At about 1:45. *sigh*

When I was pregnant with my daughter, it happened very frequently. I was living in South Texas at the time, and would often have women (almost always women) come up to me in the grocery store, mall, etc. and express how happy they were for me while placing a hand on my belly. I thought it was interesting, but didn't…

I had something like this happen to me several times when my daughter was in preschool. I'm half-Bengali and pretty dark, but my husband is white and my daughter looks just like him - blond hair, fair skin, everything. When I'd go to pick her up after school, a lot of the mothers assumed I was her nanny or…

Veering a little off-topic now, but have you ever seen clogging? I lived in Tennessee briefly and had had the pleasure of watching some live performances of it. It's an Appalachian folk-dance style that derived from Welsh/Irish step dancing and influenced by African rhythms. I think a lot of people dismiss it…

Yes, I remember that men started catcalling me about that age, too! And it was so strange to me then. Well, at first I was amused when older teenage boys and grown men started catcalling me, but then it started to freak me out a little. I think it's because some of the men approached me and actually solicited me…

Okay, let's see... I'm a cynical, glasses-wearing, weirdly-dressed former stripper who's had her fair share of sexual partners, including black men. I also have a child, so I have plenty of stretch marks plus a cesarean scar (which I'm just going to assume falls under the pregnancy-ruined body category.)

I've probably posted this on Jez before at some point, but here's Isis. She can be a little temperamental at times but, overall, she's a real sweetie. ^_^

The fanatic's finger sounds like some kind of medieval torture device. (Or I just have a weird brain.)

I recognized it, too, but you explained it much better (and probably more accurately) than I could. I would've just said he had some paranoia issues. 0.o

I dunno.. maybe something having to do with a misconception of what a vomitorium was? That's the best guess I got.

Not sure, but age could be a factor. Or maybe something in combination with genetics? My mother had gestational diabetes and I was 10 lbs when I was born. My sister was a little over 9 lbs. (We were both breech, too. It's like we were just trying to be difficult. LOL!) I never had gestational diabetes, but my…

No, I definitely understand! (You mentioned salwar kameez and I realized you were also South Asian, so I assumed you were very familiar with the wearing of bindi because it's a fairly common sight.) I feel there's a lot of pressure to assimilate, but then, everyone's experiences are going to vary depending on region…

Just jumping in to lend my support. A while back I was similarly shouted down by non-Hindus for being critical of this sort of appropriation. It was almost surreal, being told how I should feel as a Hindu by people who aren't Hindu at all. While it's true that some Hindus won't be offended, others will. (We don't…

Did you watch the video interview of her and her mom? Akira gives this look directly at the camera and I cracked up! She's the star, alright.

Yup, the little girl in the video looks like she still has the cute baby fat, like when kids start transitioning out of toddlerhood into school-aged children. And you're right, it's kinda sad when you see it start to go. My daughter's was all gone by the end of kindergarten. =(

I'm not entirely sure what a "4chan" even is.

Sorry, I'm recovering from a cold and wasn't sure if I was reading it right. LOL!

In your second paragraph, did you mean to say pro-choice?

Yup. She's a piece of shit and she's making a derp face. I think she was trying to be sexy, too, which makes it all the more hilarious. LOL!