I’ll out myself here as gender critical. (TERF isn’t accurate because gender criticals don’t exclude transmen from feminism.) I’ve never come across a GC who isn’t solidly on the left. We know that the right is no friend to women. And if the right agrees with us on this, then a stopped clock is right twice a day. I…

Some black women will cape for black men no matter what they do. Meanwhile, black women are rarely defended by black men.

People don’t bring their kids to doctor’s appointments for fun.

Or it’s a publicity stunt and she’s in on it. 

Adding weird shit to potato salad and mac ‘n’ cheese is mostly reserved for cooking shows. Maybe because it’s something different? I’ve been to a lot of white picnics and family dinners and I’ve never seen that bullshit. File this under white myth.

What do you buy elsewhere that you can’t buy at TJ’s? I buy the occasional item at the regular grocery store, but everything else is from TJ’s. It’s so much cheaper than a regular grocery. The usual stuff - salads, pasta, stir fry, taco makings, etc. I don’t buy many snacks. 

All these diet poop teas/tablets use Senna to induce abdominal contractions and they kill the nerves in your bowels. You can have constipation forever if you overuse them.

And Payless doesn’t have something like this at all! (I checked.)

And Payless doesn’t have something like this at all! (I checked.)

Target briefly had some knockoffs for $15 and they look and feel identical. If they ever restock I’m going to grab two more pairs. So far they’re holding up well.

Target briefly had some knockoffs for $15 and they look and feel identical. If they ever restock I’m going to grab…

Three times the going rate would be $60-75 an hour where I live and only the rich could afford that. When I was a housekeeper I was pretty happy with the going rate (but not the agency rate - which is just over minimum wage.)

You’re ignoring the reality of single parents and couples who can’t survive on one person’s income. Many parents both have to work to pay the bills.

Thank you everyone for sharing your stories. Every time I read personal accounts like these I learn something new. 

Just, FYI, 7.7 pounds is average, so 8 pounds isn’t a huge baby at all. Women regularly have 9-10 lb babies. 

Mattress covers people. Jesus. 

All I could think about was, “Why aren’t they wearing fucking seatbelts?!”

You think men of color treat women any better? Toxic masculinity is color blind.

You could say that about a lot of women, too, unfortunately.

Curious how a headline that read “(black male celebrity) is a black man” when would be perceived here.

Right? Sometimes I think people skim the comments just to find something to feel offended over.

It’s treatable for some people but it’s not curable.