When staying in rooms with a kitchenette, I also like to pack up and ship my stainless-steel side-by-side refrigerator/freezer to the hotel ahead of time, so that when I arrive, I can get to work removing the standard white, contractor’s choice refrigerator/freezer that’s standard in most hotels. It may sound like a…

I am 60 years old. In case it helps, I’m going to tell you what I know.

Around five years ago, I was a TA for an undergraduate literature course that had 300 students; there were two TAs and our job was mostly to do grading (sigh) and hand out exams and set up PowerPoints and stuff of that nature. Basically, assist the professor in all manner of tedium while she lectured. Due to a…

Damn, I really hope taking you out of the greys for this response isn’t a mistake. What you say though gets right to my point. The whole “stand against Nazis” idea is my point. Every white person who went home from those protests would still enjoy the privilege of being white in this country. They aren’t getting…

I’m white. I only say it because I don’t see why I have to hide it. This whole thing is so patronizing. Like I’m too ignorant to fully appreciate this or I’m a White Knight that secretly discriminates against black people. Fuck that. I’ll always support the fight against racism and I suppose I’ll just have to live…

Seriously? You think I said, “wah the Root hates all white people, if my feelings aren’t assuaged at all times by people of color (while they’re the ones being beaten) then I’ll stop helping”. While on other articles I’m arguing against that meme? That’s not what I said, so maybe you can read what I said again. I more…

Yes, I do see that I am doing the exact thing that Danielle is speaking about. Obviously, I disagree with aspects of what she said and was making that clear. I’m a realist. Just from the aspect of pure numbers POC need every single white person possible to rise up against this wave of white supremacy. We’re beyond…

Heather Heyer, the white woman who was killed, certainly had her privilege checked didn’t she? In fact the vast majority of the counter protesters were white which, due to simple demographics, is the way it’s going to have to be to push back against the resurgent white supremacy movement. Some white person reacting to…

Your comment was argumentative and you know it.

Part of me thinks that he’s near death and North Korea only let him go bc they don’t want a dead American on their hands,

I was at Penn at the same time as Melker. Donnie was indeed a sad sack of a human being who peed everywhere and assaulted everyone. He belonged to the most rape-y of rape-y fraternities and comfortably communicated with his asshat brothers in the misogynist language of his father and...he just sucked. He really did…

When I was thirteen and on vacation with my family in Rome, a man came to me and grabbed my arm and began to caress it. I stood in shock for a few moments then ran away. I told my brother, who lost and began to look for the guy (he didn’t find him). I couldn’t sleep for days, I would see this man’s face every time I…

Something like this happened to me when I was thirteen. I was groped in an elevator by the father of a classmate. I never told anyone except for a couple of friends when I was in college. I feel people will dismiss this woman’s account because “it’s not like he raped her,” or this does not “count as assault” or maybe…

I’m a teacher, and while I can’t say that my experience is exactly the same as yours, I’ll put it like this:

There are a lot of educators who are brilliant, caring people who are good at their subject and good at teaching, and they decide, “I shouldn’t waste these talents. I should share my knowledge with students and…

Seriously, you need to stop it. It doesn’t matter what her grandmother’s motivation was, JenisaurusRex is not obligated to try and understand why or to forgive her. I am seriously appalled that you’ve written several posts now that dismiss and guilt the OP for her feelings and you just. Keep. Going. Take your false…

She came after you on the day you buried your little sister. I don’t think you need to forgive her, unless you want to. Forgiveness is generally earned, and is, I feel, overrated. One does not have to dwell on the savagery that is visited upon us by these slag monsters, but yea re not required to forgive the…

This is a ridiculous message. Grow up.

MADDIE, NO

I understand why people would feel like they couldn't talk about this. If we're being honest about feelings here, I honestly felt no sympathy for the women above. To be honest, I saved all my sympathy for their children.

These are really great conversations to have, definitely, but as a side note, can we all just get along? I have a 15 month old son and he is obviously the biggest thing in my life right now. I go out of my way to temper the amount I talk about him at work or on social media or to my childless friends. I would…