Dexter Lee Thomas

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Dexter Lee Thomas grew up in San Bernardino, California, and spent most of his time playing video games and listening to music. He is now a graduate student at some school on the East Coast and spends most of his time playing video games and listening to music.

Dexter Lee Thomas grew up in San Bernardino, California, and spent most of his time playing video games and listening to music. He is now a graduate student at some school on the East Coast and spends most of his time playing video games and listening to music.

To All the Nicki Minaj Haters: Where Were You 17 Years Ago?

Dexter Lee Thomas - December 1, 2010

No, really: where were you seventeen years ago?

I've been reading a lot of criticism of Nicki Minaj recently, and it sort of makes me uncomfortable. Not because I'm the biggest fan of Nicki, but because it seems to me that too many of us are just bashing on her, throwing around terms like "racist" and "orientalist," and failing to look at the big picture.