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black men are not a fetish
black women are not a fetish
black people are not a fetish
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Black people, who invented hip-hop, jazz, and rock and roll, have long been tastemakers of American cool. In many ways, fashion, music, and slang are dictated by black people no matter how little credit they get for it..
In fact:
“Our research shows that black consumer choices have a ‘cool factor’ that has created a halo effect, influencing not just consumers of color but the mainstream as well,” said Cheryl Grace, senior vice president of U.S. Strategic Community Alliances and Consumer Engagement, Nielsen.
Thus, presumably, if you want to be cool and sell records, you ought to start acting black. In fact, it’s great if you’re not black and act black because you get the benefits of being cool without the baggage and limitations of being subjected to racism.
Its what the Kardashians, Iggy, Justin Bieber, Ariana, and alot of other celebrities do in order to rise in popularity as well as be accepted into the black community.
Grande’s music is largely influenced by hip-hop and R&B, meaning that in order to build a fanbase, she needs to court listeners (ahem, black folk) with those musical preferences. Grande, who is quick to shut down any perceptions about her ethnicity being anything but Italian. Most people presume Grande is Latinx, not necessarily black, when mistaking her race, but I am here to tell you, most Latinos are part black, sis.
The point is: Most of us don’t get to pick and choose which parts of blackness we get to have — only white folks seem to have that luxury. And we need to give her the SAME ENERGY we give the kardashians.
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I’ll represent you in court :)
nothings hotter than a man that listens to science and wears a mask
“Star Wars was built and branded around the Skywalker name, a legacy of the righteous Queen of Naboo and the Chosen One, princess and best pilot in the galaxy and all passed down to the little prince. I have no problem with Rey taking the Skywalker name at the end of the film, if it wasn’t for how the life and legacy of Ben was handled. No mention of him after his death, no recognition that the infamous Kylo Ren had come home like his mother always thought he would, nothing but a few seconds in Rey’s arms until he disappeared. He didn’t get a funeral like his grandmother and grandfather before him, no homage to his sacrifice was mentioned. He didn’t even appear as a force ghost in his family’s home as a final goodbye and to give closure to the Skywalker legacy. Disney had so much potential for this trilogy, for Ben Solo, and instead they gave it to Rey without even honoring the Skywalker lineage. It was a pathetic end for a story line that’s been going on since 1977.”
–Ayanna Branham, ‘The Tragedy of Ben Solo’ (Comicbook Debate)
I finished watching season 3 of Sex Education and I'm pleasantly surprised to see that a lot of people felt the same way I did.
I've been so tired of Otis and Maeve. I hate how anyone that dates them ends up becoming a plot device. Jackson and Ruby are good characters and they deserved better.
I think I just don't like that Otis and Maeve are the main couple, when it's clearly obvious they have better chemistry with other people. The writers just purposefully make their other relationships fail.
(Even when Jackson and Maeve broke up in Season 1 it seemed so forced to me.)
Otis and Ruby was one of the best couples I've seen in this show. Unfortunately it was inevitable that it wasn't going to work out because in the end "Otis still loves Maeve".
Like what?? I felt like they barely interacted this season, even when they did have their moments I got nothing from it. The build up was shit.
Otis x Ruby was far more interesting and was one of the highlights of this season.