Gaining Emotional Momentum

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LifeHax

Mar 27 2015

Random individual: “Bruh is the truth with these titles man.” Another random individual: “…….tru.” Thank you, thank you. Man, I was sitting here at my desk, and just thinking, “Last summer I was in the most fucked up of situations in all ways imaginable.” It’s true, last summer I was scrambling for ideas of what to do next. I was considering attending Art Institute of Atlanta — $87k for a 4 year illustration bachelor’s — just to get people off my back about attending college. Plus I was also thinking about if my girl at the time was going to stay being my […]

The N-Word is Not What’s Racist

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Loveless Sociology

Mar 24 2015

By now, I’m sure many of you are familiar with the scandal surrounding the Oklahoma chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, whose members were caught on camera leading the racist chant “you can hang him in a tree, but he’ll never sign with me; there will never be a nigger SAE,” and the subsequent video of the fraternity’s 79-year-old house mother gleefully spouting the n-word with Trinidad James’ “All Gold Everything” playing in the background. Aside from pretty much ruining “If You’re Happy and You Know It” for everyone, the controversy has also reignited the national debate surrounding the n-word and […]

Kendrick Lamar is Wrong (or: Respectability Politics are Bullshit, Vol. I)

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Loveless Sociology

Mar 10 2015

Rapper Azealia Banks has announced she is giving up Twitter for Lent, and her online feuds likely had more than a little influence on Iggy Azalea and Lupe Fiasco spurning the social media platform as well. Like Kanye West before her, the 212 rapper is also beginning to gain a reputation as a “ranter” (a term like “crazy” that is usually dismissive), despite the fact that she normally says some pretty real shit. She has been very outspoken about racial politics and the issues surrounding cultural appropriation (issues that are inextricably linked to her beef with Iggy Azalea), and was even moved to […]

Gaining Emotional Momentum

The N-Word is Not What’s Racist

Kendrick Lamar is Wrong (or: Respectability Politics are Bullshit, Vol. I)

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