It's representative of the people who voted. So yeah, you deserve some scorn, for not fucking voting.

She probably doesn't live in Texas, since a bipartisan poll found 80% of Texans opposed the bill.

Y'all keep this in mind next time you want to blame Texas for the many ills that conservatism has wrought in the US.If the rest of the world is supposed to abstain from judging the whole nation based on the views a few (an…

Just to weigh in on something that is completely inconsequential: It looks like his tie is just the right length, but his pants are higher than anyone has worn their pants since 1975. If they were down in the 21st century, his tie would be hitting the sweet spot of *mid-belt buckle*.

I award points to neither of these…

It's Judy Smith, not Judy Davis. Judy Davis is an actress.

..Because young women are far more impressionable than young men.

I know this is Liz Jones, and rebutting something she says is basically akin to making fun of the crazy homeless person on the subway, but can everyone just stop insinuating that bullshit? It's a reduction of young women's choices and independence, and…

Don't know where you've been, but this website is basically a Beyonce fan club run by white feminists.

I tend to agree. It's a really complicated issue and clearly, cleeearly, the western influence has something to do with it. However, it's kinda reductive and certainly ethnocentric/self-important to assume that's the entirety of why Indian or South Korean women might want lighter skin or longer noses.

I have wondered about that. I don't expect that whole Dodi thing would've gone so far. He sounded like an awful person, and their whole romance was orchestrated by his father (who made Dodi leave his fiancee, whom he was supposed to marry that August, all-but-kidnapped on another Al-Fayed yacht so she wouldn't hear…

YUP. Aptly noticed. Those are not the kinds of rapists you need to worry about. Same thing with the parents who run self-offenders who've served their time out of town while the trusted uncle abuses their child.

Ding you win. Exact same with Diana. Eerily "perfect' timing for that one. Another few years of celebrity wiles and she would have spoiled much of her public good will. I think her bro said just that in his eulogy, "she was taken at her most beautiful and radiant and we can remember her that way blah blah blah." It's…

My attitude is still fuck her, as I stated in the first sentence, because the racism (or any opinion/action) of some celebuchef doesn't concern me, but I don't really think it's fair to draw ANY conclusions about an adult person over their actions as a 10 year old. I did some shit as a child that makes me cringe now.…

While I agree, the rationality of our argument kinda doesn't make sense when you consider that there's no chance his mom is wearing any of her clothes for more than one season, either. At least his are a little bit cheaper. Expensive clothes (or anything above really, really cheap) doesn't make sense for most people…

Don't try to reason with stupid. Stupid can redeem themselves, but you can't redeem them.

I responded to another commenter with an article he was interviewed in (would find it again but I'm at work!) that details all that.

He apprenticed with an established boot maker for a couple of years and also is a huge autodidact. I would say, though, that wanting to learn to make shoes for your own use primarily is…

I want to see her explore this issue because I think this IS the face of racism today. This is the problem. Truly hateful racists who want other races to die are not the most damaging or most common card-carrying racists today. The days of those people holding power are over, but people like her who truly do not…

I have read them. Guess you don't want to back up what you're saying.

You're such a fucking idiot for not understanding that others being guilty too is the HUGE PROBLEM, not a deflection of her guilt.

I'm not really sure she does believe that. She does seem to (now) realize her usage (any usage) was very wrong, but does not accept being labelled as a racist. I don't agree, but I can see how she would feel that, I think her feeling that is the basis for exploring this.

Quote something from the court papers that is based in vitriol or hate, and not astonishing shameful ignorance. Unless you just like making statements without backing them up at all.

Regardless, the point is that passing judgement and dismissing something like that does not address the problem or provide an example…

Did you read what I stated at the end of that sentence? It's not an excuse, it's a terrible fucking thing to be guilty of. She is a racist. She isn't hateful and thereby does not believe she is racist. This is a huge widespread problem, and if you don't see that you don't really have a much greater grasp of the…

The money she stands to lose in her career from handling this poorly has to be greater than the highest possible damages awarded in this lawsuit.. right?