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13222624, nah. that's not what I'm saying
Posted by kayru99, Thu Dec-28-17 12:26 PM
I don't think *all* critiques of Umar are about respectability politics.
I think that there *is* a tone to *some* of the critiques of buddy that are Talented Tenth-y like hell, tho. And it mirrors the tone of the critique of certain working class/rural Black ideologies/movements.

The Root/VSB/Univision is all about catering to THAT audience, so a lot of the shit they publish has that voice/perspective. And shapes it too