This isn't the point of this article, but I actually think she was very polite and charming in a way few people would be after losing their home. She could have very well said, "I don't thank "The Lord" because he/she/it doesn't exist, but even if "The Lord" did exist, he/she/it is an asshole who allowed dozens of my…

Isn't it also dickish to announce that you're sending prayers? Even if prayers were capable of effecting change (which I contend they are not), why do people always announce publicly that they are praying? It is not common practice to announce when you do something material for people. Saying, "I am praying for you!"…

Ok, Leann Rymes. Does anyone else see it?

She... doesn't... like... the taste... of alcohol? I can't even put those words together in a sentence without long, painful pauses. This sentiment does not compute in my boozy brain.

I certainly agree that doctors are not exempt from mansplaining - but I personally think that this one (in this specific article) is not guilty as charged.

I am not sure this qualifies as "mansplaining." Yes, he's a man, but he's a doctor... and a professor of medicine who is also engaged in public policy surrounding health. He isn't exactly unqualified to talk about this, just because he isn't female. Over-diagnosis is a real thing, and if we don't understand a test…

Not in Texas! I will now search for a seamstress in the Washington, DC area. I had a great one back in my hometown... and there is always my mom! It'll be just like elementary school, when I had all home-made clothes :)

Will you make me some clothes? I am really bad at sewing. I will pay you a fair wage!!! :)

Dang it! I was afraid it would come across that way. I just wanted to respond to the claim that all Californians (presumably "non-Latino Californians") hate Latinos... not fetishize or infantilize.

In addition to what "if you listen to fools..." said, cats pass on parasites, ringworm, and MRSA to people who come in contact with them. I got ringworm from my old roommate's disgusting (truly disgusting) cat. Birds were here long before we were, and long before domesticated cats, as well. We've done enough…

Aurora and Cinderella are particularly off-putting and gross.

Proud Californian; not Latina; deeply love Latinos*, am eternally grateful for their influence and presence in California! I studied abroad in Mexico, and a litmus test for whether we are going to (continue to) be a friend of mine or not is how you respond to that information. It shocks/saddens/disgusts me how…

I will say this: I love traveling. LOVE IT. Do it all the time, thankfully. Have never missed a flight, bus, or train in my life. Have never forgotten to pack something crucial. I sleep soundly even before a 6 am flight. However, I have a dream at least once a week where I can't remember how to pack and where I keep…

A lit professor I had in college always said her name "Eh-dee" (like "eighty" with a soft "t"), not "Add-y" as it sounds in the trailer. That is going to kill me while I watch it (if I watch it).

One of my favorite images from "Their Eyes Were Watching God" is:

Agreed! Otherwise, all of this "Save the Boobies!" (SERIOUS eye roll over here) shit is definitely just another symptom of how we can't talk about women's bodies/health without talking about them as discrete sexual parts.

I appreciated that she said "It is my hope that they, too, will be able to get gene tested..." She knows that her privilege has allowed her better health care - and perhaps even implies that this privilege out to be extended. I too hope that us "normals" (and I have TWO health insurances!) can get access to this test…

I have no words. I am not okay anymore.

Ugh, I had the same reaction. What on Earth was he trying to accomplish with that tweet? I don't even know who he is... is is schtick hipster racism?

For all the hateful talk of the Kardashians (even though Jez has done a nice job of defending Kim against body snark lately!), it would be nice to actually highlight what Kim did with more than a single line. It is good of her to encourage her friends to be generous with others, particularly those who are quite…