Paige Tutt

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Bio

Paige received a masters in Writing, Literature, and Publishing with a concentration in Online Publishing from Emerson College. Her work has been published by Huffington Post, Washington Post, Bustle, among others. She loves Eric Andre, buffalo wings, and old episodes of Seinfeld. Connect with her on Instagram – @paigetutt.

15 People On The First Time They Heard Hate Speech

Editor's Note: While we're aware that seeing these offensive slurs in full may be triggering for some readers, we are using the spelling and phrasing each contributor used in their response verbatim, which is why you will see some slurs…

What White Privilege Means To 7 Non-Black POC

I made a mistake. My last article that I wrote about white privilege, “What White Privilege Means To 8 People of Color,” was flawed. When I set out to write that piece, I had my own narrative in mind. I thought back on my years of experiencing…

Dear Allies: Posting On Social Media Is Not Enough

In the last few days, I’ve seen several Facebook status updates from friends proclaiming proudly that they “don’t care who they offend” with their views. Dear white allies: If you’re not a person of color, posting a Facebook status to show…

What White Privilege Means To 8 People of Color

When I think about the ways, big or small, that white privilege affects me, it's the daily microaggressions that come to mind first. I remember being on the beach, watching a few cops bust some kids who had open alcohol containers about 10 feet in…

Catch Up with 'Total Divas' Summer Rae

Attention, everyone; lend me your ears: Total Divas' Summer Rae is back. It's been a long couple of months for her following the very public breakup with her WWE dance partner, Fandango. She even disappeared off of the show for several weeks…

What Barbie Meant To 8 Women Of Color

A few months ago, I found myself watching a Barbie movie with my little cousins. Madison and Adrienne stared on in amazement as Barbie trounced the competition in a surf contest. As usual, the characters of color in the film were in the periphery.…

How Do Men See Black Women On OKCupid?

Will I always be perceived as the black girl with the big tits and the fat ass, or am I seen as the black girl with the big tits and the fat ass because of the way I dress? My mother would argue the latter. When I almost moved into a notoriously…

Why Doesn't Viola Davis Have an Oscar?

What do Leonardo DiCaprio and Viola Davis have in common? Neither of them have won an Oscar, though they've been nominated multiple times and turned in worthy performances. But when an artist's work is not acknowledged by the Hollywood elite, aka…

Why ABC's New Series 'black-ish' Isn't Racist

I have this problem a lot when I watch TV shows or movies. How can you fully separate the character that the actor is playing from the actor themselves, or how can you fully separate a concept represented in a show from the writer who wrote it? My…

Mini-Olivia Pope Has Her Own Show Now

At 14 years old, Yara Shahidi is set to star in the new ABC comedy series Black-ish , which premieres Wednesday. Shahidi plays Zoey Johnson, the daughter of Tracee Ellis Ross' and Anthony Anderson's characters. Excuse the cliche, but despite being…