It’s sad and unfortunate, but Beirut has become the world’s symbol of strife and sectarian violence over the last thirty years, replacing Northern Ireland. To westerners, another Beirut mass murder is, well, horrible of course, but unsurprising. Paris is more surprising. Hence, I think, the difference in reaction and…

Sometimes it’s the “unrelated” things that break the emotional ice. I’m never sure if that’s good?

Damn you, randilyn, I was keeping it together before this.

I am crying and I hate it. I don’t want to cry. I don’t want to give them that.

You mean the same people who survived a direct attack?

Charlie Hebdo is bad and should feel bad, okay? They’re terrible hypocrites! Just awful! Bad, bad, bad! Bad Charlie Hebdo!

Very heavy, audible sobs on my end. When she talks about how she kept thinking of the people she loved and said their names over, and over, and over again....yeah. I lost it.

I’m not crying it’s just raining on my face <3

It’s what Charlie Hebdo does. And it’s their right.

I wouldn’t have thought of quoting Anne Frank, but how perfectly appropriate she turns out to be for this. Well done.

Agree completely. I would weep if I saw this in person.

I think it’s especially so because of religion’s unfortunate tendency to be divisive.

the folks making a protective ring/chain around those of another faith is so incredibly moving....this coming from an agnostic

I’ve been either crying or on the verge of tears for two days now. I’m glad this woman survived to bear witness. I mourn, with all civilized society, for those who did not survive. May her words bring some measure of comfort to their loved ones, in comfortless times.

Did you say a girl wore a bikini on a boat!? Unbelievable!

Anyone else remember the Gawker thread were even regular commenters were going on about how hot she is and her boobs? And the pile on that happened to the few who said it wasn’t appropriate (ie. Go back to Jezebel, we’re just having fun, you can’t police my thoughts)?

There are times that I really resent that like 90% of my human interaction quota occurs over the internet, because 90% of people on the internet are fucking irredeemable scumbags.

I was reading the comments on Instagram of some girl who was on the Bachelor (the one who got married on Bachelor in Paradise to the guy she met on the previous season of that show). And she has big boobs. So many girls were like “It’s disgusting that you choose to post this picture. You are MARRIED. Shame on you.”…

I am ashamed everyday that I have to share my oxygen with 95% of the general population.

Trolls are unhappy because everyone is happy in the picture. Stupid trolls.