Phoebe Robinson

Phoebe Robinson is a New York City comic and creator of the blog Blaria. You can catch her monthly stand-up show Blaria LIVE! at UCB East on the last Tuesday of every month

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Fauxtroversy

Beyonce’s Bettie Bangs: Why Do We Care?

Queen B stepped out rocking a new ‘do. Cue feigned outrage. Why do we care so much about female celebrities' hair?

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Sassy Stereotypes

The Fairy Black Mothers TV Doesn’t Need

The tagline of Lifetime’s makeover reality show Girlfriend Intervention is that ‘Inside every white woman is a strong black woman waiting to bust out.’

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The Voice

It’s Hard Out Here for a Diva

Before Beyoncé and Adele, when something like a diva existed, one woman arguably reigned supreme in the ’90s. Her name was Mariah.

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SNL RACE ROW

Leslie Jones Can Say What She Likes

Controversy has swirled since Saturday Night Live writer Leslie Jones joked about how her dating life would have been better in the days of slavery. People should stop criticizing her: anything, however uncomfortable, can be subject matter for comedy.

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