I mean, I know you got paid to write this...but the Drew Barrymore version of Cinderella pretty much summed this all up. I mean, she fought a man with a sword, a man who was going to rape her. So...yeah. Gen X did this already guys.

If you love Issa Rae, like I do, head on over to The Root to read an actual article about her wedding/relationship that isn’t weirdly snarky and uninformative. 

Everyone at Jezebel is turning into my super cranky Nana.

It’s teamwork 101 to provide opportunities for people to interact that are casual and not strictly about work. You’re more likely to bend for a person you know and respect rather than a person you’re assuming is the picture of everything you’re against. It also gives you insight on their motivations and ultimate…

You’re insulting a DOG? When the Republicans in Congress still exist? What a waste of time.

Or, given “small East Texas town”, maybe they personally know zero gay people (that they know of) but know many downtrodden animals who need help.  Or a spouse works for the local animal shelter ... or there is no local LBGTQ org to donate to ... or a dozen other reasons.

The Takeout covered this story without being petty and bitch and trying to invoke the usual outrage Olympics.

I was thinking the same thing. I’m sure the animal rescue is a cause already close to this woman’s heart, and when put on the spot, it was the first thing that came to mind. The snark about it seems pointless, at best.  Caring about things isn’t a zero-sum game.

I understand the animal rescue donation. As social problems go, pet overpopulation is a problem we absolutely CAN solve. Among other organizations I support, I support a local non profit that funds low-cost or no-cost spay neuter. That’s all they do. It’s spay neuter, spay neuter, spay neuter all day long. I mean, if…

I’m in the metro DC area. The number of businesses that send around advertising that has the Christian fish on it astonishes me. I find it extremely off-putting. I don’t care about your religion if I want to buy car parts, I just want to buy car parts. Don’t be shoving your religion at me. I don’t care about yours and…

Eh the weird donation suggestion makes it even more fitting for a Pride month story. They made a pretty cookie and posted a “supportive” message. They’re not bigots but not activists either, not tracking the issues enough to know who could use monetary support. They’re not assholes but they’re also not particularly…

this will be unpopular, but i’d go so far as to say if you do the above, you’re both nuts and cruel. adopting a shelter dog/cat/puppy/kitten, is saving a life in many cases.

Screamed this before 2016. Nobody listened.

This right here. This is what people complaining about his words are missing. Popular is not equal to votes. Being on TV is not equal to votes. Being popular in a specific region is not equal to winning country wide.

As well, from what I’ve seen over the years, is this all too happy willingness to just throw our hands…

In the article Carville himself says that those policies you mentioned are popular among voters. Carville said. “Most people agree with us on health care and minimum wage and Roe v. Wade and even on the climate. So why can’t we leverage that?” He doesn’t oppose those things.

“People like AOC and coastal liberals are a lot more mainstream than Carville thinks”

This is true.

The problem is that, in terms of RealPolitik, they don’t vote, especially in the states we need.

At least not in numbers sufficient to maintain power. People under 40 *don’t vote*. People under 30 even less so.

So while AOC…

It seems disingenuous to bring up an HGTV renovation show not highlighting historic racism in town. So strange how the Property Brothers weren’t called to account for the diversity issues of Toronto or the anti-Asian hate crimes in Vancouver. Househunters internationals looking for an apartment in Budapest should…

I’d tell you to go fuck yourself, but I wouldn’t want you to have a good time. 

If you really have to be told not to put an industrial strength adhesive in your hair you shouldn’t be left alone with a glass of water.

From a Native Hawai’ian who is constantly having to battle with the haole tourists that rent out units in her elderly father’s building and refuse to wear masks and walk around making fun of us and our laws, THIS. And poor people too. Flights to Hawai’i have been super cheap and a lot of places are doing deals. There…