Certain white people have a supernatural gift - probably from the Norse gods - for reading black people’s minds. Even when a black person is quietly going about his business and not saying a peep, these white wargers instantly know “That one wants to kill me.” Or “That one wants to have sex with me/my girlfriend.” Or…

She thinks that being a victim means she’s the only victim. That other victims who are traumatized by certain jokes are irrational/are hysterical/don’t exist because Lena Dunham personally can handle them.

This cannot be starred enough times. At least half the complaints about special snowflakes are written by bootstrapping Trump types who miss living in a world where it was acceptable to treat kids (and other people you deemed beneath you) like shit.

I wonder how many parents on the “original name” train have their child’s googleability on their minds. My name was the most popular boy’s name for nearly a decade (since there are so many of us and you’ll never know which one is me, I might as well just say that it’s Chris) and my surname is a relatively common one…

Look on the bright side: After all these investigations into her personal email history, I think we can put the secret lesbian rumors to rest for good. If there was any merit to them whatsoever, some evidence would have surfaced by now. Surprisingly, this is the one area where I think Trump has exercised…

I’ve made this point before but it bears repeating: Consider Trump’s 2-week crazy spree after the Democratic convention when he was ahead in just about every swing state. Trump isn’t going to win. He doesn’t want to win. His end game here is 3 bestsellers, a cushy talk radio gig and the beginnings of a conservative…

As a badly aging white male ‘90s kid, I remember a few years in the mid ‘90s when black women seemed like a (if not *the*) dominant force in popular music marketed to white suburbanites. (Unfortunately, I feel like “marketed to white suburbanites” is how the industry defines “mainstream”). There were amazing vocal…

…And much like the broken addict in every horrific video your 9th grade Health teacher made you watch, Anthony Weiner will read this headline, retreat into a dark and dingy chamber, and pull out his precious Danger Junior. He will caress and fondle it, let the warm loving sensation of this short term fix ooze…

Agreed. This article seems geared more to people like me (from a long line of upper middle class New Englanders) who have family members with progressive social attitudes but still vote Republican. Not because they agree with the GOP’s bigoted rhetoric/policies but because they’re more willing than me to overlook…

Clinton gets it. Trump isn’t going to be our next President. Trump doesn’t *want* to be our next President. His end game here is 3 bestsellers and a cushy talk radio gig/conservative media empire to prop up his shambling real estate empire. For proof of this hot take, look at Trump’s actions during the week or two…

Are you sure her testimony wasn’t simply plagiarized from a smarter, better educated person? Wouldn’t be the first time.

I find it hard to blame people for requesting what they want unless there’s a combination of extremely skewed power dynamics and extenuating circumstances (e.g. running a waiter on a restaurant’s busy night). There’s no harm in Babs asking. The worst Tim Cook could say is “No, are you fucking shitting me? And who gave…

I’m sure Judge O’Connor understands the paradox. On the one hand, men can’t use the women’s room and women can’t use the men’s room. On the other hand, trans men can’t use the men’s room and trans women can’t use the women’s room. Leaving trans people and their allies who want to show solidarity, of course, with a lot…

Is there a lot of room for advancement with this employer? Sometimes it’s best to take the job, make yourself indispensable, then ask for a promotion. But that only works if there *is* room for advancement. Otherwise you might be best giving an honest statement of what you’re worth and seeing whether they’re willing…

Honestly, the best and most romantic thing I can think of to do around NYC in October is to simply walk around the neighborhoods. Definitely walk down West 4th in the Village/West Village, through Brooklyn Heights (Montague Street to the park overlooking lower Manhattan and all the cute side streets around there,…

Also, never underestimate the healing and nurturing power of building a generous financial cushion for yourself.

Yeah, anything else is the equivalent of saying LOL OL.

All the Bernie to Trump people I know (including - ugh - my girlfriend) are either:

The only way forward IMO is to accept and eventually embrace the fact that you’ll never talk to him again. This guy sounds like a textbook emotionally manipulative narcissist. Your quality of life has been bad for a very long time because of him. Like an unhealthy addiction, the pain of withdrawing might be bad at…

There should be mandatory un-greying for commenters who’ve been here for 3+ years and haven’t been abusive. A lot of great regular commenters became grayed following the Geithner incident and a lot of them just left.