I am uncomfortable with the fact that there may have been some class issues here. Here in Chicago, convenience stores in black working-class neighborhoods are well-stocked with fruit punch, Koolaid and watermelon-flavored beverages like watermelon Arizona iced tea. It sounds like they asked two (probably) non-college…

This. I went to NYU for undergrad - I get why she would be offended, but I also remember the staff at the dining halls. They are working class New Yorkers, just trying to make a living. They were told to make a meal for black history month by their (non NYU) employer, and they did what they thought would be right. Now…

Full disclaimer: I attended Xavier University for undergrad and NYU for grad school. I am glad that Miss Harris is feeling empowered via social media and whatnot, but I really need her to examine the much bigger picture in this 3D chess game. NYU is a magical, yet contradictory, place to learn, but Miss Harris is…

Presumably the employees didn’t come up with the idea for the meal either - they put something together after being instructed to come up with something for black history month. Sounds to me like a couple of line-level workers were made scapegoats here for someone else’s questionable idea.

Hang on - she got two black employees fired for a beverage choice, and that’s a victory?

Also, in the UK here - I understand the significance of watermelon, but what’s the deal with Koolaid?

I just need to vent about this idiotic idea of arming teachers as a solution. While I have tremendous sympathy to those victims and their families who might see this as at least giving them a fighting chance to survive, it’s wrongheaded in so many ways. A military style assault weapon, like the AR-15 is a designed to…

I’m straight up stealing this from a reddit thread from yesterday...

Imagine if a male star said this. Shut up, Jennifer.

It’s unfortunate that only a man employed by a professional sports team long-term could be privy to this apparently widely-protected secret.

Oh, Jesus Christ. Let it go. Calling a victim “complicit” in Hollywood’s rape culture might just be trying to be a little too pure.

Grey’s Anatomy has medicine in it? I thought it was just a soap opera about hot dudes and dudettes who discuss their relationships and have sex all the time in a building that looks like a hospital.

But of course the medical team didn’t listen to her! She’s not only female, she’s African American! Everyone knows WOC are always over dramatizing everything.

I agree. I keep reading these apologies that are more about people excusing their self-interested choices than understanding there was, and is, a real problem with supporting other artists or industry insiders come hell or high water like this.

Lets drag a woman who is owning up to her mistakes. She apologized move the fuck on.

10 years ago she was in her early 20s, now she’s married and a mom of 2. I’m sure her point of view has changed. I relate to her saying her eyes are open now. That sounds legit. You are forgiven my child, now go forth and don’t be an asshole again or we’ll have to revisit this transgression.

I think you’re tired and maybe misunderstood Sailor V’s comment- You both think Natalie is saying the same thing. Whereas you might be more sympathetic towards Natalie, Sailor V isn’t having it.

Yeah, but his “spin” boiled down to saying the girl was pimped by her mom*. In what universe would that make any sane person say, “Ah! Well then, no big deal”?

Yeah, regrets are a whole other thing :( You have to be really sure you want them, because no matter how ready you think you are, you are hopelessly, hilariously outgunned.

False. If both parties are looking for something long term when they meet, discussing the big life stuff early is a great plan. Case in point, this couple. If they hadn’t discussed it early then it would DEFINITELY hurt like hell when they found out.

there’s nothing wrong with not wanting to be a parent