I’m very likable because I have this round face, with apple cheeks and even when I’m not smiling, I look like I’m smiling. Ugh. (Think Angie from 1980s All My Children) I’m naturally cheerful for the most part, but I’m not a grinning Joker. Oh, and my high-pitched baby voice, which I loathe. I’m not as high as…

it was a well written critique. gave pluses and minuses and showed interest in a better product.

If this was a just a personal Facebook post or something, saying “I don’t like your friends’ jewelry” would be rude and uncalled for. But it’s a post on a style blog about what’s supposed to be covetable jewelry, on a widely-read website that practically revolves around reader feedback. It’s completely unrealistic to…

I have to agree; this post baffled me a bit. I don’t think your comment is rude at all - it starts out with a compliment and moves on to reasoned and valid criticism. Frankly, the standard is really high these days for blog photos, especially in the style arena, and regardless of my opinion of the jewelry itself, the…

Her feedback WAS both thoughtful and spot on. I thought you were more mature than this.

Interestingly, her feedback was actually pretty thoughtful. She started with what she appreciated about the post, gave a legitimate critique (that a lot of people agree with), and said she’d love to see similar posts in the future if the content quality was a little better.

As far as critical comments go, it doesn’t…

To be more specific, Elba’s Heimdall is a Jack Kirby creation based on Norse myth in a world that assumes Chariot Of The Gods is fact. Him being black doesn’t even matter.

And yet Gawaine, GWAYNE THE BLACK, is consistently cast as a white guy in every Arthurian legend.

Heck, even Ben Grimm doesn’t HAVE to be white - there are Ethiopian Jews.

The Fantastic Four is not ancient folklore. Nor is Tolkein. Now, if we’re talking the Eddas then I would agree with Scandinavian casting. Hell, they managed a black guy (a Muslim no less!) in Robin-bloody-Hood.

Tolkien mixed and matched legends and mythologies any which way he liked (which is ironic since he was angry at C.S. Lewis for doing the same with Narnia) so it really, really, isn’t the same as an actual folk story or legend. If, say, they would cast a black or mixed-raced King Arthur, I would probably consider that…

Europe has pretty much never been fully white since it is so close to Africa and Asia and there has always been some form of trade and all sorts of invasions going on between the continents. There has always been some pretty consistent racial intermingling. Also, Tolkien is fantasy, not mythology, legend or folktale,…

Oh my gaaaawd. You’re my friend in my head. It blows me that people who express themselves as open minded and what not still forget or block that people of color...live everywhere. We are all over the place. It’s a vast majority of white people who don’t see the whitewash of EVERYTHING.

“This happened when they were making The Hobbit. They needed to cast background actors, specifically background hobbits.

It's not just her, a few of the new writers are that way. It's juvenile.

To be fair, Jia wrote this one so she may be a little sensitive.

How come every time there is disapproval of an article on here, or even people giving valid reasons to why it doesn’t read well, Jia always hops on to make snarky comments and argue? It’s not a cute look. Take some constructive criticism and work with your readers. It leaves a sour taste in my mouth every time.

Maybe the whitest thing about this article is that no one involved realized that they literally wrote a drug smuggling how-to and considered being even a little concerned about law enforcement asking them questions. This article is probably very illegal just on it’s face, yes? No one at this fine publication is…

Meanwhile Type 1 Diabetics are terrified of travelling with their very legal insulin pumps and syringes because of LAX confusing a pump with a weapon and airport security in another airport breaking one belong to a teen. Those pumps cost thousands of dollars.

Dear flygirl,