Very Smart Brothas
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Back By Popular Demand: "Bougie Black Girl" And "I Love Bougie Black Girls" Tees And Hoodies
The people have spoken. And when the people spoke, the people said “Yo…when is VSB going to sell those Bougie Black Girl shirts again???” “Well,” VSB said to the people “how about Tuesday, November 11th?” “Yaaaaaaaas!!!!” the people exclaimed. For the next week, “Bougie Black Girl” and “I Love Bougie Black Girls” shirts, tees, and…
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On Praying Away The Gay
If you haven’t yet seen the video of a “formerly” gay man renouncing homosexuality and declaring that he likes wimenwimenwimenwimen during a church service, take a moment after you’re done reading this to thank me for introducing this to your life. It is, without a doubt, the most ridiculous thing I’ve seen this year. Part…
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"Nigga" Is A Part Of My Vocabulary. Here's Why
The Washington Post is currently running a comprehensive interactive about the “n-word.” Titled “Redefining the Word,” the feature gives an historical context for why nigga is entrenched in our culture and interviews dozens of people for their thoughts and feelings about the word today. They didn’t interview me. But, if they did, this is what…
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How Much Do You Know About Your Family?
So I have one of those jobs that requires me to do one of those things where every-so-often, I have to query my family for random facts about things I thought I knew but have no earthly idea about. For instance, I have no idea when my mother re-married her current husband (my step-father). I…
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Dear Black People: Stop Spreading The Lie That Music Was "Better" Back In The Day
I have a confession: Every time I hear someone say music “ain’t what it used to be,” my ass itches. I mean this figuratively but you get the picture: This is, IMHO, a top tier bullshit statement — one of many that have somehow become hallowed communal knowledge. We peddle in many generically “truthy” statements…
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When "Taking A Picture" With A Black Man Means You're "Throwing Gang Signs"
So, amongst the raw frustration of the war against our Black brethren/sistren at the hands of police, is the frustration surrounding our portrayal in the media. Black victims accused of crimes unrelated to the police-driven murder, “no angel” labels, and simple/universal hand-gestures labeled as gang signs, all because of the color of the hands flashing…
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The 10 Best Things About Sex That Have Nothing To Do With The Actual Sex
Watching Olivia “Puddles” Pope get all hot and bothered while Fitz was teasing her on the phone last night on Scandal made me think of two things: A) Good thing she’s not wearing white pants today. B) There are many great things about intimacy and sex that don’t involve the actual physical act of having sex. Here’s…
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Things My Mom Can’t Make Me Do Now That I’m In College
I’ve been observing the changes in my behavior since I’ve been at school and away from home for the first time, and I wrote a song about it. Wanna hear it? That sucks because there isn’t one. But there is this list of things my mom can’t make me do anymore. 1. Eat Vegetables For…
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Five Recurring Black Comedy Characters Who Need To Die
Lebron James isn’t having the greatest week. His Cavs are struggling and now the Progressive ad featuring him as “Flobron” is receiving heat. From The Root: One quick look at the Instagram comments on Progressive’s page shows that some people feel the ad campaign is derogatory to black men. Instagram user generalsdaughter wrote: There were absolutely NO OTHER CONCEPTS that…
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Army Forgets That It's 2014, Says "Negro" Is Okay As Descriptor
I’m going to give the US Army the benefit of the doubt here. I’m going to assume that somebody everybody shit the bed on this one and somehow, someway, EVERY motherfucker who read the new regulations somehow either missed or is so non-racist that they couldn’t even see what they saw that their eyes had seen.…