Yes, I get that. I guess I don't see transsexual and transgender as synonymous. 

I wasn’t born until 77, so my perspective is historical, but I’m not sure the concept of transgender was really developed back then. I think transvestite was the only option for a “man” who dressed like a “woman.” I think she presented as female in daily life rather than just as a performer, right? So that means she…

I feel terrible for Trey

I was raised in a household that was formally too "enlightened" for corporal punishment. We only got hit when dad lost his shit. I don't know if that was better or worse. It was confusing. 

Wonderful. I've read that she suffered from mental illness and substance abuse in life - wish she had seen her legacy. 

Thank you. Well said. You articulated what I was kind of getting at. The most dangerous people in the world are those who see themselves as normal and everyone else as deviant. I have known that since elementary school, but understanding the way being white in this place and time has crippled my understanding of…

I am 43 and still discovering the ways in which whiteness has stunted my intellectual growth. I couldn’t even begin to explain that to most white people, though. I've tried to write about the wages of whiteness, but even in the most basic sense it's an unspeakable idea. In general I would say that in learning how to…

Do whatever the fuck you want without consequences as long as you are white. I think that's about it. 

I don't really blame the guy if he DID extort them. Hypocrites need to be exposed. 

They deserve more than that. That video was horrific. 

Absolute truth. And most think of those celebrities as making up for their segregated lives. These are the same people for whom Ellen was their one gay friend.

Aren't they still using Michael the Black Man? 

I grew up in a small Midwest town. I remember hearing my parents telling their visiting black friends that they might not like going to the grocery store or gas stations alone. What a great sense of shame that brought me about my locale. 

Tears again. As a white person do I get to be an expert on when someone is racist against whites? Because I absolve Michael Harriot of such nonsensical claims. He speaks truth to power! 

I remember seeing an interview where Ice T gave a shout out to Glen Danzig. My little heart skipped a beat. 

She was the first great political villain of my childhood. 

I suspect many of her negative feelings about her mother are deflections of things she has not been allowed to feel about her father. The only women I know who don’t have any issues with their fathers are those who have terrible issues with their mothers. 

I am encouraging every anti-Trump person I know people to vote in person. I know it’s dangerous, but it is much more likely that your vote will not be counted if you vote in person. In some states they don’t even have to notify you if your vote is discounted.

Someone left the cat out in the rain....and they'll never have that recipe again. 

Cannot wait for the dramatic take on "How come he don't want me,  man?"