I have so much jealousy right now.

Haha! It could have happened! I was raised catholic and my mom's aunt was a nun. Though, she was awesome. She cussed and everything. At her funeral, my dad forgot to turn the radio off, so when we started up the car to go to the grave site "Running with the devil" started to play. We all laughed cause we knew Sister…

I feel ya. My boyfriend logs into FB maybe once a month. I wouldn't mind a shoutout or couples pic every once in a while. Although, that's partly because he never updates, so it'd be uber special.

I love this idea. I have a friend who went to the same high school as me. (We didn't actually hangout until many many years after.) We always get together and talk about the FB happenings of a mutual friend who just doesn't stop gushing about her life. I'd love to get the snark out immediately.

This. FTW.

Neveah pisses me off. So. Much. A third of the girls in my high school that got knocked up before graduating/directly after named their child that. Also, my grandma was named Agnes and she was the best! My name annoys me, but I thank my mom for standing up to my dad who wanted to name me Mary Agnes.

My niece just had a birthday and one of her friends that was there was named Freedom. I. I just. Can't.

I agree with you. Though, your initial argument was that someone can't express empathy because it is all filtered through their own experience. Even saying "based on logic and respect for humanity" is based on how one perceives logic and humanity from their perspective, which is derived in part from experience.

I have been in charge of hiring a new team member, and I agree with you. It's not the feminine aspect, it's fit, just like the author intended. I mean, what if someone has a medical issue that prevents them from wearing fancy heels? That shouldn't count them out of the running. As long as you put effort into your…

I understand what you're saying and I agree; but without empathy, there is no possible way to have discourse. There is no way for someone to live through the the same experiences of another human, but because we're all humans, there are certain ways to build solidarity. I wrote earlier that she wasn't trying to say…

Because she wanted to go as crazy eyes. That'd be like saying some non-white little girl couldn't dress up as cinderella. The issue isn't the character she went as, but the way she did it. Blackface is never ok. Going as a character of a different race, perfectly acceptable.

The point is that people can be white characters if they are black, and people who are white can be black- but they don't have to change their skin tone. Plus, blackface has such a rich history that people should know that it's highly offensive. To say, "just be a white character" isn't the answer. The answer should…

I think she was just trying to say "Dude, it wasn't right and I just want you to know that a lot of white people know it's not right and share your outrage." I don't understand why she shouldn't say that? Now this is all spiraling into something completely different. She's now having to DEFEND her sympathies. That's…

How dare someone try to show solidarity through empathy!

This is true on a very GRAND scheme in most of America. But, it is becoming not as true. Recent studies show that black females were just as likely to get a loan as white males, whereas white females and black males were equally likely to be rejected for the same loan.

Forreal! Women prior to bc were warriors. I always mean to pick up some iron supplements. I take a really awesome multivitamin that helps a bit, but you're right, I've heard that extra iron does help a lot. It's always funny, I'll hear myself and be like "stop being crazy right now..." and then I'll remember what day…

I like the spectrum too. I'm one of those vomit over the pain types. I FINALLY found a bc that helps a lot and doesn't make the hormone imbalance worse- but I'm totally that crazy girl who weeps at commercials the week prior, has horrible headaches and cramps, and also, I tend to sleep a billion hours that week. So,…

Ugh. Baltimore. I was just in my VA hooters yesterday (20 wings for 9.99 on tuesday! yummm!) and there were plenty of black girls with color in their hair. Uncool, dudes.

I used to have no boobies. A cups had to have padding to fit. and i was convinced that this is how it was going to be because well into my teenage years i was still pretty flat. I didn't wear bras on the regular. And then, I turned 19. and something happened. I got D cups. Friggin D CUPS! and now, sometimes, I even…

Every time we're on a channel and that show is up next, as the credits roll both the boyfriend and i scramble for the remote so that we don't catch even a moment of the show. When I do catch a second, it basically pisses me off for at least 10 minutes. ugh.