This week, The Advocate, a popular LGBT publication, posted an article about Insecure’s newest ostensibly gay character, Ahmal (Issa’s brother), and code-switching. When I seen the article come across my feed, I was glad that someone was finally addressing it. When I first saw the episode, I clocked the code-switching immediately and just knew thatContinueContinue reading “4 Reasons Why Black Queer Men Code-Switch”
Category Archives: Race + Culture
So I Know I Said I Was #TeamLawrence, But Uhhh…
(Warning: If you have not watched last night’s episode of Insecure (S2, E1), STOP here, go watch it, then come back) The debate on Black Twitter since the season 1 finale is a debate surrounding Lawrence’s character. He is a “good guy” or not. After last night’s season 2 premiere, those lines are becoming aContinueContinue reading “So I Know I Said I Was #TeamLawrence, But Uhhh…”
Ask Avery: “Isn’t White Supremacy Just About Racism?”
A few weeks ago I wrote about respectability politics and why you won’t catch me subscribing to them. When I posted the link on my Facebook, I put this as the caption: Afterward, I got a bunch of questions about why I link whiteness (read: white supremacy) with things like homophobia and patriarchy and etc.ContinueContinue reading “Ask Avery: “Isn’t White Supremacy Just About Racism?””
Avery Ware 