I don’t understand how those two ideas of a woman are in conflict.

Much love Prachi.  We all do what we can to deal with loss, I’m glad you found something that brings you some peace. 

I would, but I’m a smoker. I was planning on quitting when I thought (very naively) that Clinton would win 2016. To everyone who wanted me to quit and voted for Trump a big FUCK YOU. *drinks wine like a fish and smokes like a chimney*

Yes, I did it. I killed Gilly. I hated her so much, it...it...it... flames... flames, on the sides of my face, breathing...breathless...heaping breaths... heaping-

I know right? I tend to bristle at the same thing when two platonic male friends that are close and maybe a little affectionate are not gay enough in media.  It’s like... can’t two dudes be close without assuming they are gay?  Don’t get me wrong, queer baiting is bullshit, but can’t we see two men who are close…

God, I hated Gilly.  I hate Trump so much more, but god, I hated Gilly.

Ok, I get it. And I’m here for the passing/non-passing we’re all women, men or otherwise debate, because dang, anyone who identifies IS the gender they are. It just seems strange that we can’t celebrate a first, while also being aware of how much more work there is to be done.

And yeah, I know Jezebel doesn’t generally…

She’s trans. The first trans hot woman to be in Miss Universe and it’s being thrown under the rug in a very strange manner.  The author is also trans, but the tone is still odd.

I wouldn’t have even known about her being the first anything based on this article.  It is a very strange article.

Maybe everyone should step away from the social media and let their managers and handlers deal with it for a while.

Pure schadenfreude deliciousness.

You are far, far, FAR more patient than I am.  

You’re not wrong.

I do feel like Jezebel has gotten meaner in the last few months.

This is the only good take on that art.

This is pure speculation, but maybe she was sexually active quite young (and with older boys and men) and from her perspective she doesn’t see it as bad, or more likely she doesn’t *want* to see it as bad.  Otherwise, I can’t imagine why this is her hill to die on, I just can’t.  Her brother is one thing, but this…

I once saw Heath Ledger walk through a coffee shop. His grin was as aggressively attractive as you’d think it would be in real life.

Nah, Kavanaugh only recused himself because he was the one to make a prior judgement on the matter, from what I understand he had to recuse himself.  But we will see, I could certainly be wrong.

Also consider South Africa, who has a very large population of white africans. They too are not black. After reading more of your comments, I understand the confusion a bit more, but arab africans generally are not considered any more black than white africans.

Ditto here.  They are mostly bucket list things like the caviar tasting menu for two at Kacka, that was the single most expensive meal I’ve ever had.  I don’t see the point of ever doing it again.  It was delicious, but now I know that mid priced caviar is pretty much just as good as the really expensive stuff all…