Just Rankin’ Sh!t
Our 7 Favorite Types of Angry Comments on LEVEL Articles, Ranked
Oooh, someone’s big mad
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7. “I’ve never heard of this.”
The sentiment doesn’t surprise us. LEVEL is explicitly for and about Black and Brown men, which means that not everyone will be familiar with everything we write about. What would surprise us, however, is if the people who are grievously offended at not being catered to as the default audience actually saved the 30 seconds it took to type this and went to a little website called Google Dot Com.
6. “Stop making such a big deal about it!”
If you’re on the hunt for this particular breed of comment, we’ve got a few key phrases to look out for. “Overblown grievance” is a good one. Oh, and “race card” — that’s a classic. Also, there’s [deep breath]: “Instead of looking for the negative and trying to make everything about race, has it ever occurred to you that what would be more helpful is to spend your efforts writing about how we’re all really the same?”
