You mean she is not engaged to Jon Lovitz?

As much as I want to have faith in our systems of justice, things like this and ghomeshi remind me that the system was created by the patriarchy and as a result, men (esp white males) continue to receive privilege from it. How do we change this?

You mean the war that we burned the White House down?

I think his heart is in the right place but he often gets his facts wrong when he is advocating and it makes me cringe because it opens climate science up for yet even more criticism. As a atmospheric scientist I’m tired of having to explain “what Leo meant”. Also, stop with the models in yachts if you are going after…

I’m a woman in STEM and I often eventually run into someone above me that makes me feel devalued and criticises my confidence, despite a stellar performance record. I've solved things by starting my own company but it's been a financial hit. Because it always seems to happen eventually I've honestly started…

I think Mariane Pearl asked that Jolie play her. I agree with your point but I think that was why less criticism occurred?

I don't know. Suge had a lot of cookies...

After watching the Jian Ghomeshi trial, I worry this will not go well. His defense really tore up the crown witnesses. I hope that we don't see a repeat

“slacktivism”

Sounds like this guy treats his talent pretty badly though whether he raped her or not. And it sounds like Sony allowed the workplace harassment to continue, promoting a poisoned environment.

For victims of workplace abuse, even having the abusers included in emails or on the same letter can be traumatizing. Can you imagine knowing your abuser has access to you after you’ve spoken out. I had a supervisor really psychologically break me down once (I'm still not sure if it classified as abuse but when I…

My experience in the 60's and 70's in a very urban city in Canada was trailing behind my parents as they went apartment hunting and were told once the renter saw our faces that the apartment was no longer for rent. When we finally did get an apartment we often had to clean eggs off our door. My childhood friend who is…

Thank you for the things you have done. I know you have made a difference in people’s lives and you should be proud. But I think the fight is hard now because it’s so covert. I am often undermined by people who are “shocked” because it often gets turned on me that I am being over sensitive. I know you did not mean…

I think we are trying to explain that as POC, we experience daily discrimination in places where “blatant racism is not normal”. I remember moving from downtown Toronto to small town Georgia and having people call me slurs to my face. I cried to my dad who said “Don’t be deceived, this happened in Toronto. Here You…

I’m not trying to attack you but have a conversation. If you and I grew up side by side, our perceptions of society would be different because of the race difference. It is so painful to live in “liberal” areas where “racism doesn’t exist” and still experience discrimination on a daily basis. To watch my beautiful…

A good friend of mine says “You find me someone who says racism doesn’t exist, I find you a racist. “

Sorry- was trying to cook and respond at the same time. It sounds like you grew up in an area and time where a lot of people around you were fighting for their civil rights. They were responding to the enormous prejudice they received. I would think that would increase your sensitivity to social injustice versus…

I would think growing up around that kind of movement would help you understand that prejudice exists. All that activity and music you heard was advocacy? Were you listening?

Knitting banners and serving cake does not employ equality. Would the same ladies be knotting banners and serving cake if their grandchildren decided to marry one of those refugees. (Spoken from someone who went to a birthday party as a ten year old and was told while eating cake by birthday boy’s white mom not to get…

But the thing is if you are not a POC you often don’t tune into the racism that is going around. My husband, who is Caucasian, always said he never really saw the existing racism around him until he married me. The racism didn't magically appear, he just denied its existence. Trust me- it exists. I think if more…