There is a shocking lack of empathy in this country amongst our middle and upper-middle class that stems from voluntary ignorance. The same people who trot out the mythical welfare queen whenever talk of inner-city aid comes up will roll their eyes and laugh at the sisterfuckers in the south. I guess thats what makes…

Poverty has everything to do with believing facts if poverty and geography means you don't have access to quality education. Poor, insular, and isolated populations are far more at-risk for indoctrination than even the poorest of urban populations because they are at least exposed to the exchange of ideas. The South…

you're slapping a "LOL THE SOUTH" label on issues that are endemic with rural poverty. there's a lot of change happening down here, a lot of grassroots progressive politics. we've just been gerrymandered to hell and back by conservative career politicians who profit off of ignorance or the illusion of.

I see. Miami/Dade is kind of it's own entity as southern geography goes, but I have heard mixed reviews of Houston. I have been that way a few times but passed on it to spend more time in San Antonio. we have our fair share of right-wing nutjobs here in NC, but no more than I encountered up north and they usually…

Where in the south do you live, just out of curiosity? I relocated to the southeast about a year and a half ago and have happily nested in a democratic stronghold (Charlotte, NC.) I came down here expecting all kinds of GOP redneck backwardness and have encountered exactly zero. I'm genuinely curious as to where…

Oh please... Uniontown is an economically depressed mining area. I'm not sure what you know of the cycle of poverty, especially rural poverty, but it's very difficult to escape such circumstances even when you are solidly middle class. It's important to remember that rural class in Uniontown, OH is poorer than…

Those states also have predominantly rural poverty, and since traveling to get food (often the nearest walmart) can be an ordeal which might require sharing a ride or borrowing a car people tend to buy non-perishables and stay away from fresh food with an expiration date.

my school just had a collection of random baggy tshirts in an office that they made kids wear— it was very similar to the treatment in this article minus the custom screen printing. We didn't have that kind of budget. We also had an assortment of security guards (mostly inmates out on parole, that turned into a…

I'm small-chested so I realize I'm a little biased but I like their sports bras. They're supportive and they hold up well, which is more than I can say for some of the cheaper ones I've bought. I know their 'look like a sexxxy supermodel schtick' is kind of a hard sell for more serious athletes, but for someone like…

the officer was in the vicinity of the robbery shortly after it occurred, although he did not know about it. Mike Brown probably assumed when the cop pulled up to him that the cop knew he was a suspect, per previous statement, and freaked out (at 6'4" he was an imposing guy, and it was stated that Wilson did suffer…

I actually have some personal experience with this phenomenon. When my mom started to get close to the empty-nesting stage of her life she started adopting dogs. My parents now have 3 large dogs in a small urban house. She has regressed to the point where she uses the dogs as a shield to avoid leaving her comfort…

Animal abuse is an absolutely horrific thing. You are 100% correct that it is a strong indicator of certain forms of psychopathy.

In the 5-6 years or so that I have been hearing about Blake Lively I have yet to learn anything about her that I would qualify as "interesting." She's just the textbook definition of basic.

There's tons and tons of bureaucratic waste involved in the American school lunch program and, really, the entire public educational system in general. That's why we shell out so much money for the lowest grade over-processed foods for our kids; however, that bureaucracy employs a hell of a lot of people so it's not…

Indigineous might be the correct term, although I was using it colloquially (similar to the barbecue recommendations I've gotten from self-described 'native Texans') but I digress.

Sweden has a tendency to put its head in the sand when it comes to issues of race, culture, and immigration. From what I have heard from native swedes, the complete lack of racial language in their press leads people to make what I would consider racist assumptions. The press reports on 'young men' burglarizing a…

there's a lot of historical precedence for violence and riots following highly-racialized killings. The police weren't there in riot gear to spite the mourners.

perhaps not, but your previous adjectives of "wild," "tribal," "exotic," and "dangerously sexy" fall well within it. this isn't the first stereotype that she and her publicists have played with to provocative effect.

isn't that kinda rihanna's schtick, though? the other women aren't styled like that.

looks more like princess mononoke than any inuit i've ever seen.