WARNING: This post contains screenshots and talk about doxxing, harrassment and death threats targeted to other fans for largely racial purposes. If this in any way makes you feel uncomfortable, please do not read! This piece is STRICTLY about ARMYs, BTS's fandom. Yes, I know NOT ALL ARMYs are dirt bags who dox black women… Continue reading ARMY: my experience stanning BTS on Twitter
In his early 20s, while outside eating a piece of chicken and awaiting the arrival of a friend, Jade Brown—who is now 43 and a talented executive chef, father and businessman alongside his wife in Houston, Texas—recalls to me hearing police sirens and seeing police cars—"six or seven of them" in his words—stop in front… Continue reading Just Mercy: movie review
Have you ever died and as a result lost your memory? Maybe not. At least, I hope you haven't. Then, there's no way you know how Shadow, a hit character from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise feels. Somewhere between Sonic Adventure 2 Battle and Sonic Heroes, is a story line centered around Shadow that granted… Continue reading On Shadow the Hedgehog (the game)
Let's ignore the fact Yoongi lied to us about not releasing his highly anticipated mix-tape anytime soon. But, let's focus on the fact that on May 22nd (in Texas for me) that Yoongi undeniably blessed us with another portfolio of pure and honest art; something the world is lacking severely. Writing this post is hard.… Continue reading Agust D is back at it again with music to make you think.
"I didn't expect them all to be that fine."
When I heard my OG K-pop group Monsta X was releasing their first all English album, I was mixed with quite a few feelings. Wonho had just yeeted himself from the group over rumors that he owed money and smoked marijuana in the past. I was so scarred from this abomination that I stopped anticipating… Continue reading I listened to All About Luv by Monsta X and boy was I impressed
I want to start this post off with the fact that nothing about this was easy to write. It took me two long months to complete every idea I had in my head on how I wanted this post to appear. Unlike the Michael Jackson case, this one hits home more, because I am a… Continue reading Emmett Louis Till and his gruesome lynching.
Did you know that Otis Redding's (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay was a posthumous release? It came out after Redding's death in 1968 in a plane crash. It became the first posthumous single to top U.S. charts. The whole topic of posthumous anything spooks me out. The word posthumous means "occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of… Continue reading Posthumous albums and (now) hologram performances: they could be of good use
Yoongi Min. Min Yoongi. Yunki (as spelled on BTS World). SUGA. Lavender (that's what my sister calls him). And as of 2016, with the release of his first mixtape, call him Agust D. Conceived from the name "Suga" backwards (agus) and a "DT" which stands for "Daegu Town", I found out about this young man… Continue reading Agust D by SUGA of BTS: a thorough and honest review
I hesitated sharing my thoughts on this highly controversial documentary before creating this blog for many reasons. One is that I do not fully believe the accusers, but I also do understand what a good and skilled predator can do to a young child. After studying children for over a year because of my personal… Continue reading My very complex opinion on Leaving Neverland after watching it twice
Shanedra Writes Too Much 