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Blerd Ish: 03. Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Blerd Ish: 03. Buffy The Vampire Slayer

I’m just going to come right out and say it: if you don’t know what Buffy the Vampire Slayer is, you are not a blerd. (more…)

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Blerdy Ish: 02. We Stan "Back to the Future"

Blerdy Ish: 02. We Stan “Back to the Future”

Back to the Future is thoroughly embedded in Blerd lexicon. The only Black faces I remember from the entire trilogy were the restaurant employee that eventually becomes the mayor and the family that lives in Marty McFly’s house in Part 2. But what truly makes the Back to the Future trilogy Blerd gold is the intricacies that create the backdrop of each film. (more…)

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Blerdy Ish: 01. We Stan Whoopi Goldberg From the Nineties

Blerdy Ish: 01. We Stan Whoopi Goldberg From the Nineties

In 1985, a comedienne by the name of Whoopi Goldberg garnered critical acclaim for her portrayal of “Celie” in The Color Purple. But it wasn’t until she starred in Ghostin 1990 that she truly existed within Black lexicon. And for that one decade, the one where she wore long dreads, she mattered. Actually, she more than mattered. She was everything. And that is why blerds stan Whoopi Goldberg in…

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