When I actually saw the *inside* of the Chinese place I had been ordering delivery from for years...it was not a good surprise.

Maybe she doesn't feel like she could - maybe she feels like she doesn't have the experience or wherewithal to deal with it in the confines of the project now. I agree that she's a phenomenal writer, but it's also fair as a writer to say "That's a topic that I don't feel like I personally could do justice to, and I…

Pro tip, marinate them first.

Which is why I abandoned my husband of less than 48 hours and went looking for pussy.

Please don't remind me again how mad I am at the people who cancelled Bunheads.

Dear #NotAllMen,

YOU DON'T LIKE A THING FROM A COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE ONE YOU ORIGINATED FROM THIS MEANS YOU ARE RACIST, ETHNOCENTRIC TRASH.

Yeah, I know someone with serious gluten issues, but she's outnumbered by the people who tried gluten-free because they thought it was healthier or would help them lose weight.

I hope never?

Ah yes, colorblindness is a SUPER effective way to fight racism. :-(

Hey, I would't have to be condescending if you weren't suggesting that racism isn't really all that bad and pretending some ridiculous garbage like systemic oppression will go away "organically." Sorry, but that's dome dumb shit, and you're racist.

They probably are, and if you think that all Jews and women automatically help others below them that's another myth.

The comments to this piece should be divided between law firm attorneys and non-law firm attorneys. Because this memo does not merit this article or the response. I am certain that this was part of a large initiative that involved much talk and meetings etc. And I personally would love for my law firm to do this. It…

Something like 65% of law school students are women, yet women make up only something like 17% of equity partners at law firms. I'm sure the numbers are far worse for "diverse" lawyers.

It may be bullshit, but one abiding issue for "diverse" people in environments like this is a lack of informal mentoring. This memo encourages attorneys, probably partners, to reach out. It's not perfect, but it's better than nothing.

Sort of related: Many years ago, someone I knew went to a public elementary school to check on how funds allocated for programs to help low-income minorities were being used. The administrator, who was a white liberal, said she didn't "believe in looking at children in terms of color." In addition to the fact that…

I don't see it in such negative terms. Rather I regard the statement as an incentive instantly recognizable to the participants. It's sad that getting to know your "diverse" coworkers has to be put in the same category as shepherding summer associates orpro bono or business development, but it does. It actually…

In the corporate world, at a certain point what determines your career path is the mentorship you get. We naturally gravitate to people like us. Combine that with our country's history of white straight men in leadership and you can see why things get less and less diverse the higher up the ladder you get. This…

You nailed it. Speaking from more recent experience, I can tell you that the only reason they are even putting this much effort into it is that corporations, especially larger ones, have standards for diversity in the law firms they hire. When these old dudes started losing new business because they lacked…

I like directness so I appreciate this memo. It's clumsily worded, for sure, but you have to affirmatively welcome non-White males into overwhelming White male spaces (like big law firms) and that just doesn't happen without nudging, sadly. The retention rates of minority lawyers at Big Law is abysmal largely due to…