What immediately came to mind, for me, was the idea of determining who owns property in a married or an unmarried cohabiting relationship. Sounds like a convenient loophole to get away with murdering your partner.

While it may be true the blue eyes and blonde hair are rarer in terms of total presence in the global population... you are willfully ignoring power structures and how criteria for beauty have been dictated and enforced if you're really asking this question.

That is true. But I was commenting on the photo - I was struck by the uniformity in that picture... there was almost no variation on the theme, and it was put together by Jez.

I know there is at least SOME diversity in country, but I was surprised those four extremely similar women were chosen as the cover image (and the content within the image wasn't that different). Full disclosure: I share descriptive features with those 4 women... but I still notice it and I still think it is oddly…

The message I am getting from this image: country music is made by and made for white people (women, it seems) with blonde hair and blue eyes. I am just struck by the uniformity here.

I read an article recently the presented a case against empathy, and this is basically exactly what that author was getting at. The repercussions of changing this rule are wider than saving one child - and we need to see it that way because, as you said, "Sebelius is in charge of all Americans." This is definitely…

So I actually watched that video, and I kind of appreciated it. Not liked it, in a fan way, but appreciated that the lyrics, the age of the children and their dress were all age-appropriate. They even sit at normal tables and eat cupcakes and drink Kool-aid. And she invited everyone to her party and said she is…

That was amazing - the whole thing. Her little sister/sidekick makes a dope hype girl, too.

The comment from "MyLocalman" actually explains rape really well, by example. Rape isn't about attraction, it isn't about pleasure, it is about exerting power and control over someone. It is amazing to see someone actually communicate that verbally.

When I was in preschool, I made my first biracial friend. I asked her mom why she was white and her husband was black and why my parents weren't and she said, "because we love each other just like your parents do " and I literally never gave it another thought. Visibility is crucial for this reason, among others - I…

No! Definitely not. Like I said, THIS was a terrible decision... she is trapped in a cage that is independent from the truck and could fly out with her inside, unable to escape. But it just got me thinking in general - and I buy the parents' defense in a way for this reason - that what seemed like, "What the heck…

When I first read this, my feelings were along the lines of, "wow, what a terrible choice." I still feel that it was, but I also feel sad (a little bit) about how bubble-wrapped the world is in general now that we know how dumb so much shit our parents did is, and how unsafe so many areas have become. We used to…

ME TOOOOOOOO. And it keeps me up at night. We both travel a lot for work, and yet I never worry about myself when I'm away but the second he leaves town, I am usually pretty stressed out. Glad to know I'm not alone!!

I have been lucky enough to visit Ireland twice, and have absolutely loved it both times. The cities are really cool but we spent a few days in very sparsely populated County Leitrim, and I just fell in love with the natural beauty of all that fog and wet grass :) sounds crazy, but I mean it!

Now THAT is a practical skill!

That last line is a false equivalency, but OK. Most people are not raised as atheists, by the way - myself included. Don't assume I don't know the dogma - I have had my fair share of exposure to Presbyterianism, Catholicism, and Judaism. It isn't that we don't know or don't understand - it is that we reject the…

THIS is the most disinterested I have ever seen Snooki look. I am kind of in awe of how much this picture is saying right now.

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?