About the Relationship Between Africans and African Americans
Last night, @MisstoyaJ sent me a couple of tweets asking me to address the meaning of the word “akata” by Nigerians and other Africans because they had seen it on Twitter. It felt cheap to just talk about the word without talking about the larger dynamic behind it. This led …
THOT: Fail Slang at its Worst
I do a terrible job of keeping up with new slangs, because I’m youngold and I don’t really listen to the radio or new music. Twitter is what keeps me in the loop, as always. And that’s where I kept seeing people type about THOT. I THOUGHT it was the …
A Tale of Two Peens: The Man Who Has Twice the Fun
In case you don’t know, the real Den of Iniquity online is Reddit. And for once, I am thankful because it is through that site that we now know that it’s possible for a man to have two penises. MMHMM. In real life. A guy with the screename of “DoubleDickDude” …
The Aphrodisiac Onesie: Throwback Thursday
It’s a new year but I want to look back at old times. Mainly because their fashions were so laughable. Although I’m pretty sure that 20 years in the future, the favor will be returned as our kids roast us for our ALPHETS. Years ago, I stumbled upon this gem …
The Top 10 Awesomely Luvvie Posts of 2013
2013 has been a FANTAWESOME (fantastic and awesome) year on AwesomelyLuvvie.com. My traffic tripled from last year, with more people discovering my work and more opportunities came my way. I definitely hit my jig just thinking about it. As a space that covers pop culture, TV/movies, technology and social issues, …
The 50 Dumbest Tweets of 2013
Twitter is the den of iniquity, where the English language, sound logic and good grammar goes to jump off a cliff. My Dumbest Tweets tumblr chronicles the foolishness that happens in 140 characters daily, but the year end list is a necessary undertaking. For three years, I’ve been doing this …
5 Lessons from My Week-Long Social Media Break
It’s my job to be attached to the internet. I get paid to mind other people’s businesses online and be all up into what’s happening in pop culture. Plus, I’m a child of generation social media so I am HYPER-connected. I’m active on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Google+ etc. …
A Door Marked Exit: Scandal Season 3 Winter Finale Recap
Honestly, I just wanna lay out until February 27, 2014 because the Scandal winter finale has slayed me completely. I just… OMGGGGGGG!!! I can’t even. Let’s just jump into the happenings. Sally’s Sin – Sally’s on the phone with Cyrus and she thinks back to what happened that night that …
I Went to the White House, Saw the President and Pope Strutted
I got back from a fast and fierce trip to Washington DC on Thursday evening and I’m still tryna settle in (and I just got back from an 18-hour trip to Charlotte). As I posted on Monday, I was in DC for the White House Youth Summit, and for the …
YOLO and OMG: Scandal Episode 309 Recap
The last episode of Scandal two weeks ago left off after Mama Pope emerged from the shadows to her daughter, who was shell-shocked at seeing the mother she thought has been dead for the past 22 years. I was a-scared tonight because I just knew there’d be no chill to …