I'm just saying the line between an acceptable and unacceptable apology is arbitrary.

Apples and oranges. He made a poor word choice by accident during a statement about the lack of roles for people of color in British film and television. She wore blackface. That wasn't by accident, or in the service of a larger point that is racially sensitive. In addition to that stunning visual display of…

Hey, I was that toddler! Well, a similar toddler.

More power to you, and to your mom.

The resale market for diamonds is designed to suck. It can be difficult to get decent money back out of your piece.

May I mansplain briefly? I think I know the answer. He had humiliated you on purpose (which is obviously shocking and shows he has extra issues) and then realized you had this letter that he was afraid you would show people to get back at him. He said "writing sample" because he was trying to play to what he assumed…

Yeah, my husband actually liked these! So much so that he convinced me to buy the black one. When I got home and looked at the pictures more closely and tried it on again, I was like...no, this truly is terrible and returned it the next day.

Oh, I got her back! And he got arrested for being a drug dealer shortly after. It was kinda great.

my sister found photos of a kid looked just like her husband. not only was the baby secret - he MARRIED the mama. good old fashioned BIGAMIST.

I told my lawyer that story (plus a few other choice tidbits of our unhappy matrimony) and her response to me was "we'll take every dime he has, and then get the judge to give you his testicles" as he had very little in the way of, well anything, I settled for a quick divorce and his prize bass. I must say the picture…

yep. as a black queer woman,i was shocked and angered by the casual racism that i experienced at a pride movement. personally and that i have learned about from other qtpoc.

Assuming she filled out any kind of court or police paperwork about the cat, Judge Judy employees routinely scan court records/new cases/whatever the legal term is for fun words like "stole cat" "kidnapped mannequin", or anything else that might make good tv. You don't contact them- they read every publicly available…

About seven years ago I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I was lucky in that it was fairly isolated so they just chopped that sucker out, but I was devastated by the treatments. Just.. so so sick. An old friend of mine (we'd shared a really shitty apt in NYC in my early 20s and during this time she and I had had a…

My mom had gone to work and got a call from her cousin who had driven past her house to see my mother's then husband making out with a blond (my mother has black hair).

"Sorcia, I'm in love with your best friend [a dude with a hilariously ridiculous name that I cannot post here]. We're moving to Virginia and I hope you'll be happy for us."

I'm fairly certain my ex-wife gave me herpes that she caught from the guy she cheated on me with.

I had to take my mother to the emergency room while I was visiting her one weekend. I ended up staying for several days because she was super sick and my dad is basically incapable of caring for a houseplant, let alone a human. When I got back to my apartment I shared with my ex, the place was totally trashed and he…

I was seeing one of my longtime best guy friends (whom I'd kissed a couple times over the course of our friendship, but had just started, like, being with in any more significant capacity). He told me that he loved me quickly. The whole thing was very intense. I'd been hearing rumors from mutual friends that he was…

Take into consideration that 30 Rock also had more writers with more experience, more financial backing, and bigger stars.

I think we are basically on the same page, then, although I'm more forgiving because 30 Rock is, to me, one of the most consistently funny and quotable comedies I've ever seen (see also: Peep Show, Arrested Development, Pulling). There are very few shows as fast and reliable with one-liners as these - it delights my…