Yes. And often people do good things knowing that the good things will afford them cover for the evil things they are capable of.

Really? Not being snarky (I swear!) but the Celebitchy link I clicked laid it out pretty clearly, as in point by point why she is horrible. Their critique seems justified.

Celebitchy appears to have valid points about Tracy Anderson— anyone who looks at Gwyneth Paltrow’s body and publicly says versions of “ugh, thank goodness she had me to guide her after having kids ruined her” probably (certainly) shouldn’t be advising teenage girls on how to embrace their own bodies (while…

Adorable. That sweet little boy is pure joy :)

Had no idea who they were up until now—they’re both very pretty in a full lips constantly parted, pouting, Whitest People On Earth way. But, yes, I just read he’s only 18 to her 26. He’s a baby! Having a baby! Good genes/passing down poreless complexions notwithstanding, that makes me wince.

She’s beautiful. I’m so so sorry. A “parent” like Casey Anthony is a miserable affront to parents like you.

Yup. That’s the horrible truth about sociopaths.

This is such a fucking outrage. It would be magnificent if Ryan’s widow stood up for Khan in a very public way, especially considering the way she was used as an applause bonus so shamelessly by Trump. I get that she’s grieving but, you know what? So are the Khans.

Absolutely. Jezebel’s vitriol is rather unbecoming. I would have/go to a party like that in a heartbeat!

You’re talking about the technicalities and legalities of obtaining American citizenship. I’m talking about the phenomenon of being first generation, of growing up feeling that you are American, committed to the United States in every way, feeling connected to it as your homeland, which is what happens when one is…

It would be so hard for a family to have the resources to do this, I agree. And this would make the deported person even more of a target if people in the country become convinced that they have ready access to American family/friends who have money (since they assume anyone living in the US is rich, or that they…

Agreed. Absolutely. It needs to be comprehensive, and it’s not enough. But it was slowly moving forward in the right trajectory under Obama. With Trump, those “perks”—which are HUGE for most applicants (work authorization, SSN, being considered to be in the process of gaining documentation vs totally hiding from…

I didn’t assume pibber can’t swim lies around all day swaining on a velvet chaise and eating bonbons whilst trying to be socially active. Maybe you shouldn’t either.

I have personally seen older teenagers driven to the airport with a suitcase, a ticket, no time to say goodbye or organize their affairs, and with absolutely no ability to speak the language of the country they’re going to since they have been in the United States since they were toddlers in some cases. If you’re…

Well, it can actually can very well become a path to citizenship, but one has to know how to navigate the system. It’s become almost impossible to do that without the help of a good immigration lawyer and/or knowledgable nonprofit agencies.

This poor girl. And for those of you thinking she should have kept a lower profile, imagine if you’d been brought here as a child considered yourself every inch an American patriot, even believing you could participate in peaceful demonstration and freedom of speech. She might’ve been naïve but she didn’t feel she…

A very good friend of mine has known her for years; she appears stunningly downto earth and is an awesome mom to nice, non-pretentious kids (now young adults). I used to beg my pal for dirt but there’s nothing there :)

Fair enough. I just think that some of the reaction that is seen as “knee jerk” is more a down to the bone weariness as to how many times this kind of shit has to happen before (usually white, generally male, amost always privileged) people just stop to reflect for a moment and ask themselves whether what they’re…

You’ve made it abundantly clear that you consider things “like this” to be examples of pettiness and not, say, the banal and unrelenting evil of casual, insidious racism. Others have every right to be speak out and still, yes, have plenty of energy left over for calling out the “bigger things”. I can call out my…

The person who is being petty is Karl Lagereld, that pretentious, wizened old burnt French fry that gets lodged in your car door crack. I’m glad Streep is standing up for herself. For her it isn’t about a dress, it’s about being defamed and disrespected.