Thank you! :)

I think they also look pretty distinct in the photos included with this article. It's easy to tell them apart, if you're not operating under the "LOL Asians all look the same!" mentality.

Yeah I can imagine that would be bad. My mom tends to be level-headed during a crisis, so I would probably still tell her, but she has these random freak-outs when the thing is over that are impossible to predict, because they don't always happen. It's very strange.

I will never understand the mental process these people go through that makes them believe men can't be responsible for their actions and choices.

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My mom is a bit like this, except she has her bad reaction after it's over. I used to live in this two-level loft and I told her six months after the fact that I fell down the stairs, hit my head on the banister, and felt dizzy for a little bit. She promptly freaked out at me, telling me that I should have called her…

To be fair though, there can be a big problem with misogynists and sexist cultural practices. From my own experience, I can tell you that many Indian/Indian origin men I've met have been sexist, and have wanted their significant others to act like the submissive Indian wife that's often touted as the ideal in…

It can be. I had a friend tell me that I looked fair enough that I could just have a really nice tan and not be considered brown. She said it as if I should be happy that I could pass for a tanned white person, as if being white was a compliment.

Yeah, I have this issue too, I usually leave it alone, but once I actually had a crazy blockage that seriously impaired my hearing. I went to a walk-in clinic, and one of the doctors cleaned out my ears, but for some reason I started bleeding, because the thing he used to shoot water into my ear randomly nicked me. :(

That's what I thought too. This is pretty obviously intended for people to share, not eat alone.

Damn you and your comment. Now I'm curious about this "pre-made heterosexual cake" and why it's heterosexual. What if we just think it's heterosexual, but it just doesn't conform to our ridiculous stereotypes?

Yeah this sentence strains the bounds of credulity.

Yeah...I'm not sure what she was thinking.

I had someone tell me that I didn't really look brown (I'm a first gen Canadian of Indian heritage), but could pass for a white person with "a really nice tan", as if I should be happy to hear that, and it was something to be desired...

Being held accountable should mean making them face the truth of what they did, and what it means. Avoiding certain terms and labels, because of the level of discomfort some people feel when they're applied, dilutes the lesson and message being conveyed. At 15 or 16, these girls should shouldn't be coddled or…

That's terrible and hilarious at the same time. My mom's name is Pushpalatha, but she shortens it. It apparently means something along the lines of "flower on the creeper", which is kinda nice imagery, in my opinion.

I honestly don't know where she got it from, specifically. I think it is an Indian name (I'm of Indian origin). I just shudder to think of the bullying and horror that would have been my life if she had gotten her way.

You will not believe me, but my mother wanted to name me "Peelu". I wish I was kidding. My dad stopped her.

Yeah, I feel you. It started for me when I was 10. I was a tall 10 year old, so I'm not sure if they knew how young I was or not. I usually just ignore them after giving them a disgusted look. After pretty much 18 years of this, I don't have the patience to actually engage with these people...