Sam Sanders

Looks at my Aunt Betty and she says, as much money as I'm about to spend in this store, my little black boys can cut up as much as the white kids. And then my Aunt Betty sat her ass down and that was that. But it revealed to me that like this version of my mother that I had created, this strict disciplinarian version.

And like, you know, a lot of times gossip amongst the living can be combative. It can be reductive. It can be messy. Gossip about the dead is usually expansive. And in my case, it's been mostly joyful.

And like, you know, a lot of times gossip amongst the living can be combative. It can be reductive. It can be messy. Gossip about the dead is usually expansive. And in my case, it's been mostly joyful.

And I am at the age now where like, These words pop up on the Internet and I'm not quite sure what they mean. And I'm past the point of like going to UrbanDictionary.com to find out. But I keep seeing the word lore manifest online.

And I am at the age now where like, These words pop up on the Internet and I'm not quite sure what they mean. And I'm past the point of like going to UrbanDictionary.com to find out. But I keep seeing the word lore manifest online.

And I was thinking to myself, I was like, you know what? When they're alive and you're talking about them, it's gossip. But when they're dead, it's lore.

And I was thinking to myself, I was like, you know what? When they're alive and you're talking about them, it's gossip. But when they're dead, it's lore.

Listen, Regina Sanders.

Listen, Regina Sanders.

Dead mom gossip. Let's write it.

Dead mom gossip. Let's write it.

I love it. Let's dedicate this telling of gossip to my messy mama, Regina Sanders.

I love it. Let's dedicate this telling of gossip to my messy mama, Regina Sanders.

Brits pretend to be drama-free, but they're messy. The accent fools you.

Brits pretend to be drama-free, but they're messy. The accent fools you.

You hear the accent, you're like, oh, they got their shit together.

You hear the accent, you're like, oh, they got their shit together.

Yeah. And you never know how they get all that damn money. You never know. Always a mystery.

Yeah. And you never know how they get all that damn money. You never know. Always a mystery.

Yeah.