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One of the pleasures of getting older and making a living the way you want to is that your social circle becomes rarified and the people who enter have been vetted. When I was in my twenties, shady-ass characters routinely found their way into my life and my apartment. With some regularity, friends revealed themselves…
Guys, it’s time to clear the air. There are some rumors going around in the comments sections of Complex dot com that I am literally out to get all white people (see: here, here, here, and here). But I promise that’s not true! I have white friends, I promise! There is a white dude coworker…
Maggie Gyllenhaal isn’t alone. In the wake of Gyllenhaal’s revelation that at 37 years old she’d been told she was too old to play the love interest of a 55-year-old man, Vocativ analyzed blockbuster films of the past five years and found a clear pattern: Hollywood insists on casting much younger women as the love interests of…
How We Changed the Facebook Friends Icon Facebook headquarters is an amazing place. The snacks are free, the sun always shines and everyone is full of the best intentions. During my first week I encountered hundreds of people earnestly trying to make the world a better place. I also foresaw how easy it would be…
In light of Monday’s revelation that Bill Cosby admitted to obtaining sedatives for the purpose of “having sex with” women, everyone’s favorite male feminist Judd Apatow is trying to garner some positive press for his willingness to speak out against the fallen icon. In a series of tweets, he writes: It’s a very sad situation. Now can we all stand…
E3 recently passed and featured a decent showing of games with either exclusively female leads, or games that included the option to choose between a man and a woman. Maybe that’s a sign more companies are listening to all the players who are asking why games can’t be more inclusive. Still, there are plenty of…
From Whitesboro’s Facebook page. Facebook/Village of Whitesboro Above is the town seal, which dates back to the 19th century, of Whitesboro, New York. It depicts a white man throwing an American Indian man to the ground and looks like something that would be found in Parks and Recreation‘s satirically insensitive town of Pawnee. The image…
By Stacey Patton and David J. Leonard July 6 Follow DrStaceyPatton Follow drdavidjleonard About the authors Stacey Patton is a senior enterprise reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education, an adjunct professor of American history at American University, and the author of “That Mean Old Yesterday.” David J. Leonard is Associate Professor and chair in…
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Yes, take down the Confederate flag from its place on the grounds of the state capitol in South Carolina. It doesn’t deserve the state’s sanction. Take down the statues of Jefferson Davis, and please take his name off Route One in Virginia. But leave Robert E. Lee alone. He opposed secession, and in his later…