Despair for the actual human beings that lives there, I feel that.

I'm a black woman. I straighten (or more recently weave) my hair because I don't have the time or willpower to maintain it in its natural state. If I use a flatiron, or leave the relaxer in too long, or use a hair dryer more than once a week, it falls out. My mother, who went to segregated schools, straightens her…

As a Brazilian-American, I would like to point out one rather glaring misrepresentation in this article: The term "preto" is NOT the equivalent of the N-word. The American equivalent of "preto" would simply be "black". "Negro" would be the equivalent of someone in the US being referred to as "African-American".

Listen, I am Brazilian. I have very light skin with freckles and straight, copper-red hair. I am thoroughly considered to be white in Brazil, but when I moved to Belgium people would often notice my black origins because of my dark eyes, nose and lips. So much that when I asked europeans what color they thought I was,…

Good afternoon, Mr Cumia.

Can an entire country be put on suicide watch?

This is definitely true in Brazil as well. There was an African American student in my graduate program who went to Brazil for research. While there, she was constantly asked why she dressed black when she was white. Because she was American and of a comparatively high socio-economic class compared to the people in…

Play the Rains of Castamere over these clips and enjoy

Very appropriate sponsorship on Univision.

Great article. I find that in many South American countries (Peru for example), race and racial terms are applied as much to social class and geography as they are to skin color and ancestry.

If somebody tries to touch your butthole without your permission, what you have a problem with aren't gay people but sexual assailants.

I immediately thought of this and Batboy and I'm happy that others did too!

Doesn't every team need a batboy?

I know they are really cute when they are little, but this is why you need to release them back into the wild before they reach maturity and become aggressive.

Andrew Jackson: "Hey, Indians... GTFO."

This is the best post on this thread. I will recommend it to my grandmother.

Hindenburg: [explodes]

Only a liberal would cook chicken that long

We need to make this a thing, people.

We starting with a frozen breast here? How frozen?