Stupidest Ever Quotation of the Day

Southern Christian Leadership Conference President, Charles Steele Jr.:
“Why are they attacking Michelle Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and not really attacking, to that degree, her husband?” Steele asked. “Because he has no slave blood in him. He does not have any slave blood in him, but Michelle does.”
I can barely even comment on this one [...]

Statement of Black Men Against the Exploitation of Black Women

Via Racialicious, La Chola, and Mark Anthony Neal
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*The statement below was forwarded to me by friend, colleague and comrade William Jelani Cobb. Please feel free to add your name to the statement and to forward it to others.* http://www.petitiononline.com/rkelly/petition.html
–Mark Anthony Neal
*Statement of Black Men Against the Exploitation of Black Women*
Six years have gone by since [...]

Link Love: Trying Not To Get Too Angry Addition

It’s sad that this has to be done, but Gina from What About Our Daughters has started a Michelle Obama Watch blog.
R. Kelly is acquitted.
As the verdicts were being read on Friday, the singer started crying and whispering “Thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus,” over and over again, his lawyers said.
Jesus [...]

Alice Walker, “Fanatical Feminist” says Rebecca Walker.

I’m not sure what to think about this article by Rebecca Walker. I’ve long admired both Alice and Rebecca Walker, and that makes it incredibly sad and painful to read. I understand where Rebecca Walker is coming from, especially when she writes this:
I love my mother very much, but I haven’t seen her or spoken [...]

What Is Wrong With You People? Pt. 2

I’m starting to think that Photoshop is the work of the devil.

From The Page
I call a ban on Photoshop until folks learn something about decency and human dignity. For reals. If someone you know is prone to creating images like this or the one above, sneak into their house and uninstall Photoshop from their [...]

What Is Wrong With You People?

Someone please explain to me in what universe this is acceptable, no matter what the intent.

Yes, someone posted this at DailyKos. I can only assume in support of Sen. Obama. The post has been taken down, but the damage has been done.
[Hat Tip: Electronic Village & What About Our Daughters]

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Smart Quote of the Day

Cara, at Feministe, writing about Sen. Obama’s “sweetie” remark:
I’d like to prevent this from going where I think it’s going to go: someone calls Obama a sexist pig and says that this is proof of why Clinton should be the nominee, someone else then calls Clinton a racist and says that her racist campaigning is [...]

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