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David Brooks’s New York Times sportswriter #Fail
I woke up this morning and pulled up the New York Times to see that conservative columnist David Brooks had attempted to join #Linsanity and write about New York Knicks breakout NBA star Jeremy Lin. In “The Jeremy Lin Problem” Brooks opens with the following: “Jeremy Lin is anomalous in all sorts of ways. He’s [...]
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NYT profile senationalizes female athletes’ history of sexual assault
Quanitta Underwood is a a badass female boxer. She is a five-time national champion. She is ranked fourth in the world in her lightweight division. She’s being hailed as America’s best hope for an Olympic medal in boxing in London this year. She’s a beautiful black American woman who embodies strength, power, and speed like [...]
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Why YOU are beautiful, full stop.
Originally posted on jocelynthemaster.blogspot.com. So here’s the thing. This picture that’s been circulating around Facebook… …is BULLSHIT. I know that not everyone who has posted this has been all “OMG THIS IS SO EFFING TRUE LOVE YOUR BODY <33333333″ and that many people have used it as a jumping-off point for more critical discussion about [...]
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What is Mitt Romney thinking?
Mr. 1% is flying high after his big win in the Florida Republican primary and with some down time in the month of February, Romney insists on keeping things interesting with gaffes about not caring about the “very poor” and questionable endorsements. Today, it was announced that none other than Donald Trump will formally endorse [...]
What if Rihanna and Chris Brown get back together?