“We do not live in a post-race (or post-racist) society like many would like to believe. A black man stood up and spoke back to the white establishment for an enormous slight of the music and accomplishments of a black woman; that same black woman then ended up having to apologize for and distance…”Tagged: Pop Culture, Criticism, racism
“Beyoncé deserved the award. Something was unfair and West sensed it, but his douchebaggery and Swift’s country-bumpkin innocence completely overshadowed the racial politics of the incident. Even West himself was forced to declare that it wasn’t about race, even though it most certainly was. West’s…”Tagged: Pop Culture, Criticism
“Taylor Swift must be the second coming of Jesus because it’s become damn near impossible to utter a critical word against her.”Tagged: Pop Culture, Criticism