I am friendly with a black man (our kids are friends) whose child looks Asian. When he plays with her at the playground women (white, Asian, Latina) often approach him with frightened or concerned looks on their faces and ask questions like, “Is that your daughter?!” or “Are you the manny?!” These questions are stupid…

“Do you work for Tesla?” Maybe the rest of this sentence is “as an engineer or executive-vice-president?” I am so puzzled by these questions. I get that these people are racist but what do they expect to get out of asking these questions?

Can you describe why you like it? I would say that the bold, black lines and baggy fit pull the eye away from the more delicate lines of her face while also hiding her trim figure. Very unflattering!

You had me at “hideous.”

I have been wondering what it is going to take to get a substantial number of us to truly stand up to white supremacy and I have come to the conclusion that too many of us have too much to loose.

This is the definition of “whatabout-ism,” as it deflects the conversation without adding anything substantive. Have you ever criticized a movie although you don’t make movies? Or perhaps you are a make-up artist, whose never even been in an editing-room, yet you know enough to say that the editing of the documentary…

I get that, but “the community of their own making” is the United States.

Your point about how white liberals should “walk the walk” by living in diverse areas is a excellent one, but it doesn’t offer much hope for stemming the tide of white nationalism. To be blunt, there just are not enough POC to go around. According to the 2016 U.S. census 77% of the American population believes that…

This is the definition of “whatabout-ism.”

Serious question: when did American progressives decide that doing good HAD to be easy, effortless even? The Civil Rights movement, unionizing, getting women the right to vote, ending slavery, people literally gave their lives to make those things happen and now movie stars, some of the most privileged persons in the…

Thanks for the explanation. Was SMH.

Good point! This would explain the “twice” instead of “once.” Surely, if we are talking recreational drugs, once should be enough to learn your lesson. If prescription drugs, then “twice” would make sense; they are clearly looking for people who do NOT have chronic conditions. I imagine that your status as a former…

Yes, and I cannot tell if you’d be violating the “spirit” of these rules w/natural-look make-up. Is the point that you should appear to be someone who is upper-class but not trying too hard or is the point that you should not be cutting into the 2.14 hours of exercise per day?

Wouldn’t you HAVE to be obsessed with yourself in order to know if you fit these requirements? I mean, if you NEVER do something you know it, but in order to be sure that you fit into these particular definitions of “moderate” use you would have to closely monitor a wide range of everyday activities. What is an…

This is the most childish, inarticulate comment, in any “medium” including IRL, I’ve heard all week. Congratulations on imitating and surpassing your hero?

American gun policy demonstrates that we value objects more than lives. In Europe they have stricter laws regarding almost every aspect of gun ownership and use (in 2015 German police fire their guns fewer than a dozen times) and far less violent crime. We have exponentially more guns and fewer property crimes than in…

My apologies, despite the capitalization I did not read “Spitting Image” as a proper noun. “Spitting Image of what?” I asked myself. Thank you for your indulgence!

Spitting Image?

Yes. Also, it is evident that the ONLY reason to wear this brooch is to deliver a racist insult to black persons (in this case, Ms. Markle) because it is the UGLIEST in both form and function, that is the obvious way it hearkens back to the “good old days” when everyone “knew their place.”

If you don’t know that playing football can result in paralysis or death then you are either very stupid or willfully deluding yourself. I think football fans enjoy anticipating tragic outcomes. This sport is like Christianity; they are both death cults.