Heh, well I lived in the UK for a few years in my early and mid-20's, so I had to eventually learn that people didn't actually hate me when they picked on me for being American, it was just their way of being friendly ;-)

I just read the post and maybe I'm missing something...but a lot of it didn't read as particularly "problematic" to me. The statement about Victorian England wasn't great, nor the thing about playing "fatties," for sure. But I had a hard time finding a reason to take issue with the rest of it. I also feel like a…

Yeah I had the same thought. It's not like she's been running around in mini-skirts!

It is indeed an excellent gif.

Yeah it was that comment in particular that made me think "This person is DEFINITELY just looking for a reaction."

This gif is the best.

I think knioiufldsaklh;kdlglkjda or whatever he/she is calling herself is ACTUALLY trolling everyone. I'm pretty sure this person doesn't believe what they're saying.

IKNORITE?!

YES! My head damn near exploded when she was all "I put myself through college working at McDonald's; if I can do it anyone can tee hee just try harder all you unemployed and uneducated people!" This party has no concept of reality. It's fucking scary.

And here's what I've always struggled with... if she had a "nipple shield" what was she exposing, exactly? Didn't Lil' Kim wear an outfit with a pasty to the MTV Video Music Awards years ago?

HA this comment was amazing, but particularly your P.S.

YES.

Seriously. Good lord. Yes, Kendrick Lamar had the better album. Yes, the music industry tends to favor white performers. But for chrissakes why does Gawker media constantly want to shit on this guy? They keep trying to do it (at least on this site) under the guise of "we're just criticizing the system" but I find…

I came here to say the exact same thing. Seriously WTF?

For real, yo. While I love being an occasional commenter and really enjoy reading a lot of the articles and discussion on all the Gawker media sites, it's arbitrary editorial attitudes like that (...plus some of the attitudes amongst some of the commentariat...) that makes me content to forever be in the greys.

YES! Conscious Capitalism is amazing. I really wish some of the commenters here would pick it up, because I think it would refine their perspectives a little bit. I don't doubt that there are individuals who probably have had bad experiences working there, or instances where community relations didn't go the best…

Sigh. Yes, let's hate on a corporation whose CEO is truly committed to using business as a means of stewardship and positive change. You may not agree with everything John Mackey stands for (and certainly calling Obamacare "fascist" was pretty ridiculous), and not everything they've done as a corporation has been…

I love this look too AND I love your use of the word trouser.

Right? I never understand why people often depict this either/or scenario. Either you can be polite OR you can be clear and direct. I think this leads to people excusing a lot of rudeness and disrespectful behavior as "just keeping it real" or "just telling it like it is." It is entirely possible to be both honest…

You know what though? I feel like these lists are the same 4 or 5 moves, just described in as many different ways as the writers can come up with.