On one hand, any server would be thrilled by a $450 tip.

On the other hand, there is a bigger picture here. What do these men do, that they can afford a $450 tip? What policies do they support or benefit from, that assure that they remain maddeningly rich, while a hardworking 25-year-old black, female artist has to…

I’d like to forward some thoughts for discussion. I’m not convinced they’re right, but they’re the first things that crossed my mind, reading this article and a few of the comments. I’d be interested to hear others’ thoughtful reactions, to learn if these thoughts hold water.

Office? Why aim that low?

The article centers around the author's experience and opinion OF "good white people." Like any good essay, it is not merely a laundry list of experiences strung together without reason. It is a list chosen with care to make a point. And the point of the essay (at least as I read it) is: the author has known some…

Respectfully, I see your point, I think you and I just look at this differently. If you think that makes me a sucky ally, that's regrettable, but it doesn't change my mind.

If the article was "I don't know what to do about Ginger Cream Lattes" I would come away with the understanding that it was about the author's…

You know, on reflection, I'm going to go further:

No, but this article WAS about us (white people).

While nothing next to the struggles black people are dealing with, it is hard not to feel like, as a liberal white, one is placed in a no-win situation. I can do as this author seems to suggest, and try to be a low-key, non-self-aggrandizing ally. But then, on the other hand, I have seen several black friends and…

I think the point you're missing is that women are pervasively portrayed in video games as the prize, the toy, the victim, the sex object, and usually not much else. They are way too often just weak cardboard cut-outs with boobs, put in to titillate the player with their bodies or shock the player with their…

Wow. So much snark. So much vitriol. Vibram settled the lawsuit because it was cheaper than fighting it in court, and the scientific study says that folks transition to minimalist shoes too quickly, and get hurt as a result. And frankly, you know what? Transitioning to running a different way is GOING to be stressful…