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Ratchet & Respectable
Too Little, Too Late
QAnon Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is caught in a tantric sex tryst; New York Governor Andrew Cuomo may have blood on his hands; Justin Timberlake apologizes to Janet Jackson and Brittney Spears nearly two decades late; The Bachelor franchise has a very public reckoning with racism; One of Demi’s favorite humans Candice Benbow (Red Lip Theology) stops by to discuss Tessica Brown aka #gorillagluegirl black beauty standards and the lack of empathy toward Black women; and more.
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