2 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

It’s definitely degrading in the context in which they have chosen to present this. Anyone who knows the history of how Brown people from islands and the children of Brown people from islands were derisively called coconuts, knows this. I refuse to believe that a periodical as old as New York Magazine would be totally ignorant of this, particularly when they brand themselves as knowledgeable of what goes on globally. And notice the mostly Brown people at the base of the coconut. They know what they’re doing. Just like they knew what they were doing with the Obamas caricature.

 

25 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

I made the correction to my post.

I don’t want the point to get lost about why people would be angry about such a cover. These folks know exactly what they’re doing. Maybe people who haven’t lived it won’t understand.

Thank you for bringing the point back, and for posting the implications, some of which I had been unaware until I read your post.

Edited July 30, 20241 yr by janea4old

2 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

I refuse to believe that a periodical as old as New York Magazine would be totally ignorant of this, particularly when they brand themselves as knowledgeable of what goes on globally. And notice the mostly Brown people at the base of the coconut. They know what they’re doing. Just like they knew what they were doing with the Obamas caricature.

That's very fair.

After a month of the debate drama getting him a reprieve, Will Lewis' troubles are back:

 

I find Roberts overwrought and overheated at times, but he is not wrong here. You can tell it stung because gossip maven Max Tani of Semafor, etc. immediately RTed it to mock it.

This organization pulled a stunt at the last minute to get Trump in and have Harris Faulkner moderate for him, not allowing Harris to have a virtual interview (she is attending Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's funeral). The orchestrator has locked her Twitter account.

37 minutes ago, Vee said:

I find Roberts overwrought and overheated at times, but he is not wrong here. You can tell it stung because gossip maven Max Tani of Semafor, etc. immediately RTed it to mock it.

Some smarmy LA Times reporter tried to turn the framing around by saying this is very "weird." You can tell how much they are smarting as the support for Harris was very organic and bypassed the Beltway, which was hoping for a Trump landslide.

Yes, the whole NABJ convention has become a whole entire mess. Roland Martin also complained that on top of Harrison Faulkner likely soft-pedaling questions to Trump , not one Black male journalist was invited to participate.

It's going great today on Fox:

 

In lighter news from the Harris rally, get it, Parker:

 

 

Kaitlan Collins has had this coming.

 

Edited July 31, 20241 yr by Vee

Good for Stacey.

Vance seems like such an unlikeable person - he really must have pissed Harry Enten off at some point. This is the third or fourth clip of Enten dragging him.

11 hours ago, Vee said:

In lighter news from the Harris rally, get it, Parker:

 

A bit rough, but he's still invited to the cookout.  (Just don't bring any light beer, okay, Parker?)

9 hours ago, DRW50 said:

he really must have pissed Harry Enten off at some point. This is the third or fourth clip of Enten dragging him.

I know, it cracks me up because there's a new one every day.

 

 

 

Trump is now attacking the audio:

 

I have to go shortly to head to the gym, but I hope someone else can pick the rest of this train wreck up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Trainwreck" doesn't even begin to describe this, and it's glorious!  

 

Who in their right mind would have signed off on Donald Trump appearing at an event like the NABJ in the first damn place!?  Clearly, there's someone on Team Trump who hates him and lives for every opportunity to embarrass him, especially among POC, lol!

19 minutes ago, I Am A Swede said:

"Trainwreck" doesn't even begin to describe this, and it's glorious!  

I agree, lol!