Absolutely. Even (most of) the media is up in arms, instead of maddeningly distant. The main theory I've seen is that this is overcompensation for the denial of Brown's humanity, a subconscious 'oh shit, they weren't lying, this is an actual problem.'

My ex and I used Yellow Ledbetter, which I thought would be hilarious because of the mushmouth. It was actually touching, everyone joined us on the dance floor and seemed to really like it.

For some reason, I totally bought the pregnancy book and web testimonial schtick about how close the parents become in prenatal classes. I have two friends with babies right now, I think that's going to be just great.

Ugh. We had our first childbirth class last night and we were the oldest and least giggly. We were also more punk (him) and hip hop (me) than the others (Enya and Macklemore? Is the best way I can think to describe them?). It was an awakening; this parent-friend thing might be rough.

This happened to me in college, except my feet left the ground and I went flying like a rag doll. (Nothing hurt but my ego.) A timeout was called immediately afterward (unrelated to said flying), and I had to run right out and do a stunt. Got a nice round of applause from the crowd for that one.

HAHA, yes. My grandfather just went by Honey, also a smooth military black man. My cousins and I have aunts and uncles we've never met. All we knew was that one was named Otto so (being asshole teenagers) we would casually drop "We Otto go to" into holiday conversation just to watch all the adult lips press into a…

I want to talk to both your uncle and whomever cleared your grandfather to leave with cdiff (not that they could've held your grandfather, but your uncle should've been made to think reeeeal hard). The community risk, both infectious and emotional, is astounding. I hope your uncle was sorry, at least. Jesus, hugs to…

Yeah, this is about your husband, not you. When I hear shaming like this, I remind the speaker that women in third world countries manage to have healthy kids without a lot of our perceived benefits. Second, I work in healthcare, and see firsthand how mom's activity level doesn't guarantee anything. Finally, I'm an…

I decided to fight, which I might regret later when my fucks grow back. I posted the following on Facebook, where I'm usually so polite. Shots fired, let the defriending begin.

My fave was Roxanne Gay: "I've had more bruising after a night of gentle lovemaking."

Holy shit, I'm crying (from laughter). Why is this hilarious instead of sad? It should be sad, right?

There's a good Stuff You Should Know podcast episode about this, "How Police Interrogation Works." Basically: don't say anything, except I want a lawyer.

Thank you for covering this, seriously. King has been saying the distance is wrong for a while (this video is new though), and the lack of media coverage has been absolutely disheartening. I keep waiting for some big outlet to scream something, er, professionally, but even NPR had a bullshit story yesterday about why…

Yeah, my race fashion is "won't make me bleed from chafing." I guess it's time to think outside the lycra.

Due in March. I don't appreciate all the smug "just you wait!" comments about our world. Uh, the only reason we chose to conceive is because we're content. Life will change, yes, but my brain isn't coming out of my birth canal. (Hell, I'm pregnant and I resent people who can't talk about anything else.)

YES. I posted this on the other article, I am touched exclusively by white men. I linked it to being a WoC, and being seen as less-than-human (white women touch me a lot too), so it's interesting to hear it happens to you too.

I spent a month traveling around NZ a few years ago. I couldn't believe how safe I felt on the street, in every city I visited, even alone at night. I know crime happens there, but I found the men very respectful.

Really? I live in Colorado. You had a good week.

Yeah, this kind of bothers me, to be honest. Many street preachers are mentally ill (I work with people with severe mental illness). I'm not saying he gets a pass to do this, it's not healthy, but chances are he needs serious treatment. Arguing like this isn't doing anything to help.

Same here! Mr Cherry is really hot and I was mostly trying to get into his pants, until he invited me out to meet his friends and I realized what a sweet guy he is. *shrug* It all worked out so yay us.