“The worst is when I see people from outside a culture criticizing someone from within that culture who offers a nuanced critique of it as being prejudiced,against themselves.”

It`s been absolutely disheartening to see some of the idiot commentary that came out of it, but at the same time it`s raised some really important issues around intersectionality, the meaning of pride events, and the relationship between the queer community and the police. Thought that kind of thing would be right in…

Yeah, writing about Toronto as some kind of model city for tolerance only works when you use the gnarliest of yardsticks. I mean, just look at the news from there over the last week.

(Actually, I’m kind of surprised Jezebel hasn’t picked up the TO BLM-Pride story. Unless I missed it maybe?)

bae shoulda gone off script and slapped this dude, too.

“boner lens”

love this. 100% on point, and the mental image is hilarious (if a bit confusing).

It’s hard to count to two around such a hot woman!

I dunno, but when I shook the hands of my new co-workers at the interview a couple weeks ago... I received a ton of really limp noodle handshakes...

So Millennial men are less performative of their machismo in this area. Cool, good.

It’d be cool if we could transition to bowing. Or trade crisp, efficient nods of the head, maybe.

Dear fellow white people of the world,

The good thing is that he’s pretty frank about colorism and the role it and his biracial background have played in his life. That it frames how he speaks about race is a positive way of addressing it, better than a lot of other high-profile figures for sure.

This is why we need to teach critical thinking skills in schools.

+10 for perfect use of Lying Cat

Best. Cat. Picture. So. Far.

This is not about politics. This is about equal consequences for racist behavior. If this was an Asian, Mexican, Caucasian or whoever saying the same exact words as Jesse Williams did, I would be against it and petitioned them to be fired if they did not suffer the same consequences as others have suffered for their…

I put in a decade of “boring” work in my teens and 20s, trying to solve my anxiety and depression issues while tethered to the same small area I was born in, grew up in, and had lived in forever. I was told time and time again that it was my fault and that if I really wanted to get better I would “try” and be…

I agree with you completely, especially when it comes to the narcissistic volunteer tourism thing. I just didn’t get that impression from this author and some the anger directed towards her in the comments surprised me. She seems to have had a valid mental health problem and getting distance would help to give her…

I think there is a weird disconnect in our society where escapism, like ‘running away from your problems” is seen as so awful but “finding yourself”is not, so people have to walk a fine line to avoid ridicule. Also there is alot of ways in which stepping away from a problem DOES help to give you the insight and tools…

Wow. You know, I’m also struggling with these issues. Parts of this spoke to me intensely, other parts I didn’t relate to at in the slightest, because the author and I are different people, with different experiences, even though we seem to share some common ground. But I’m damn sure not going to tear her down or be…