Ahhhhh, okay! Not ever having been married myself, I totally missed the 'block' thing! Thanks for the explanation! I didn't get it. I kept thinking. "But they would have booked in September 2104!" The block-y thing clears it up!

Planners will tell you that May through October are the most popular months for weddings; if you intend to get hitched in a major city during that time, you need to plan at least a year ahead.

I don't typically laugh out loud when reading anything online. I might let a slight cackle escape my lips, but this comment sent me into a fit of chest-busting gales of the calibre usually reserved for a well-visited inside joke among old friends. I AHhahaHAAAA'ed all the way into the kitchen, made some tea, and…

Yes! Me too!

I giggled! Then thought…"stye in my eye…."

What…seriously???

"Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV."

Me too! I watched every episode in the space of a few hours! I just love it!!!! Alexandra Billings is such a doll face! :)

Thanks for being a voice of reason. I live in Kuwait and I've been to the mosque in Abu Dhabi several times. Gomez was being an asshat. Show a little class.

Banning women from driving has nothing to do with Islam.

I live in the Middle East. My best friends are Muslim. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the Middle East who imposes this lunacy. It is a purely cultural decision; there is nothing in the Holy Qur'an that forbids women from transporting themselves.

The people…

"Whoopi argues that Obama's valet incident was more about ignorance"

Exactly. Women of colour are grossly underrepresented in feminist discourse, but that is not synonymous with white feminists talking about feminism when they're asked to speak.

I was at work today, and the topic came up. Some of the gems:
"Well, I know it was on video, buuuutttt...."
"..it really comes down to, if you don't wanna get hurt, listen to the police."
"I'm not saying the cops were wrong, buttttt…"

It was literally myself and one other guy (who exchanged despair-y/disgusted glances…

That's kind of my go-to as well. I'm really clear about enlightening my conversation partner to the topic, but if they get all "oh, so ALL white people are bad now?", I basically just dismiss that conversation with them. It's clear they've missed the point, and nothing you say or do will make them see it (I'm an…

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's had this issue. I have relationships with so many different people who would definitely not be considered racist or have racist tendencies at the outset, but have a longer conversation with them and it becomes instantly obvious that the day-to-day white privilege examples don't seem…

I liked your answer. I thought it was thought-provoking, but more than that, I thought it was noble to answer like a genuinely curious person instead of answering back like the initial poster, who was absolutely aggressive. Why bother asking a question if you don't truly care to hear an answer. Or maybe you do, but…

I was wondering the same thing.

Thanks for speaking the truth.

"A one-off Tweet or Instagram post doesn't inform anyone of anything."

It doesn't have to. People have opinions. They're sharing them. The people you're criticizing might have more insight than you're giving them credit for.

*clinks wine glass*