Well, Sarah “mama grizzly” Palin has come to Dr. Laura’s defense. (See here). Saying people are taking away Dr. Laura’s right to say the n-word eleven times and belittle the concerns of black people. No, Dr. Laura, no one has trampled on your right to open your mouth and spew the bigoted crap you call [...]
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Twisted Sisters?
Posted in entertainment, politics, race, Tomfoolery on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Rise of the Big Butt
Posted in popular culture, race, Tomfoolery, womanhood on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this new ad from Nike. Do black women have J-Lo and Kim Kardashian to thank for the “new” admiration for a well endowed booty? Well, I got mine from my mama and so I have to thank her. But other people seem to be buying theirs –Booty Pop, anyone? Is this a trend [...]
The Other “N” Word
Posted in race, tagged ninja on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
LMAO!
WTF Moment of the Week 6/4/10
Posted in race, Tomfoolery on June 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An Arizona principal has ordered that the faces of actual black and Latino students who attend the school and whose faces are displayed in a school mural be painted white to deter the racist screams and complaints from white adults who do not like the mural. See here. WTF? Bigotry & Gutlessness–1 Common Sense–0
WTF Moment of the Week 3/29
Posted in race, Tomfoolery, tagged race on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Respectfully, there’s just too many black folks calling into C-SPAN. WHAT? Attention All Black Folks: Please stay in your place. There’s too much uppity-ness going on around here.
Software Biased Against Negroes
Posted in race, strange news on December 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
HP face tracking software does not work for black people. HP has no idea why this is the case. Something tells me the HP testing department needs more melanin and a clue.
They Shocked The Hell Out Of Me
Posted in race, Tomfoolery, tagged Hanes, nude pantyhose, pantyhose, Target, women of color on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight I walked into my local Target to buy some dog food and trash bags. While in there, I decided to buy a pair of black pantyhose. If you have read my earlier posts (here, here, here, and here), you know for well over a year now I have been frustrated and outraged that Target [...]
Hosiery Woes
Posted in race, womanhood, tagged nude pantyhose, pantyhose, women of color on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For the past year, I have received approximately a thousand hits concerning my dilemma of being unable to find economically priced pantyhose in a flesh-colored shade suitable for women of color. See here. Although I used to work in the corporate world and was able to shell out $8-$10 per pair for a name-brand at [...]
New Pool Rules
Posted in race, strange news, Tomfoolery, womanhood, tagged breastfeeding, Georgia, Philadelphia, pool, swimming on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ok campers, last week we learned that you may not be able to swim at the club pool in Philadelphia if you change the complexion or atmosphere–aka swimming while black or brown. This week in Gwinnett County, Georgia a woman was told she couldn’t breast feed her baby because there was no eating or drinking [...]