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...romantic dalliance with his brother’s future wife—the writing is incredibly sharp and funny, complementing the actors’ flawless comedic timing. In a series of humorous exchanges at the beginning of the show, the characters discuss the arrival of the “melanin-challenged” Kimber at the LeVay house. When Taylor refers to Kimber as white, Flip fires back, “She’s Italian!”—a running joke that ends when Kent and Joe greet Kimber in excited Italian, only to find...
...said he attributes the higher proportion of vitamin D deficiency among populations with darker skin tones to the greater amounts of melanin in their skin. As melanin impedes vitamin D production, it takes significantly longer for someone with darker skin to produce the adequate amounts...
...riot: an inquisitive black writer journeying into some of the most segregated neighborhoods in the country. But Benjamin, a journalist with a Ph.D. in literature from Stanford, pulls off his quest with good cheer. He is invited into the homes and churches of what he calls "Whitopias": melanin-deficient exurbs and towns that have grown at least 6% since 2000, as whites have fled more ethnically diverse areas. "They are creating communal pods that cannily preserve a white-bread world," he observes, "a throwback to an imagined past with 'authentic' 1950s values." Like Sacha Baron Cohen, Benjamin can lull people...
...When chatting about the blog recently, my close friend Rachel, who is melanin-challenged, asked, "What do they mean by 'white people?' I mean, you like some of that stuff, right?" As I waxed socio-economical on how the authors were trying to make a statement about classism and yuppies and liberal mind-traps (#62: Knowing what's best for poor people. "They feel guilty and sad that poor people shop at Wal-Mart instead of Whole Foods, that they vote Republican instead of Democratic... deep down, white people believe if given money and education that all poor people would...
...assistant? Don’t worry, FM’s got you covered with a list of 15 alternative jobs for a resume-worthy summer: 1) Stay home with the ’rents and pass it off as community service for senior citizens. 2) Study the effects of melanin on Vitamin D accumulation (i.e., sunbathe...anywhere). 3) Get a head start and do all the reading for next year’s courses. 4) Grow a beard and go on “Beauty and the Geek” season four. Brush up on your Ricky Martin...