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The Racism Of Hipsters

The cult of modern hipsters was birthed by the gentrification of New York’s Williamsburg. The men wore vests, plaid shirts, new jeans, and bushy beards. The women dressed normal. Beards got longer. The look was popularized by TV and Hollywood. The peak period lasted from 1999 to 2009, however the hipsters remained in hipster drag […]

Sorry About the Slavery Thing

Labor Day has come and gone. Schools are open and vacations are over. The NFL football season begins on the weekend and a vast number of American males will turn their attention to the business of overgrown men trying to kill each other without any protest against the violence from the TV viewers. I expect […]

Maybe If I Was More Barry Than Barack

In 1860 three weeks before the presidential election an eleven year old girl wrote this letter to the Republican candidate from Illinois. Hon A B Lincoln Oct. 15, 1860 Dear Sir My father has just home from the fair and brought home your picture and Mr. Hamlin’s. I am a little girl only eleven years […]