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Today is one of those rare occasions when I feel it would help to reprise a previous commentary in its entirety. It’s short. I will append an update below. So, first, here is “Viola Regrets Portrayal of Black Women in The Help” from September 17, 2018. ********* The Help was a box-office hit. It also… Read more.
There’s no denying that Beto O’Rourke is the poster boy for white privilege. I mean, what else explains him losing a celebrated bid to win a Senate seat in Texas; opting for a road trip to contemplate his navel and decide his next move (most people would’ve had to get back to work); and then… Read more.
My commentaries will attest that I’m no fan of Bill and/or Hillary Clinton. And, frankly, the way they used and abused Monica Lewinsky – complete with Hillary slut-shaming her as a “narcissistic loony toon” – is the least of it. They have done far worse to far more important people. Remember Lani Guinier? But I… Read more.
If I’m not mistaken, Vanity Fair is the first mainstream publication to name Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley as the philandering role models who led Tiger astray. Here’s what it reports in this respect – as a sidebar on a multi-page spread of his mistresses – in this month’s issue: When Tiger showed up in Vegas, he was… Read more.
