Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

The media handbook says “controversial” is the most negative description that can be used for a Republican.

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

We need to vote them all out and restore sane Democratic government.

At some point, the ability to learn is a factor of character, not IQ.

Fear and negativity are contagious, but so is courage!

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Petty moves from a petty man.

One of our two political parties is a cult whose leader admires Vladimir Putin.

Donald Trump found guilty as fuck – May 30, 2024!

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

Text STOP to opt out of updates on war plans.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

You come for women, you’re gonna get your ass kicked.

“Perhaps I should have considered other options.” (head-desk)

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

“When somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they’re gonna use it.”

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SOTU And Respectability Politics

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Just because you have a platform, doesn’t mean you should always use it. We’re looking at you, actor Anthony Mackie:

“Like my nephew wanted to grow dreadlocks. I’m like fine, I’ll sit you down and I’ll watch The First 48 with you and everybody you see on that show, that’s doing something wrong, they’re black dudes with dreadlocks. So, do you want to be seen as part of the problem or do you want to be an individual?”

Ah, yes. Those respectability politics that work so well. Just ask Don Lemon.

Team Blackness also discussed the State of the Union both before and broke it down after President Barack “I have no more elections to run. I know because I won both of them” Obama set the room on fire.

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  1. 1.

    slag

    So, do you want to be seen as part of the problem or do you want to be an individual?

    Not exactly the most logical set of choices.

  3. 3.

    Buddy H

    It isn’t dreadlocks that set off alarm bells in my mind, it’s guys that look like Scott Walker or Ted Cruz. They remind me of every crooked car salesman, middle manager and insurance salesman I’ve ever had to deal with.

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    Arclite

    On that Obama zinger: The GOP can go fuck themselves if they’re complaining. They asked to be zapped by clapping happily that Obama is not eligible to run again. They brought a knife to a gunfight and got shot.

  6. 6.

    Older

    “Pressed up against the wall cause you was wearin’ locks”

    Oh, you mean that all that “yellin at the cops” had absolutely nothing to do with it?

    I do, actually understand the problems that young black men may have with the police. Not as well as some, because I live where things aren’t as bad as they are in some other places. But maybe better than some, too, because I have raised both black and white sons. Believe me, I taught all of them not to react to the police as enemies.

    My experience has been that cops don’t really like young men much. I suspect that they suspect all young men of being the kind of young men they were, when they were young men.

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