The Root

"Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif" (lumpy44) 01/12/2017 at 17:31 • Filed to: None

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The hell?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 17:33

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Why don’t you click on it and find out?

Nerd-Vol > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 17:34

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I just noticed this too. How long has it been there?

Looks like it is a Univision property, so they probably rolled it into the former Gawker sites.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/12/2017 at 17:35

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But......then.....i dunno

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 17:36

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For Sweden > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 17:37

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Univision own The Root

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/12/2017 at 17:38

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Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > For Sweden 01/12/2017 at 17:39

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Univision owns us all.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 17:39

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I dunno but their introduction article makes me want to punch someone

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 01/12/2017 at 17:39

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Looks like The Root got Kinja’d.

E90M3 > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 17:40

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“The Root - Black new, opinions, politics and culture”

Apparently that’s what it is, never heard of it before.

For Sweden > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 17:40

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si

For Sweden > Nerd-Vol 01/12/2017 at 17:40

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No one deserves to be pushed onto Kinja

Wacko > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 17:41

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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 17:41

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A former member (Ben Kenney) is the bassist for Incubus (a band that hasn’t been relevant in over a decade now, but hey)

EL_ULY > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 17:42

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should have been O&E, LaLD, or OPPO

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/12/2017 at 17:42

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Great live! Both the Roots and Incubus.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Wacko 01/12/2017 at 17:43

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WE. ARE. GROOT.

For Sweden > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/12/2017 at 17:43

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Snatcher of Wigs

Huh?

Nerd-Vol > For Sweden 01/12/2017 at 17:45

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The plight of my people continues?

For Sweden > Nerd-Vol 01/12/2017 at 17:47

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You can’t just own people, brah

Takuro Spirit > For Sweden 01/12/2017 at 17:48

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Who?

19JRC99 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/12/2017 at 17:48

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I think my eye started twitching.

For Sweden > Takuro Spirit 01/12/2017 at 17:49

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mí

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 17:50

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Their introduction is kinda cringy but I’m leaving my opinions open.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two 01/12/2017 at 17:53

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I loved them back in high school (MAINSTREAM ROCK WOO!)

Urambo Tauro > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 17:56

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I browsed around a little, and most of those posts have no comments and almost as few views. Either this is a brand-new blog with a bunch of back-dated posts (the oldest one allegedly 9 years old), or it’s a very lonely Kinja that got promoted to FP status.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/12/2017 at 17:59

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I still pull out SCIENCE every now and again. Sadly I listen to more old stuff than new.

Oh and Fuck Hoobastank.

Urambo Tauro > E90M3 01/12/2017 at 18:02

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Politics? Hopefully they’ll grant authorship to writers from the other main blogs, so that they won’t have to keep spamming Gizmodo with so many off-topic posts.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two 01/12/2017 at 18:02

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That’s the problem with Incubus though: if you want to go back and listen to their good stuff, you never pull out Morning View, or Make Yourself, or ACLOTM. You pull out SCIENCE, and if you’re really intoxicated, Fungus Amongus. The stuff that made them big-time has really not withstood the test of time.

E90M3 > Urambo Tauro 01/12/2017 at 18:06

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Possibly, but it seems the site is geared towards black people so I doubt all the off topic posts will disappear from Gizmodo, I could be wrong though. Jalopnik is really the only site I visit in the kinja universe, so I’m not up to date as to what the other blogs are doing.

Urambo Tauro > E90M3 01/12/2017 at 18:09

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The Root’s sub-blog structure looks promising. I don’t know if those sub-blogs will be required to adhere to black themes, but it could really help organize the FP Kinjaverse. *fingers crossed*

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/12/2017 at 18:10

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It got really radio friendly there towards the end. Although Crowded Elevator is still a good jam.

Ash78, voting early and often > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 18:11

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It’s like Jezebel, but about penises.

E90M3 > Urambo Tauro 01/12/2017 at 18:12

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Well, most Jalopnik sub-blogs are car themed, so I assume so, only time will tell though. They do need organization so it’s possible that they use the sub-blogs like you’re hoping.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > For Sweden 01/12/2017 at 18:13

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I dungeddit

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two 01/12/2017 at 18:19

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When I was in high school, I had a few friends — and teachers — who preached, obnoxiously I thought, about how modern music sucks. And that Pink Floyd, Beatles, Stones, whatever... “they were the ones that broke the rules, man!” I was always like, “Yeah, whatever, shitty old people music. I don’t have time to listen to an 8-minutes track by Led Zepplin! Crank up that Papa Roach!”

Now I’m pushing 30 and listening to all those bands.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 18:28

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Hmmm.... I have ad block keep that bar away. That way when my cursor goes over it there aren’t pop ups.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/12/2017 at 18:29

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Yup! Driving home and I hear Soundgarden on KZOK and I start to die a little inside.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two 01/12/2017 at 18:32

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They’re playing Nirvana now too. Actually I’m a little pissed off. There is now little difference between KISW and KZOK.

Patrick George > Urambo Tauro 01/12/2017 at 18:34

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The Root is a Univision-owned news site about black culture and politics. They’ve been around since 2008 but got all their posts migrated to Kinja today, as will other sites in our company eventually. Please welcome them.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/12/2017 at 18:35

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Yeah and the End sounds like all the shit my wife listens to. You know how long it has been since I head Social Distortion on the radio?!?!? For. EV. Er.

Urambo Tauro > Patrick George 01/12/2017 at 18:46

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You know, that reply is a better explanation than their “re-introductory” post haha. Thanks for clearing that up! I will certainly check them out.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Patrick George 01/12/2017 at 19:11

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How bad was their platform that Kinja was an upgrade?

Frenchlicker > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/12/2017 at 19:30

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Minaj isn’t the worst we could do at least.

Jayvincent > Urambo Tauro 01/12/2017 at 20:31

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Urambo - Thanks for asking what the rest of us were thinking (and thanks Patrick for providing clarity)

NJAnon > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 20:51

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I feel this is somehow relevant here: (its not Univision but)

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Stef Schrader > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 01/12/2017 at 20:56

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NEW FRIENDS!!!

Justino6969 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/12/2017 at 21:00

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Seriously. BLM and Our Afros? That seems awfully stereotypical.

When does the white people blog come out?