I would like for people, esp. other people of color, to stop acting as if black people are in this privileged position where everybody takes our concerns more seriously than they take the concerns of other marginalized groups.

I find that view really frustrating given that many of his “crazy” policies are already in place in most of the western world.

For a single person with no kids and no debt, $75k seems perfectly reasonable in LA. People in LA labour under the delusion that they live in an expensive city, but then you go to *actually* expensive places like SF, NYC, London and so on and it’s cheap (and you get way more space) in comparison.

Yes, you raise a good point. How DARE they have bodies which change and age and do not remain at static youthful ideal? HOW DARE THEY.

Goodness, Gracious! I guess I have to be the one in this thread to remark on how nice it is that Nicholas Cage bailed out a woman who was being attacked by a man with a long history of domestic violence and public violence! I don’t really care how dramatic he felt he had to be about it.

JFC. Democrats are being handed this election to them on a silver fucking platter, and they want to set it on fire. Support your candidate, don’t denigrate the other, and whoever wins the nod, vote -D. It’s really not that fucking hard.

That being said, Gap’s response was pretty awesome. No hand-wringing, just “We offended people. We’re acknowledging that, and we’ll change what’s causing the issue”

We all need to choose our battles wisely. Faux outrage over every tiny perceived slight does cause people to blow off your cause. This gets problematic when the truly important stuff needs addressed.

I actually think it makes more sense? Like he’s had sex and he knows how much fun it can be but he also knows what he wants out of a sexual relationship and maybe what he wants is complete commitment? I dunno, I feel like people tend to be super judgemental when men choose not to have sex but less so with women…

I once met an anti-vaxxer who “didn’t believe” in modern medicine or drugs of any kind, refused to vaccinate her 3 kids, etc.

Even within the black community, there’s discrimination against dark-skinned women; imagine what it’s like in lily-white Hollywood. It’s probably not even always conscious, especially in the case of white male casting agents and directors: They just cast those they’re personally attracted to, Women like Zoe Saldana…

Here’s the thing: Zoe is Black. Beyonce is Black. We can all be Black because race is context specific. As a lighter skinned Black American woman, I’ve been told that I wouldn’t be considered Black in quite a few contexts. That’s cool, but I grew up a Black woman in the US and you or anyone else can’t take that away…

In America...the politically correct thing to do is shut up and pretend we live in a post-racial world. You think you’re not being politcally corrct, Bret? You think you’re making some sort of noble stand against the majority of people? BULLSHIT! You’re being politically correct, you’re advocating the status quo, the…

To a black person America does really come down to black and white. Sorry. The other minority groups are usually used against black people.

TOUCH OF ASIAN BEAUTY IN THE FACE

How is a picture of lips with lipstick on them sexualized? There’s nothing sexual about that photo.

JUST GONNA SIT OVER HERE CRYING GUYS. I’m so sorry for your loss. I’ve owned both cats and dogs and losing them opens up a hole in your heart that can shock you, especially if you aren’t prepared for the pain. You did a great thing by providing him with a home while he was here. You’re good people.

Sadly not, but if it’s an option, I request to spend my days sipping port in a dusty library ruminating personal tragedies.

I don’t think the law is about why or whether you wanted to have sex with him. The law is about why or whether an adult wants to have sex with a teenager. It’s totally understandable that teenagers glamorize and desire older men - everything about that time in our lives says hurry, grow up! As teenagers, we are naive…

Oh please, that’s easy for you to say. Come back to me and talk to me about how much you “don’t care” when white supremicists erase your peoples entire history and then turn around and act naive and play dumb about it. Whilst I don’t think the race of an ancient people does matter fundamentally I think we need to…