My first impulse when I read this story is that this white girl was mad that a black girl was so much prettier than she was.

I think the key here is that all humans DO spew stupid shit, but it seems like Gervais is f a certain cadre of celebrities who rely heavily on the sorry-not-sorry defense of "too bad you're offended by that." Decent people and decent celebrities say things like, "That was inexcusable, but I didn't realize it at the…

I wrote a very similar article about this: that the pressure to have a "passion" or a "dream" is actually not necessarily the only way to conduct your life. http://steponitvelma.com/2013/09/05/if-…

Class of 99! I was actually only on the drama club, not forensics, but I was friends with lots of kids on the team (lotsa overlap between forensics and the drama kids). Sounds very Moeller for her to hold on to your letter! Oy! I'd love to hear more about the DADT thing..

Oh man, Ms. Moeller! She told me, to my face, that I'd never amount to anything. I still fantasize about going up to her and saying to that pinched face of hers that I'm a rock journalist and have had exciting sex, and that's a damn sight better than being a forensics coach in Longmont. I was in several Skyline plays…