For mediterranean twist:

Huh. Coincidentally, I’m planning on buying my first DSLR, and researching which one best suits my needs. This story just narrowed my options.

You are so right...I had goosebumps listening to this.

It’s...Okay. He seems ill at ease and trying VERY hard only to produce meh.

And if you ever get the chance, see if you can catch Escape to the Chateau which is one of the most charming and ridiculous DYI shows I have ever seen. We get it in Canada on the CBC - not sure if it’s available in the U.S.

I am so loving this exchange!

Trum has not accepted Mexico’s offer to help Houston flood victims.

To the point about women becoming more feminist as they age, my experience mirrors yours, particularly in health care.

Oh hello there! Thank you for your input, we really appreciate all the effort you made in your response. Just to make sure we’re all on the same page, the discussion is about how someone is identified on a passport. So the sentence “it’s none of your business what gender I identify as” is specifically within the…

So this is another Moonlight / La la land situation???

Thank you so much for this. The Root is my first daily go-to site every morning because of reporting like this.

Linda Hamilton transformed herself into this lean, muscular character which was a huge departure for her character as well as how women were typically portrayed in film back then. So I agree, her appearance was a huge thing precisely because it wasn’t conventional.

I just DO NOT understand how she could take all that goodwill she garnered from her court case and completely obliterate it with another childish, tone-deaf and dishonest revenge song.

This was infamous black tank top and how the character looked in 1991 (context is important):

Why does she need a bra? If I could get away with not wearing one every day, I would be FREE!

I will say that even with the police issue (where isn’t there one??), Toronto has some great neighbourhoods that are LGBTQ and POC friendly. I happen to live in one with a vibrant Ethiopian community, which is a 10 minute drive from Little India, a 15 minute drive from Little Vietnam and 5 minute drive from Greektown.…

Despite my earlier posts about protecting oneself, I completely understand why you did what you did. I suspect I would have done the same. The point is that when threatened, you did the absolute right thing to protect yourself (and others) successfully.

You’re absolutely right. I live in Canada and it’s illegal in some provinces here too because it’s considered a concealed weapon. I do want to say that I did make that point in a reply almost the same time as your post; I don’t want anyone getting in trouble over the advice of a stranger on the internet.

It’s called a collapsible baton. But fair warning, it may be illegal in your state or city (it’s considered a concealed weapon), but I don’t care. I’m pretty short (5'2") and easily overpowered. This thing is heavy steel, but snaps out with a flick of the wrist, allowing you to hit from a distance. All it takes is a…

Toronto does have a vibrant and diverse population but make no mistake, our police is just as racist, although perhaps because of our general antipathy toward guns, POCs don’t get shot on the regular for simply being.