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Grown-Ass Woman, Cartoon Soul
Sometimes I wonder why I spend so much time watching these old cartoons. I mean, they’re literally all I watch these days, and occasionally, I wonder if something is wrong with me. And I know motherfuckers think I’m crazy. A grown-ass woman, almost 56 years old, sitting around watching cartoons like a little kid. But…
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Black Incel Culture: When Male Loneliness Turns Into Hatred of Black Women
By The Potty Mouth Granny There is something deeply disturbing happening in the Black dating community, and I think it’s time we had an uncomfortable conversation about it. I’m talking about the growing visibility of Black incel culture, the manosphere, and the increasingly hostile attitudes toward Black women that have found a home on social…
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The Shoes Are Visible. The Struggle Isn’t
I am tired of hearing people talk about Black folks like we are collectively standing outside Gucci every payday waiting to blow the rent money. According to some people, we don’t pay bills. We don’t buy groceries. We don’t pay rent, mortgages, utilities, car insurance, phone bills, medical expenses, transportation costs, or take care of…
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Kicking It At David’s Inn
During school breaks, I would sometimes go to work with my mom. She was a cook at a restaurant called David’s Inn Restaurant and Cocktails on Michigan Avenue, and some of my favorite childhood memories are centered around that place. I was an inquisitive child—nosy as hell, really—and for some reason, adults loved my nosy…
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Softness & Moi
A soft life is not easy, but it’s possible to create it in the midst of hardship. It’s about finding joy in simple things, like a cup of coffee in silence or listening to your favorite music.
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Three’s Company Was Dirtier Than We Remember — and That Was the Fun of It
I’ve been watching old episodes of Three’s Company, and one thing keeps cracking me up: this show was nowhere near as innocent as nostalgia would have you believe. Take the episode where Mr. Furley ends up getting arrested for solicitation. Yes. Mr. Furley. Don Knotts. Arrested for trying to buy a prostitute. On network television.…
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Mélusine: The Devil’s Daughter, the Serpent Woman, and Another Man Who Couldn’t Mind His Damn Business
Every now and then I fall down one of my historical rabbit holes and come across a woman—real, legendary, mythical, whatever—who makes me stop and say, now who the hell is this? Today that woman is Mélusine. And baby, Mélusine has a story. She has been called the Devil’s daughter, a fairy, a water spirit,…
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Winsome Witch and the Town That Forgot Women
If you’ve never seen Winsome Witch, you’re missing one of Hanna-Barbera’s most charming and underrated cartoon characters. I had forgotten all about this cartoon until MeTv Toons started playing it again. My favorite episode is the one where Winnie lands in a lonely frontier town where the men have gone twenty years without seeing a…
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Masters of Mischief: The Tricksters of Old-School Cartoons
When I think back on old-school cartoons, I realize they were absolutely crawling with tricksters. I loved those characters—the ones who lied, schemed, disguised themselves, broke every rule in sight, embarrassed authority figures, and somehow still had me rooting for them anyway. Some of the best trickster characters from cartoons of yesterday: Bugs Bunny —…
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The Tradwife Movement: A Pretty Apron Wrapped Around an Old Idea
I’ve never understood the appeal of tradwife content. Watching a woman bake sourdough bread in a spotless farmhouse kitchen while wearing a ball gown has never been my idea of compelling entertainment. Yet it’s wildly popular, especially the content of Nara Smith. Nara Smith is a model with more than 12 million followers on TikTok.…
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