Me, tipsy, out loud to no one: “Who the fuck is Brandon?!”

I heard a really eloquent Dr speak on why this is so, so bad for the country on NPR today. it was very matter of fact but the way she put it brought me to tears. I just want people to admit that they want poor people to die. like, just fucking own up to it is better than pussyfooting around acting like this is…

For what it’s worth, you’re a part of my community.

Joe Jackson has blue-green eyes. Plenty of black Americans have white ancestry, it’s very very common actually. That doesn’t mean they’re not black.

Same! I’m also biracial (Black/White) and I felt like there are some challenging dynamics at play within POC communities. Like, I know I have privilege within the Black community because I’m light-skinned, but not fitting in doesn’t feel like a privilege, especially when you’re still exposed to racism and…

Being biracial, I can definitely relate to Meghan Markle’s experience. When you are mixed race, people want to force you to choose a side of your heritage. My mother’s family was the more accepting side of the family. But there are several interracial marriages on that side of the family. Most of my father’s family…

I feel you. I’m biracial (Black/White), but I identify as Black and what Megan Markle said rang so true for me. I recognize that as a light-skinned woman, I am a beneficiary of colorism in the Black community, but it doesn’t feel like any sort of a benefit—I feel fetishized, like I’m supposed to be beautiful in spite…

I’m glad Megan Markle addressed the particular racism that is directed towards mixed people, because I think it often gets hidden - partially because it deals in the uncomfortable subject of racism/prejudice among POC themselves, and that’s something that’s hard to address. I grew up with the idea that I was simply…

There are “white leaves” in every African American’s family tree because of that whole slavery thing. Even within a single family, we often have different shades.

Hold up... I know PLENTY of Americans who do manual labor and are glad to do it (just ask the construction crew who reno’ed my bathroom last year).

It’s the Annette Benning vs. Denise Richards debate. Women who fall in love with habitual womanizers often believe they’re going to be Annette Benning whereas they end up being the Denise Richards in the long run. The former is the rare reception (usually because the guy decides to settle down with whomever he’s with…

It’s not the number. It’s the size. The scale is wrong for the space.

Hot off the presses! The girl two cubicles over just had Botox and is telling people she’s just drinking more water and getting more sleep.

Estranged grandmother, surprised at how much life her mixed heritage granddaughter lives during one day of Mardi Gras, is forever changed by that 24 hours. Would pay $11 to see in theater.

Absolutely. I’ve had that ‘socially punished’ thing for so many decades without ever understanding what was going on.... Whether or not you have have a label or diagnosis to ‘explain’ you to people, women/girls don’t get any kind of slack for not living up to that bizarro All-Caring All-Sacrificing Lady-Madonna…

Emily Bazelon gave a brilliant TED Talk about how an empathy deficit affects autistic women/girls significantly more than men/boys. A lot of it is based on the inability to live up to cultural expectations. Girls are expected to understand how other people think and feel and are socially punished for failing to have…

This makes me laugh because of how on point it is. A number of my female colleagues have been reprimanded at work for being “too emotional” (note: I’ve attended meetings in which men have flipped tables). I’m usually the one reminding them that their emotions are valid and they should be allowed to exhibit them — even…

[...] and at best you have zero social awareness [...]

I’ve watched that tape too damned much today, and as much as I hate it I’m going to defend Beatty. He did his best to get it right while live tv was happening, and things snowballed. When he handed the card to Dunaway he really was hoping she’d read silently first and see it was the wrong award, then they could both…

No, what I’m saying is that because expenses are typically higher in areas where incomes are higher, you can’t define someone as “rich” based on an absolute number. If I lived in the Sudan and made $200K a year I’d be able to buy a lot more things than if I lived in Norway making that same amount. The ultimate value…