adultosaur is too big for a line designed for an asian market, but if she did make that silver sparkle jacket i would get it and just wear it over one shoulder like linda belcher w gene’s cheerleading jacket.

Agreed. It’s like when someone’s grandmother or grandfather is “outed” as a racist or a bigot. I am more shocked when old people AREN’T racist because of era they grew up in.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought Bob raped Mayella.

This book was published not long after Emmett Till’s gruesome murder for allegedly whistling at a white woman. It was alluded to in the book that Mayella was a good-time girl. There was no evidence that Tom slept with Mayella, but Bob beat the shit out of Mayella for screwing someone. Tom was a patsy.

Uhm, nope. Not what I said. Within the context of the book, it was clear that Tom was not a rapist, but was accused of sexual violence because of his race. I think historical context here is key—the number of black men killed for no reason is significant.

This was never a mystery to me. There was no way Atticus Finch couldn’t be a racist. EVERYONE was racist at that time. Just because you believed in the rule of law doesn’t mean you believe in equality.

Glad your parents were able to do it in a friendly way. Don’t feel too bad for me...after the initial 3-4 years of dysfunction (which unfortunately fell during my last couple years of HS/beginning of college) they managed to get over it. By the time I graduated college, they were able to be in a room together, and by…

Excellent article. It reminds me of the uproar last year when Jennifer Lawrence DARED to tastefully go nude for a Vanity Fair cover story following the release of her stolen photos on Reddit. Soooo many male commenters couldn’t understand how she could speak out against the invasive nature of the hacked pictures and…

I got an $80 hair straightener that way! But I was too grossed out to check the clothes for left behind loot.

Or people who live far away from a grocery store. It’s a city habit to be able to run for groceries every few days. However, there are ways to stock up and still not waste, so it’s no excuse for country folk either, just takes a different mindset.

Even on dairy, you should relax. Milk doesn’t turn into yogourt the day after the sell by dates, peoples!

I thought for some reason she was white. However thinking on your statement I think you might be right. However I think it probably happens to a certain type of white mom.

This is horrible. If you were born before 1982, almost all of our parents would have been arrested.

I totally agree with you. I’ve rolled my eyes at stuff she’s said in the past, and think she can be super out of touch, but this is good advice.

Agreed. I like that my parents were willing to hang out together after the divorce for my sake. It meant they could make parenting decisions together in person instead of through lawyers and whatnot. It also makes a kids life a lot easier when the parents don’t pit themselves against one another.

As soon as I saw this headline, I rushed to the comments to find out how we would manage to turn “Gwyneth stays friendly with her ex-husband to create some post-divorce normalcy for their children” into more reasons to hate and resent her. Seems like a challenge, but if anyone is up to it, I know it’s us!

Gwyneth Paltrow is a condescending weirdo, but the one thing we shouldn’t criticize her for is going through a divorce amicably without devastating her kids. She’s doing this about as well as a divorcing parent can.

The same can be said of Southern Illinois. I know many people who were born and raised here with the most unbelievable drawl, and I can’t stop wondering how it came about. MOST of us don’t talk that way here, but there’s an entire segment of the population speaking with the full-on southern accent.

Time for inflation math: admission plus a ride on everything = $9.70, CPI calculator from 1955 to 2015 says $86.37. But that’s unlimited rides now, yo. $100 seems about right to me.

I can tell you what’s more precious than an unborn child. Educating, feeding, clothing, and sheltering low income children, and watching them break the cycle of poverty.