Many people raising children of races different from their own would benefit from cultural competency classes, this couple included. You can't escape racism. I know this is a bit of a straw man, but can you imagine if the response to a black couple facing racism was "just move"? Come on, now.

Come on. The balancing between "negative affect on child" and "costs associated with moving to a new town" absolutely changes when you have a black child vs. when you have a white child. (and, really, because children who have one black bio parent and one white bio parent do SO WELL in the adoption system, that's…

I see your point, and I don't think these women are mothers of the year. However, it may be easier to take prejudice yourself than to see your child go through it.

If she's suing for the funds it will take to relocate her family and keep them afloat until new jobs are found, I'll allow it. That seems like an expense that is necessary for this child's well-being that would not have been necessary but for the mixup. If she's suing for emotional distress, she can get bent.

I'm a straight white male and I'd marry Batman in a heartbeat. Having a billionaire spouse who's never around would make up for pretty much everything else.

Of course, with Trayvon Martin, that's essentially what it was. It just wasn't phrased so bluntly. It was all in code. When you hear people say things like, "thuggish" and "urban" what they're really saying is, "not white."

You're probably right. And I could get behind your proposed system. In fact, it would probably work better. But it will never happen because that would mean that clothing manufacturers would have to make so many more different sizes to accommodate all the different body types. (My proposal will probably also never…

Yeah, it sucks that it's starting to creep in.

This is super fucking annoying being an actual tiny size (of course this doesn't compare to the issues faced by plus-sized shoppers and it is not meant to). They don't really exist in most places. I need an actual zero. Then you buy a double-zero that's still too big and people at the store go, "Wow double-zero! SO…

Oh, Roo is more eloquent than me this early in the AM, but Imma say it's a combo platter. Most Star Trek fans tend to be the best fans because they tend to also not be racist, and many of them tend to activists in in their local communities for education, community gardening, music, law for the poor and many other…

Noted; but don't forget John Nimmo and Isabella Sorley were charged for their threats against Criado-Perez back in January (as the article states). I agree that it's frustrating, but if women in positions of power can use that to force the police and legal establishment to treat these things more seriously then that…

Makes me glad I'm an atheist, and I know all of these idiots are wasting time.

I take it to mean that they feel that these past actions will no longer be allowed hold sway over or affect their lives. Maybe? It is a tough question and probably comes down to individual situation.

Depending on your interpretation of forgiveness I suppose. I once saw an Oprah show years ago where they were discussing what forgiveness means to people and why it is so hard to give. A lot of people, or perhaps most, assume that to forgive someone means you are saying something like "it's ok what you did, I'm over…

Yeah, that's terribly confusing language. "Tax return" is not synonymous with "refund," as you still have to file a return if you owe taxes at the end of the year. I thought the article was suggesting that the lady filed a tax return reporting adjusted gross income of $94 million, which wouldn't be super…

"Apple is literally your dad."

"SJW" "Tumblrfags"

"I must adjourn to the lavatory," I thought sagaciously as my stomach gently bellowed its distress, "for I fear the harrowing quality of the author's missive has upset my constitution and given me the vomiting diarrhea," I finished knowingly, my bowel sagely and brutally asserting its assent.

"Women shouldn't not have careers because women are stupid!" Harry shouted indignantly. "Women are not stupid at all! Women should not have careers because women are nurturing and loving and their gifts serve them best in the home!"

"Honestly, he is never leaving the base once I get him home."
That was literally my first thought after reading the title of this article