If you're going to write in dialect for some characters you should do it for all of the characters that would have a dialect. The author herself has a dialect. Southern people speak very distinctly regardless of their education and to write the "funny" way the servants spoke while ignoring the unique way that white…

An "honest, brave look" at what a pain in the ass it is to have to drive to see his kids? Here's a hint: if you're using a public forum to call your step kid's mom a psycho and dancing around whether or not the children are also psychotic, you're not the good guy.

On the point of a dialect: I think part of the problem is that the white characters, all southern, spoke entirely without a dialect. It feeds into the idea that white people are normal and the standard to which we can all relate, and black people are odd "others."

Oh. My. God. Just reading that description traumatized me. That plan seems highly suspect. Do they have giant teeth? What is a let? Has this ever worked? I must know more!

See, I think it's actually a very sensible representation of love and marriage: you pick a person who you have fun with and are attracted to and you make it work, through think and thin! Love can be practical and sweet!

I love how white people always reference their childhood minority status and how hard it was. I'll bet those minority kids who *still live* in the "hood" feel really bad for you. I'm sure if they weren't so busy getting sucked into the drug trade, shot by cops, incarcerated at an alarmingly disproportional rate, or…

There's something missing from this segment. I think they mean "Mommiholics Drink Mom-cohol During Play-Drink-ates."

Finally! OK, I'm not going to shell out $100+ dollars for these, but spanx that I can run in is basically music to my ears. Here is why:

We don't know that he raped her.

I'm pretty sure they kill people because they are crazy and not because we call them idiots. They send thank you letters and money to people in jail who've attacked abortion providers. All the niceties in the world aren't going to stop them from being hypocritical murderers.

Teeth cleanliness is next to godliness!

How unhip I am: Until the comments I thought the organic toothpaste guy started making shoes.

On the one hand I find her fascinating and refreshingly open about her bigotry. How many Republicans will come out and say out loud that women should do what their told or that blacks had it better as slaves? On the other hand, it's going to be frustrating if I have to campaign, let alone vote, against our first woman…

Humane-shumane. I want one NOW.

I... don't think I can do this one. I mean right, the immigrant from Africa isn't going to get justice because she lied to escape her country, and of course the young woman who was raped by cops was too stupid to get some DNA on her so they go free, but watching a 12 year old girl get torn apart because she wears…

You'll be great! Every once in a while people are open to reasonable arguments. Otherwise I just stick to, "I'll be happy to pass your comment on to the member."

I want to give you some advice, some advice that I have had to give my incredible, feminist, intelligent, and good husband: As an ally you sometimes have to take a step back and listen. You sometimes have to take criticism. You sometimes have to accept that you may be approaching things wrong.

I helped this! Sort of! I work for a member who co-sponsored the bill and had to field a bunch of calls about how the gayz are taking over and we're indoctrinating children. I even convinced one guy that the law was a great idea!

They found his DNA on her and on the walls where she claimed to have spit out his semen. They found vaginal bruising. There's no such thing as irrefutable proof that someone is raped because inevitably the defense will say it was consensual, and his has.

Forensic evidence proves that there was an incredibly violent sexual attack by DSK. Period. It doesn't matter if she is a criminal or knows criminals or has been paid by criminals in the past. She had severe bruising and tearing as well as DSK's DNA on her. What more evidence do you need?