He is perpetuating the self-hating mindset and provides a walking, talking example of associating light/white skin with success. How many brown-skinned folks are going to fork over money to lighten their skin and straighten their hair in an attempt to be more ‘attractive’ i.e. more white continuing the cycle of…

This is why representation matters. Odds are they were going for a casual, messy look but instead ended up with a hairstyle that looked like she just had her wig snatched off. A stylist familiar with black hair could have come up with a casual, messy look that didn’t look like a dry, uncomfortable mess. A photographer…

The problem is the difference isn’t always clear especially online. And, unfortunately, a lot of times people jump to the troll assumption because, sadly, trolls and contrarians have done a lot to damage online discourse. Any person legitimately asking about the problem with blackface is going to verbally get their…

Someone definitely dropped the ball. Providers always keep information like that readily available, possibly on a chart or bulletin in the kitchen. I’m actually surprised they have cheese on site at all since the little boy had such a severe allergy.

I’m Facebook friends with someone who sells it and, every time she posts pictures, I just find myself wondering just who would buy this tacky, cheap looking nonsense. I’m not the most fashionable person - I just spent money on a cat onesie and my favorite t-shirt has a picture of a kitten riding a unicorn - but I just…

What the fuck! I just - what could a 10 year old have done that justified beating and choking him with an extension cord? What was going on that his next action was to kill himself? This whole situation is so fucked up and terrible.

You know some low level PA is totally getting their ass chewed for this. It was a thoughtless move and definitely not a good way to drum up PR for a new show. It also seems like something that would have been worked out prior to shooting. This isn’t a fly by night sort of thing. Filming requires at least some measure…

Why not both? It makes for good PR for the show if the production company at least make the effort to reach out to the community to see if organizations could use any of the items they plan to discard. Donating food can be dicey because of liability issues but cleaning products and diapers don’t expire. It’s not about…

The biggest concern is usually perishable or open items. I can see craft services items not being donated because, odds are, they’ve been sitting open on the set all day. But canned goods and cleaning items definitely can be donated. Toiletry items, diapers, etc...are often needed at homeless shelters. Canned and…

Unfortunately that’s exactly what I thought. Someone - a family member, friend of family member, neighbor - someone knew that there was something worth stealing in the home and knew that the two people living there were older and not likely to put up a fight. Random burglaries can happen and, as another poster…

I am. It’s ridiculously pouffy and glittery. I’m just kicking myself for returning the rest because that box had a really nice pair of black pants. They cost $98 so I sent them back. Every other box has been meh pants-wise.

I never knew that. I once got a totally unordered second Dia & Co box. They had no record of shipping it out and i got my regular box at the same time. I could have totally kept the whole wad. I did keep the really nice scarf since it was the cheapest thing and I figured if they did charge me, it wouldn’t break the…

It also overlooks the fact that a lot of the people receiving benefits are already working. They just make so little that they need to utilize services to make basic ends meet. No one who is working 32+ hours a week should make so little that they’re eligible for means tested programs like SNAP. But it’s easier to…

Thanks. It was very difficult. I had to fight the urge to irrationally hang on to things, especially some furniture that was very beat up because there were so many memories attached but I feel better for having finally taken that last step.

I think it was okay before it became the Urkel Show. It was a pretty standard sitcom but it was a nice change to see a more blue collar and multi-generational family. But once the focus was on Urkel, it just went off the rails. Especially with the addition of the weirder elements like Urkel going Jekyll and Hyde with…

Thanks!

What’s your apple butter recipe? I love apple butter and I’d love to make my own

I finally cleared the last few things out of my mom’s storage unit. She passed away last year and I had pretty much just been sitting on the storage unit. I’m so glad to let it go, both financially and emotionally.

I made ratatouille pie for Meatless Monday. This time I used croissant dough as the crust rather than the recommended frozen pizza dough since the last time the crust was just too think. This time it’s nice and flakey but not as dense. Also, sweet and spicy chicken meatballs, salsa chicken made with Trader Joe’s fall…

You know what, that’s their right as private companies. It’s not a question of whether I like it or if these people are happily aligning themselves who mistake nationalism for patriotism and who can’t stand the idea of black people protesting anything at any time in any way.  If they want to act as if protesting…