Dear Awkward Black Girl,
We love the show! We also love your continuous engagement with fans and your commitment to staying on the Web to maintain your vision. What we don’t love is the transmisogyny and misogyny in episode 11.
In episode 11, CeCe calls White Jay’s ex a “tra**y…
Snarky’s Machine is a writer, pop culturalist and Barney Miller enthusiast. Snarky’s Machine cultivated her appreciation of pop culture through summers spent adhering to a rigorous diet of 70s game shows, sitcoms and Dirty Harry movies.
Ask me anything
December 3, 2011
The CFC: Open Letter to our friends @awkwardblkgrl
November 25, 2011
Esoterica: The uproar at Occupy over Jay-Z’s t-shirts, the rage at Kanye’s visit,...
The uproar at Occupy over Jay-Z’s t-shirts, the rage at Kanye’s visit, & the 5677475434 versions of “Why must you mention race or gender?” all keep bolstering my belief that Occupy is really about the privilege staying privileged. Occupy has had no problem with most (if not all) of the white…
snap!
October 12, 2011
Funny/Tragic Pop Culture: Born Today: Hugh Jackman
So, true story, I saw Mr. Jackman in his original London run of Oklahoma in 1998. I liked but didn’t love the production, probably because I’ve seen the Gordan McRae-Shirley Jones movie at least 20 times and consider it perfect.
At the time, I thought the cute, tall dude onstage…
Only Hugh can lure me to tumblr.
October 4, 2011
AfroLez®femcentric Perspectives: Woman is the "N" of the World?
In 1969, Yoko Ono coinded the term and I quote “Woman is the N****R of the World.” Shortly thereafter, she and her husband, the late John Lennon, wrote and he recorded a song with that same title.
According to Wikipedia (which is ALWAYS questionable), at that time (don’t know where…
August 31, 2011
Funny/Tragic Pop Culture: Born Today: Richard Gere
Dear Snarky’s Machine…may I call you Snarks?,
Hey there. It’s me. The Gere. I’m celebrating today not just because it’s my birthday, oh no. I’m celebrating, because there is a pop culture goddess out there who thinks I’m sexy and talented. Oh, didn’t you know? You’re that goddess.
I get why…
This was AMAZING!!!!
August 28, 2011
Morgane Richardson: Learning To Negotiate My Worth
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/01/1968theyearofrevolt.gender1
Despite our greatest efforts (and it’s been a long time) men continue to earn about 7.5% more than women do, with men being the group that negotiates the most before accepting a job offer. It is said that if…
August 13, 2011
August 11, 2011
ABWH: An Open Statement to the Fans of The Help
An Open Statement to the Fans of The Help:
On behalf of the Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH), this statement provides historical context to address widespread stereotyping presented in both the film and novel version of The Help. The book has sold over…
(via karnythia)
August 9, 2011
Born Today: Sam Elliott
Ladies and gentlemen, you’re looking at the voice of Smokey Bear. As if Mr. Elliott could be any hotter.
Oh he’s just the hottest and that voice. Oh. my. Xena.
August 6, 2011
Born Today: Jason O’Mara
Dude, Snarky’s Machine and I were just talking about you on Twitter. I think it had something to do with you being hot. Happy birthday!
It was definitely about him being foxy as all get out. he’s my new Eric Bana.
August 4, 2011
Help a Financially Screwed Woman of Color with Mental Illness Survive for a Bit
If you have any money to spare please help out Tasha Fierce. You can tell your friends! All of them. Especially if you think all women of color deserve more
than a few “thank you”s and comments on strength and all that. Support!
You need to help Tashie because hers is a voice that clear cuts all the problematic cis white voices that dominate the fat-o-sphere.
July 26, 2011
Happy birthday, Kevin Spacey. I will never love any of your movies as much as I love this six-minute video.
Kevin Spacey is so delicious! I wish we were friends. He’d always tell me that I looked nice and we’d have a nosh and then go trip the light fantastic.
July 21, 2011
ATTN: Everyone in the VA area, especially Chesapeake and Norfolk, PLEASE read this and pass it on via Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc. Even if you are not in the VA area. Please. This is my sister and she is missing, and we just want her home.
(Source: serenityizm)
July 21, 2011
nudiemuse asked: What is the funniest thing you've ever seen in person?
I’m pretty sure it was the time my best friend’s dress blew up to her neck. I am a terrible person, but I laughed like hell. It was a very windy day and we all told her not to wear that damn 50s housewife dress. She screamed when it blew up and then started laughing. She had on good panties so I guess it was okay to laugh.
Speaking of panties, this one time I left mine on when I was about to have an gyno exam and ended up throwing the panties in my doctor’s face because he turned his head back towards me at the worst moment possible and my aim was like *really* bad. I think we all laughed for about ten minutes about that.
