Oh, god. My grandfather kept needing my help with his computer. Most I've ever regretted snooping.

Well, they should tell the census bureau then.

Jews don't make up the largest ethnic group in any county. That's not erasure, that's a demographic fact. The listed ethnicities (self-identified) are those that make up the largest group in any county.

Most African-Americans are descendants of slaves and obviously have no way of knowing exactly what their ethnicities are. Because this is self-reported data, it's apparent that the number of African-Americans who do identify with a particular African ethnicity is not enough to make up a majority in any American county.

This is where the information comes from. (Honestly, it seems weird to me that there's only room for two or maybe three ethnicities—I would have thought most white Americans with American-born parents had a greater mix than that. I wouldn't have the faintest clue how to fill that out.)

I'm presuming this is based on census data, which allows for self-identification.

That's what I thought, and it really undercuts the whole "bindis have a super important cultural/religious meaning, hands off!" argument.

Genuine question: Is it appropriation if non-religious Indians wear bindis for fashion reasons?

There's totally a case to be made that all those ready-made tie-dye skirts are an appropriation from anti-consumerist hippie culture.

Ok, I'm sorry, "steal from our food?" I'm down with most criticisms of cultural appropriation, but that's absurd. I vote we take the bagels away from the goyim, let's see how that goes down.

Did you know Jews don't read the King James Bible? Fascinating, I know.

Are we forgetting Leonardo DiCaprio's dancing?

Get away according to who? I think pretty much anybody who watches the show would agree he's an asshole. Maybe a redeemable one, but still.

Oh, sure, that makes sense. I remember the fight over standards when the USDA took over labeling. I guess my view on what is "non-organic" has just shifted to "whatever the original USDA standards say," which probably makes no sense. Oops.

A) What are you basing your assumption of class on, the quality of the carpeting? B) The person behind the camera (not even necessarily a parent) was never shown, so you have no reason to assume any of the fathers were in straight partnerships. They also were not all young (what on earth does that have to do with…

I don't think Mark Shrayber is the father of laurat99's children...

And when the field of organic chemistry was developing in the mid-nineteenth century, they should have picked a word that didn't already describe all beings with organs. Organic agriculture was developed in the 1930s and 40s—organic chemistry (and hence organic as a term referring to carbon compounds) only has a…

Ever inserted a menstrual cup?

Washing actually extends the life of the bra—the oils in your skin make fabric deteriorate faster. (Thanks Jolie Kerr!) Of course, if you're tossing them in the washing machine that's probably worse than oils.

Sure! That wasn't entirely directed at you, it's just something I've wondered.