I agree to an extent, that's why every single country has national heroes/liberators. All of them were at one point seen as terrorists/murderers by the ruling classes. One man's hero is another man's traitor. In the case of Cuba, for a while there, Fidel Castro and Ché Guevara were seen as heroes and liberators. Not…

Exactly, very well put. People are very quick to be outraged, but very few take actual steps that will result in real change.

Yeah, we got that she was joking. The thing is, the joke isn't funny... like, at all.

^ Oh, totally disagree there. As a debate team geek, I think that having a Devil's Advocate is a MUST in any discussion. I see it like this: you have to know the other side like the palm of your hand, that way you can truly verify how well thought out your arguments are.

One big difference for men is that the male body is acceptable in its "functionality."

Exactly! I wish we could read a lot more often about those nuns, because they are totally awesome.

So, I was feeling a bit nauseous all afternoon. I took an alka-seltzer and had a little nap. Woke up, came to check Jezebel and read this article.

That awkward moment when you have to stick a finger in your mouth and scrap a wafer off the roof of your mouth...

Oh, you are mistaken! How about these wafers with cajeta/dulce de leche filling?

"All culture is static, didn't you know?"

Here is my take: I worked as a social worker in Hamburg, Germany, where prostitution is legal. Women work as freelancers (that is their fiscal status), have universal healthcare and medical assistance provided as part of their job, and are pretty well protected by the law and local authorities. Many of them chose to…

I think it is very dangerous to think that sex trafficking is something that happens in far away countries like Burma or Cambodia... you'd be shocked to hear the stories of women that have been forced into prostitution in first world countries. It is a lot closer than you think.

Wow - kind of assuming a lot of things here...

It is the fact that they are saying: "I am sorry YOU were offended" as opposed to "I am sorry I did something offensive"

I know what you mean, but I think in this case the point remains. I think it depends on the meaning of the garment. I am Mexican, and the typical image of a sombrero, mariachi outfit/traditional dress is not offensive at all to me because they really don't mean anything other than being a traditional costume. Sure, it…

Oh, come on... we are just checking her credentials. She wrote an op-ed on affrimative action. I don't know about you, but I am interested in knowing what makes her such an expert on the topic. What about her personal experience with this? Has she ever been in need of a scholarship? Has she benefited from AA? Has it…

As a cultural fact: Mexico has had one Afro-Mexican (Guadalupe Victoria), two full Indians (Benito Juárez and Porfirio Díaz), and only two fully white presidents (Alvaro Obregón - Irish- and Vicente Fox - Spanish/American) in its history. Everyone else has been mixed. I mention this because racism in Mexico…

Either way, I think Gatito Azul has a point. Univision and Telemundo rely heavily in soap operas, a lot more than Mexican channels. Plus, I have the impression that the stuff shown by Univision and Telemundo is way more white washed than what you would normally see in actual Mexican television. You have to keep in…

But you have to register in order to vote, right? Then why not registration = voter ID? There are plenty of countries out there, full functional demoracies, that issue free voter IDs when you register as a voter. That's the issue here, voter IDs should be free and mandatory for everybody and they are not. Voter IDs…

Oh, good question! I tend to be playful/flirty, and at work I have to chose "my victims" carefully cause some people just don't get it. For example: a co-worker gets a new haircut, then I'd say something like: "Hey there! Looking handsome today!", to some other people I would just say: "Nice haircut!". Or nothing if…