By Sierra Pepin
In the words of my editor, last week was nuts. Don’t worry,
while you catch your breath, your good sis (me) will get you up to speed.
Let’s start with the ugly - George Zimmerman allegedly
threatened Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, and her husband, Jay-Z. According to The
Blast, Zimmerman, the man acquitted of taking the life of teen Trayvon
Martin, allegedly called Bey a "broke whore" and said if he saw
either part of the power couple, "they'll find themselves inside of 13-foot
gator."
Zimmerman supposedly sent a series of texts to a private
investigator, Dennis Warren. Warren was responsible for contacting potential
participants for the six-part docu-series about Trayvon that was co-produced by
Jay-Z.
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| Photo from TheBlast.com |
Totally related: for the heartbreaking history of black
babies being used as bait for alligators and crocs, see here,
here,
and here.
I know I said I'd help you breathe easier, and if you're a
decent person, your heart is probably in your throat right now. Let's move on
to less violent racism *inserts awkward smile*
Our tennis queen and arguably the greatest athlete ever,
Serena Williams, was portrayed in an image by Australian cartoonist, Mark
Knight. I won't share the toon here, because black women deserve better but
boy, did Twitter have a lot to say about his depiction. The disproportionately
drawn image of Serena's body, exaggeration of her behavior, and the
white-washing of U.S. Open champ, Naomi
Osaka, sparked outrage. So many people called out Knight, that his Twitter
account is no longer active. The cartoon was featured in Aussie newspaper, the Herald Sun. Their response?
That we, race-obsessed, overly-sensitive, politically-correct,
folks are the problem.
The bad (but entertaining, not gonna lie):
Nicki and Cardi B (attempt to) throw hands. Or just
Cardi, really. Nicki Minaj very clearly told a pissed off Belcalis Almanzar,
"I'mma stay right here." Things popped off at Harper’s Bazaar ICONS
fashion week party in New York. Multiple 'B*tch, c'mere's' can be heard from
the Bodak Yellow star. Cardi left with a knot on her head, a ripped dress, and
looking unbothered (probably because she tried to knock Nicki out with a high
heel). Cardi says things got ugly because the Barbs has been trying to secretly
sabotage her career and had insulted her child and parenting skills. On
Monday, through her Queen
Radio platform, Nicks implied that Cardi is in general, a hot problematic
mess, and is actually hurting because of Offset's infidelity.
...It's sooo messy.
Who else is fighting, you ask? There was a rumor about
Auntie Mary J. and Faith Evans bringing hateration and holleration in P.
Diddy’s dancery. However, Mary J. Blige cleared
up the rumor. She was in another part of the country. Faith Evans’ camp
also denounced the rumor. In fact, there was no Diddy party. (PHEW)
The good
There's not enough good to undo this messy mess (and racism
and misogyny), but Drake
and Meek Mill are friends, now. That's nice.
YAAASSSS!!!! I love it!
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