“TBF (Token Black Friend) is the new BFF”
There are many key phrases that foreshadow the tragedy that is sure to come. These key phrases allow us to brace ourselves for impact. For example, when Trinidad James leads with “I’m releasing new music”, we can all prepare ourselves for the greatest assault to…
Gender, Race, and Stereotypes in “Scorpion”, “Silicon Valley” and “Big Bang Theory”
Whether it be Shaquille O’Neal’s free throw percentage, the fraction of Iggy Azalea’s freestyle lyrics that aren’t incoherent nonsense, or the number of Rihanna notes that are on key during a live performance (to her credit, her vocals have improved over time), sometimes the numbers…
Land of the Free and Home of the Wimps
It’s official; we’re becoming soft. Our kids are afraid to get dirty, break some bones–break a sweat even. Instead of braving the outdoors, they sit inside playing video games hours on end, breaking only to diversify their screen time between other mindless mediums (Netflix, Ipad,…
How Suge Knight is Responsible for the Wage Gap – A perspective on Race, Gender, and Technology
As humans, the gap between our individual perceptions is often a canyon of seemingly infinite width. Whether it be the famed dress-gate that has taken social media by storm (is it blue/black/gold/white? I hope we can all at least see that the dress is hideous),…