I assume you're joking, but just in case you're not: Alcohol can cause cancer from DRINKING too much of it. I highly doubt there's ever been a single case of cancer caused by people's RUBBING IT ON THEIR SKIN. (And we're talking about two different kinds of alcohol here, anyway.)

FYI: Years ago, in a Fire Island share, I learned the most invaluable hygiene lesson of all time: Don't use deodorant or antiperspirant; use rubbing alcohol and cotton balls instead. If you do this every day when you're fresh out of the shower, you will never stink. Moreover, you won't be poisoning yourself with all…

This Vanity Fair article changed everything I thought I knew... and felt... about Internet predators. A must-read: [www.vanityfair.com]

Best line of her rant: "I'm not a crazy person — I'm a very well-educated person!"

That's $1.5 billion spread across 300 million people. One supposes Mr. Ailes has made more than a proportionate share of calls. Hence, the newsworthiness of the article.

And I see that completely. My point was, it's hard to imagine any salesperson in NYC going up to two black customers and saying, "I don't want 'your kind' hanging out in the store." I can't see how that salesperson could ever keep his job.

You didn't read what I actually wrote; you just reacted. Congratulations: You're a prototypical Gawker commenter.

If this had happened in the South, I'd have no trouble believing it. When I managed a Macy's men's department in Atlanta in the early 90s, my white salespeople were often openly hostile to black customers. When I took them to task over it, they inevitably repeated that wonderful racist defense: "I don't have a problem…

Dude, if your head is too big for your foreskin, there's a very simple solution: Get circumcised. Even if you're anti-circumcision in priniple, any doctor will tell you there are cases where the procedure is medically advantageous or even necessary, particularly if your foreskin causes you pain or discomfort.

Compelling video, though I found myself wishing that the idiots in the background screaming "Oh shit!" and adding to the chaos of an already dangerous situation would have accidentally fallen onto the tracks and been killed by a passing train. Just me?

I'm a troll?

Confucius say:

Interesting. Gawker (via Page Six) ran a blind item today about a "PR Princess" who "covered up a trip to rehab" a few months after her wedding. Many of the commenters guessed it was these two. Might the ski trip story be a cover?

Fetus? You don't even know us!

God, what I wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall during their dinner conversations.

@Bad Ash: She was mixed-race herself, so I don't think that was it. I just think she was a mentally ill control freak and had hidden it really well up until then.

OK, my story may not be as colorful as some of these, but I assure you, it was equally horrible.

@Betty Fokker: Amen.

@Betty Fokker: No, I see your point as well. As I was writing my comment, I actually heard a little voice ask, "Well how do you think things change unless people are willing to put themselves in uncomfortable situations?" It's the old individual vs society question. I guess I'm just not as brave as some.

This is an extremely well-written post. And there is no doubt that homophobia and transphobia at HBCUs — and in the larger African-American community — is a vital topic for discussion.