Exactly. It would seem to me that those people comprise the majority of racists, and that truly hateful racism is condemned in nearly areas of society, but this casual insensitive racism is still widespread. That's why I think this should be a valuable teachable moment. But it's not gonna be.

My general attitude about all this is still "fuck her," but from a public relations point of view, and also the general desire to glean something positive out of this, I really just wish she had accepted full responsibility for this and genuinely explored the issues behind it. It's really not very difficult. Something…

Interesting opinion from Bubba Deen, who apparently had his sister buy him a restaurant and a fancy wedding, complete with slaves!

It must be annoying when it happens, especially if you're not actually vegan..

However, I do wonder if a lot of those times, it's a friend whom you don't know extremely well, or a co-worker whose curiosity is somewhat based in their desire to be informed, in case it should be relevant in the future. Though, I do find…

OH! He does. I was about to link you to an article about him because I didn't think the site was up, but it's linked from the article. Ta-da.

http://lastshoes.ca/

http://www.therooster.ca/goods/shoes-la…

P.S. thanks for the gush ;)

Co-worker conversation overheard at lunch:

new colleague: Oh, that (random vegetable based meal) looks yummy. Are you vegan?
other colleague: No, I would've told you by now.

And so many other things.. It seems to be a shocking and radical concept to a large amount of people, but a great many people do not make the choice that it is in their best interest, even if they are fully able to, for any number of not-very-great reasons. It feels better not to. They have an unexplored tendency…

Yeah, once you get into tall boots and ANYTHING for a particular function/sport (especially a "rich people" sport) you're getting marked up another 100%. Even my RUBBER dressage boots were $250. They are made of rubber. I do not regret it, though, they are sexy and comfy and functional. I saw the price range for…

Jesus murphy. For $1100 it'd better be an heirloom piece. A classic Tissot or something. Please, for the love of god, do not buy your son one of those enormous trendy watches with a peculiar plasticized finish for a thousand dollars. That's what I'm seeing in my mind's eye.

Are you talking about the middle pair? Because those aren't even boat shoes! They're slip-ons, apparently canvas ones, like Vans! At least boat shoes are often a finely made leather shoe. Canvas slip-ons are 5 rungs down the ladder of shoe esteem.

That's really a good metaphor for the cycle of poverty in general. You end up paying more for less. Working harder just to break even, if that.

Cole Haan? I have no idea what they're like for women, but every pair of men's I've tried on just have that indescribable feeling of QUALITY SHOE on your foot. They're not cheap, but they'll last 10 times longer than Aldo so that seems to justify twice the price.

Men's shoe styles change in those subtle yet drastic ways, too. I think the difference is that there is less importance placed on it, but don't you see those guys walking around in nubuck square toe-loafers that just scream "Aldo, 2005." Square toes are out for men just like they are for women. Even sole width is a…

My ex makes custom boots and shoes by hand, with an individual carved last for every foot he works with. He is constantly justifying his $350-500 price tag. I'm eager to hear how Ms Morrison could justify twice (or triple, or quadruple) that price for a straight-size shoe with half the material made in overseas…

I think Law & Order and 24-hr news has done a good job of convincing people that deranged psychopaths are what they really have to worry about. All of these crimes are most often committed by people you probably trusted until they raped you, or assaulted your child, etc.

Woah how did I miss just how heinous that Serena Williams quote is the first time around? There is no ambiguity about what a fucking idiot she must be to have said that. They did something stupid, but I dont know... Maybe she wasn't a virgin...

Fuck her straight to hell. And fuck anyone who doesn't want to strongly…

I guess that false impression could come from thinking about serial rapists, people for whom rape is the goal. Those people have to be mentally ill. For those men on the reddit thread, describing crimes which seemingly must comprise the vast majority of rapes, they just want to get laid and don't care about the other…

I would tend to agree with you, until I remember all the young naive girls who just adore Chris Brown and would love to get with him despite everything that reasonable adults know about his treatment of women. It is her life and her choices, but I don't believe that those girls would think so highly of him if Rihanna…

Her idiotic comments on the stage she gets to say them might lend validity to people who are desperately trying to convince themselves that their abusive relationship is normal, or, at least, nobody else' business. It is dangerous.

Or simply because every other model was drastically taller. It's a rude comment, but it kinda sounds like it was anger directed more at Katie Grand.