in the same act... Read Full Story

Filtthygrandeur sent me this link via twitter and I laughed till I had to go pee.  Of course I had to share it with you.  Enjoy. Subscribe Read Full Story

This is supposed to be funny?  A Black man doing a rap at the behest of a White kid.  Of course no rap segue would be complete, without a Black woman shaking her ass. This is not the kind of comedy that says I am laughing with you. No, MacFarlane is laughing at us.  He is not putting these images out there to challenge stereotypes, he does so to get a cheap laugh.  People have repeatedly defended MacFarlane by claiming he is attempting to show how ridiculous these stere... Read Full Story

It seems that Black men cannot stay out of the dress long enough to respect Black women.  Martin Lawrence and Jamie Fox are getting together to star in a movie.  Apparently they play the role of “modern independent women, trying to make it one bank robbery at a time.”  Other than being birthed by a woman, what the hell do these two know about life as a woman?  Of course, this is all comedy, so we should just look the other way. Black men have a history of donning the dres... Read Full Story