He was only trying to offer her a hand and guide her in the right direction. JUST LIKE JESUS.

On Tuesday, while waiting as my tattoo artist prepped her station before inking me, a white man leaving the parlor/gallery with his girlfriend came up behind me and ran his hands through my afro.

You mentioned this in passing so I just want to pull it back out of the ether:

Women of color are vulnerable. Women of SIZE are also vulnerable (regardless of color, but especially if they are both of color AND size).

All the discussions sparked around this issue seem to focus entirely on the fact that women are…

Glad she took his advice and didn't have a cow about it, man.

I sent a telegram to my servants asking them to clutch some pearls and pray for youths.

Oh god

I haven't listened yet, but I'll give a big ol' PREACH for recognizing how great she is. The haters' tears fuel me.

You're my new favorite Kinja troll.

Yeah no. Sorry but I think you're adding in stuff that Hillary (or whoever writes headlines at Jez) may not have intended. She IS gorgeous and it's totally ok to say that about women and girls even as we uplift and celebrate all fo the other wonderful things they do and are. I'm all for reinforcing for girls that…

Love.

I love that they take turns being Kim or Kanye!

And think of the readers! Here's a great example of a girl excelling at something that is not fashion, not being related to someone famous, not an actress, etc. I think it's great she's being featured in Teen Vogue.

She's only 13? (weeps for what a goober/weiner/spaz/what-have-you I was at that age)

What, did he find out while they were at a Six Flags?

my fiancée has always been a big fan of Paul Rudd since his Clueless days, so she loves to think of the resemblance*

Robin Thicke, is that you?

I don't defend this creepy, selfish site in the least, but let's be honest: if this was in a rom-com, girls might eat it up. In other words, I sometimes feel for the mixed messages dudes get about romantic gestures. Not to the point of excusing this shit though.