I love Jezebel and I love Jezebel's writers, you Dodai in particular. Please report on the passing of Ruby Dee today. She passed very very recently, a few hours ago I think. She and her husband Ossie Davis stood by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the 1963 March on Washington and were tireless civil rights…

I wonder if there are any other 30+ women out there who are reading this article and feeling a mixture of understanding –"its court man, of course you wear sleeves" – and guilt – am I a part of the problem for thinking that?

perfect, your response is perfect. I am a straight, woman of color and I have been on the other side of this -the not dressed appropriate side- I wished I'd learned sooner how to dress in a way that was appropriate. Not appropriate because of my gender, but respectful of my work environment.

Does it really matter what got Solange so angry or if Jay-Z offended her? No lie, I love juicy speculation as much as every other person reading. But the tone of the comments and the article is a little weird. Solange attacked Jay-Z. If the shot was on the other foot there is not way people would be speculating about…

I got it, don't feel bad

If your criteria for leaving a profession is making fun of clients or patients behind their back, you effectively decimate much of the legal and medical profession. Including many of the good ones who are deeply committed to helping. Sometimes people who care intensely need a way to process the pain and emotion they…

If your criteria for leaving a profession is making fun of clients or patients behind their back, you effectively decimate much of the legal and medical profession. Including many of the good ones who are deeply committed to helping. Sometimes people who care intensely need a way to process the pain and emotion they…

Just a point of clarification; some of the comments express genuine concern regarding the agency of Sterling's girlfriend and the possibility that Sterling emotional manipulated her. But its pretty clear Ms. Stivianio is pretty damn savvy. Stivianio has been working on getting a book deal - prior to the recording…

ah, there are alot of things wrong with this guy but I don't think making money or I guess having a "real job" is one of them. He makes money playing poker. I actually think that is a real job. And he makes alot of money playing poker. Which is more than I can say for my "real job"

This is absolute genuine curiosity; what is the line between cautioning and teaching people to take measures to protect themselves and victim blaming or I guess potential victim blaming? #reallynottrolling

I watch alot of natural hair "how to" videos on youtube. Sometimes women with natural hair will press or straighten their hair to shake things up a bit. And I've watched quite a few of them hold their hair like that, I guess to show...length? My own natural hair isn't long enough to attempt that.

I don't think her booty is fake, their are a few women, a very few mind you, who are thin and willowy but got a firm big booty. I am not one of them, my sister is. Had it since high school. Some people just got dat ass.

On Hans being a disingenuous attractive asshole: "Well, it definitely makes him hotter (KIDDING)"
sigh. If you take off the "kidding" part you basically have my dating philosophy until about 2009, i.e. most of my damned life.

I see what your saying Tracy, but I think there is genuine validity to my disappoint in Phil's comments. I think its a little dismissive to say people should not have been surprised.
As someone who spent summers in Ellsville Georgia with my southern relatives, if I had thought about it, I would likely have realized…

exactly! Thank you for articulating what I have been trying to explain to skeptical friends / commentators all week. It's like I can sort of glean that my grandfather does not approve of gay people. However, I can also know that my country ass grandfather would never disrespect a gay person or spew hatred about an…

Exactly! Thank you for articulating what I have been trying to explain to liberal friends /commentators all week. Its like I sort of know that my southern grandfather disapproves of gay people but I also know that he will not call a gay friend of mine a "gawd damned sodomite" and will be respectful and kind toward…

Exactly! Thank you for articulating what I have been trying to explain to liberal friends /commentators all week. Its like I sort of know that my southern grandfather disapproves of gay people but I also know that he will not call a gay friend of mine a "gawd damned sodomite" and will be respectful and kind toward…

Nostalgic part: family that wears camo, hunts, eats squirrel and thinks the Bible is the literal word of God (shout out to Ellisville, Georgia). country black people do that too.
As to identifying with being ambitious WASPs willing to go meld themselves into whatever society needed them to be in order to get ahead?…

Yes to both.

Oh man, I loved this show. gawd dammit, phil . that show touched me. There is a reason this show was the most popular reality show of all time. They just genuinely love each other, they work really hard and they are sooo sooo funny. their lifestyle (minus the millions) hit a nostalgia point for me. I am African…