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Khalisa Rae
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Senior Writer at Jezebel. Culture journalist, feminist, and author.

I don’t have many good things to say about being born in 1986 - 9/11 happened when I was in high school, I graduated from college as the financial crisis was really getting started, etc. - but I will always be grateful that Facebook didn’t exist until I was in college. I saw enough drama on MySpace in high school, I Read more

I work in a field where maintaining a social media presence and interacting with peers and fans is seen as a viable career-building strategy — i.e. Get your name out there! Read more

I love social media. It’s much more fun if you just look at what other people are saying and never participate yourself. Read more

Add in the paparazzi pressure to look perfect, smile, and be “on” 24/7. Maximize that pressure times a hundred for women celebrities whose farts, sneezes, makeups and breakups are commented on and tracked like a hawk. It’s no way for a human to live.” Read more

Jesus Fucking Christ why are people so disappointing!? Read more

Money corrupts, esp. vast amounts of money like this. I know this work is complex, tiresome and challenging, and I wouldn’t necessarily be against the Executive Director or founder of the BLM organization living in a property financed by donations. There are a few organizations that purchase properties to provide Read more

Because we don't need more online "content". That money needs to go to actual people who have lost loved ones, need lawyers, need mental health treatment, pay for colleges or training. Tamir's mom needed a home, not random people she doesn't know making "content" Read more

This is so disappointing. I don’t get upset at large salaries for non-profits, they have to compete against corporations for good, qualified people and, to get the right people in place, the higher salaries are usually justified, and a well-run non-profit can raise the funds to off-set the higher salaries. But this? I Read more

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Then there are the ethics and morals of using a $6 million dollar home for “housing and studio space” for the Black Joy Creators Fellowship, which are shaky at best. The NYMag report points out that the fellowship was touted as a a place of providing “recording resources and dedicated space for Black creatives to Read more

This is so disappointing. How on earth did they think this was a good idea? Whatever explanations they come up with the optics are such a disaster. They risk tanking the entire movement doing something like this. Read more

I’m never going to click the link to listen to that song. Never. Read more

Actually lots of people think it’s a great song. It is the Van Zandt brothers.  Pretty much rock royalty. Read more

Not enough “gay”ness in the lyrics. It needs more “gay”. Someone wanna tell the Florida Klan chapter that their theme song needs more “gay”. Read more

Verbally jousted with a nasty codger for a rant that sounded like this throwback dreck’s B-side. Started with me about the high price of living, as I was purchasing discounted goods. Read more

I didn't see a single non-white person in that video, although I couldn't make it to the end Read more

Florida, why do you fux it up so much? I’m no genius but I’m certain my path to enlightenment won’t go through that wretched state. Read more