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RiPPa is the creator, publisher, and editor-in-chief of The Intersection of Madness & Reality. As a writer, he uses his sense of humor, sarcasm, and sardonic negro wit to convey his opinion. Being the habitual line-stepper and fire-breathing liberal-progressive, whether others agree with him, isn’t his concern. He loves fried chicken, watermelon, and President Barack Obama. Yes, he's Black; yes, he's proud; and yes, he says it loud. As such, he's often misunderstood.
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February 5, 2014 •
Entertainment, Justice •
Views: 1931
Philip Seymour Hoffman was a very talented actor — from me, there’s no debate about it. Whether he died as a result of slipping and falling in the tub, being hit by a bus, or of an apparent drug overdose doesn’t diminish that fact. For many,
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February 3, 2014 •
Culture, Media, Race •
Views: 3208
Okay, so a black quarterback just won the Super Bowl last night, y’all! And, yes, I’m pretty hyped about it. After all, it’s not every day we get to see a black quarterback in the NFL take down someone like Peyton Manning, who is arguably
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February 1, 2014 •
Culture, Race, Video •
Views: 2316
Okay, so maybe because I’m a professional racism chaser, the featured video in this post makes me a little biased. If my longtime friend and colleague here at The Intersection Of Madness & Reality, Dana Lone Hill hadn’t kept me up to date with
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January 26, 2014 •
Gender, Politics •
Views: 2016
From the looks of it, Mike Huckabee isn’t the only Republican concerned about the libido of women. As if we didn’t have enough bad ideas when it comes to social policy from Republicans, in comes Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) with his brand of what amounts
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January 24, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 1766
Politico reports: The Republican National Committee passed a resolution Friday renouncing “unconstitutional” National Security Agency surveillance programs. The resolution, affirmed by a voice vote at the GOP’s winter meeting, was a remarkable
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January 23, 2014 •
Entertainment •
Views: 3783
So about this “thug” thing: Justin Bieber is more of a “thug” than Richard Sherman. Bieber was arrested and charged with drunken driving. But then again, it’s not like the cops have raided Sherman’s house and found any
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January 22, 2014 •
Culture, Media, Race •
Views: 3705
Okay look, let me get straight to the point– yes, fuck all the pleasantries. Unless you’re a fan of the San Francisco 49ers, a player on their team, or someone else employed by the beloved NFL organization, you have no reason to hate Richard
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January 22, 2014 •
Justice •
Views: 2245
Martin Luther King Jr. once said,”The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” The irony of this quote is that yesterday — one day after celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day — a grand jury decided not to
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January 21, 2014 •
Culture, Politics •
Views: 2510
You hear stories about wrongfully convicted individuals in the U.S. often. With as many as 2.3 million people either incarcerated or on parole, given that this country leads the world in incarceration, it’s not hard to understand how Dwight Love, 54, of
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January 18, 2014 •
Justice •
Views: 2321
There are many people who continue to spew ignorant statements like, “Barack Obama and Eric Holder ain’t did shit for black people.” Sadly, many who are of this opinion that I’ve encountered, are black. Never mind all the lawsuits
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January 18, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 3361
You know, for a split second this week I thought that Chris Christie still had a chance to become the Republican presidential nominee in 2016. For a lot of us on the left, the possibility of him being the nominee — given his latest scandal — seems
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January 17, 2014 •
Entertainment, Race •
Views: 2329
I’ve never told anyone this, but I find Kanye West to be very fascinating. No, not in a “Oh my God, Kanye is an awesome artist and entertainer!” sort of way. But instead, my fascination with him exists as I see him as late as a walking
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January 15, 2014 •
Justice •
Views: 3882
Yesterday in California we learned that it’s perfectly legal for police officers to beat mentally ill homeless people to death. Yep, thanks to a jury in the Kelly Thomas case in Fullerton, it seems that all rights are reserved for people with addresses.
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January 14, 2014 •
Entertainment, Video •
Views: 4309
When Dr. Bernice King – the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. – was shown images of her father being used in club and event promotions, she shook her head in disbelief. The flyers were shown to her by Atlanta’s Fox 5, and her response
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January 13, 2014 •
Gender, Justice, Media •
Views: 3081
Kianga Modupe, 44, is 3 months pregnant; and, she alleges that she was assaulted in an Indianapolis motel room by the father of her unborn child. Modupe also claims to be the mother of 20 children (15 by natural birth, and 5 by adoption). I have to admit,
