I was once approached by a guy in that situation. I said, "I'm just trying to go home and go to sleep." (Note that I chose the word sleep, not bed, because I knew better than to use a sexually suggestive word like bed.) He immediately started shouting crazy nonsense about how I was "hot and cold, red and green" and…

No, I think the Marine lady disappears after her ill-advised comment. The "We gave you your freedom bitch" bitch is the same one (in the vest holding a cup of beer) who shows up later chanting "Af-ri-ca!"

The same number of people die from car crashes each year. Nobody on either side of the aisle talks about it because we all agree that cars are necessary and the associated fatalities are inevitable. (Not saying they are, just that we collectively agree not to think about it.)

Don't worry, the tanks aren't rotting in the desert. They're being used to kill brown people right here in the US. Reduce, abuse, recycle.

Warriors! I've been promoting this for years. Given how much of DC has military ties, I think it's pretty damn near perfect.

Exposure is one way to deal with racism. Another way is to remove racist stereotypes from common use so that otherwise-decent people don't accidentally default to racist imagery through ignorance and then cling to it stubbornly because they can't see past their own ignorance.

Except the wedding cake article is about cake and the dress article is about dresses. Neither is Jezebel's way of explaining politics to clueless lady readers, because Jez understands that its readership can read an article about politics to learn about politics.

This makes me want to throw something heavy off a bridge. How absolutely fucking awful. I'm so sorry you & the other students had to go through that. What country was this?

Seriously - take this comment, put it in an envelope, and address it to the alumni fund. Schools under review for failing to adequately address sexual assault on campus should get $0 from Jezebel readers and a letter explaining why.

I think most high schools have separate World History and US History courses. My school did global studies in 9-10th grade, American history in 11th, and economics in 12th (so twice as much world history as US). I'd argue they're both important: obviously world history provides a sense that the US is not an island,…

Just one or a couple is really cool, but they have to be on the right person. You know, obviously someone trendy, but who you'd never consider "dangerous" or "low class."

I had a moment this summer where I was all, "Just put Ebola, Boko Haram, ISIS, and the Ferguson PD in a room together and bar the door." Except the FPD, while assholes, probably don't actually deserve that; still, I would love to put them in that environment for 5 minutes (and watch the shitshow, with a bucket of…

YES, THIS. I try to get them to do it and they are not having it. I had it done by my pediatrician maybe 15 years ago now, and he was close to retirement, so it might be an old school thing? Whatever, they need to bring that ish back. I trailed my mom into the street after that appointment murmuring, "I can hear...ever…

The biggest thing is giving credit to the creators. If you've taken the time to understand the history and context, that's a good sign. It's also good to be very honest with yourself about how you feel as a white person doing an Egyptian art. If the answer is in the "conflicted/cautious" range, you're probably good.…

I can't speak to the experience of WOC, but as a redhead I certainly know the frustration of being on someone's fuck-it-bucket list. Redheads also have the reputation of being "passionate" (BARF) so dudes tend to open conversations with questions about my crotch. I cannot fucking fathom how much MORE disgusting and…

In Arizona, yes, explicitly. There was an uproar a few years ago when SB1070 was passed; opponents dubbed it the "Show Me Your Papers" law. The wording of the law says that officers are required to verify the paperwork of anyone they have "reasonable suspicion" of being here illegally, but that race can't be the sole…

That photo is heartbreaking. Thanks for sharing.

Vaginas: is there anything they can't do?

Yo, science: I know y'all watched Jurassic Park when you were kids. Did you learn nothing? Don't mess with forces you don't fully understand. You're going to unleash some terrifying, uncontrollable shit - and this time I may mean that literally.

"Feel gross" might be the best you could hope for. We know as much about the human-microbe relationship as we do about the bottom of the ocean: