Ok, so what's your solution then? Why should black people play nice because they've been tossed a few societal progress bones? Maybe they're tired of false promises of tolerance, or the idea that their mere presence needs to be tolerated.

Yeah, I heard those rumors as well. Scarlett Johansson was another one rumored to take a pass at the Mrs. Cruise audition.

"Obama lies; freedom dies."

Look, you didn't articulate your point well. That fault lies with you. My point has been and remains that a lot of times people of limited means must make choices that can put themselves at some sort of risk because they lack other options. That is the point of the comparison. Just because you have options in your…

Wait, you just judged a mother working a snow cone stand whose daughter was shot in the chest in front of her, and you tell me not to be patronizing? Quite frankly, a lot of what you're saying isn't making sense. You're typing angry. You need to step back and reflect a bit. You're judging people on circumstances…

Why put yourself at risk, you ask. Well, because not everyone has the ability to lock themselves up in secure little cocoons at the deemed appropriate hour as you do. Some people, especially those with limited means, must make choices that may put them at some sort of risk. Choices like do I make money to eat, pay…

Awesome, instead of blaming the person who shot a 7 yr old in the chest and a society that makes it easier to get your hands on guns than birth control, you blame the parent working a snow cone/candy stand. Sounds completely reasonable.

I'm not sure what suburb you're in, but if you bought a 1927 bungalow, I'm picturing one of the older suburbs with an actual town feel to it than the newer exurb model. For me, a lot of the older suburbs with a neighborhood/town environment tap into the sense of community that seems to be missing from the newer…

I am now imagining Jane Polly sitting at the news desk saying "Good point."

I'm not a big Ann Curry fan, but NBC's handling of this has been embarrassingly unprofessional. They had speculation of her departure on MSN's site like it was celebrity gossip for crying out loud.

I think a lot of relationships start off probably on more equal footing in the beginning then slide into one sided traditional gender roles as the years go by. I don't think it's intentional, I think life often just gets in the way, and socialization just takes over. When we first moved in together, my partner and I…

While growing up in Indiana, one of my high school teachers told me the running faculty joke was "thank God for Mississippi" as the state made our otherwise deplorable statistics look good. That was 20 some years ago. I hate to be cynical but I don't see any of this changing.

I've noticed more regular Gawker commenters over here after they switched, myself included. The tenor of Gawker has changed significantly with the burner accounts and I don't think for the better. Discussion really seems to be stifled now which is a shame as that's what I've loved about both Gawker and Jezebel. …

Um, that's just silly. It's great that your teenage son's respect you and all, but that doesn't mean other kids will. And quite frankly, if you're tired of "sob" stories in the media being leveraged into millions of dollars, take some personal responsibility and quit consuming it.

You're acting like child rearing is only done in the home and there are no outside influences. If respected individuals in our society such as elected public officials can demean other citizens to score political points what do you think that teaches children? You can talk until you're blue in the face, but the…

"It's not the politician's job to raise children. That starts at home."

During the health care debate, the mean spirited behavior many Americans displayed utterly appalled me. I mean what kind of person sneers at someone with Parkinson's Disease and throws dollars at him after he described his need for health care at at town hall meeting. This has become our daily discourse. I recently…

Why don't politicians possess this fear when they demean other American citizens who disagree with them?

Thank you. Where exactly did he think the whole No Homo mindset came from?

This isn't just about fat shaming an older woman on a limited income. This is about ganging up and demoralizing the wrong sort of person. The Governor of NJ's PR department put out a video on You Tube with him rolling up his sleeves strutting on stage while he demeans his constituents who disagree with him and he…