This whole article is pretty gross. Other people’s sexuality is not for our entertainment unless they make that decision. It’s as if the dudes who catcall lesbian/bisexual woman and ask them to make out wrote an article. Other people’s sexuality isn't for our entertainment unless they explicitly consent and make that…

They don’t care about government intervention as long as it’s intervening in ways that they approve of. Many of the more “moderate” Republicans, by GOP standards, want abortion left up to states. Republicans and progressives are in agreement that you can just leave move from state that doesn't fit your needs and…

I’ve said this repeatedly. I currently live in the south. There are a lot of Black and Indigenous people here with very deep roots. They have fought for generations for their homes. They fight everyday to improve things for their community. Besides an influx of regressive shit heads from New England and New York who…

I understand what you’re saying and I’m not arguing about the original use of the word. I do think the word has largely been co-opted by white people and that much of it’s meaning has been lost. If my friend were the only Black woman this happened to, I’d say you were right. At this point I think it’s less of malaprop…

Your comments in this thread really encapsulate what has been bothering me about people’s reactions. I mentioned on a different post that people were less upset by Ray Rice knocking out his fiancee than they are about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. People are making armchair diagnoses about Smith’s mental health, how…

Karen is absolutely not being applied only to people of a certain race. I became uncomfortable with the term when it started to by used by white men against Black women. It happens all the time. My Black friend was recently called a Karen by a white woman for pointing out some inappropriate advertising. When my friend…

I agree and that’s concerning. I do think part of the so what response comes from the way some people are reacting to this while failing to react to much worse abuses. Yes, this was an act of violence. Yes, it was on an internationally televised event. Ultimately, it was a rich dude slapping another rich dude. It was…

I came to say something similar but way less articulate. The article is factually correct, but we’re looking at the effects of bad policy. It’s a matter of not seeing the forest for the trees. It’s hypocritical for J&J to donate to politicians who are actively disenfranchising women. They are also donating to…

This idea that the GQP hasn’t long since shown their hand is not grounded in reality. Pro-Choice activists have been screaming about this for at least a decade. The right wing has been trying to enact laws that would lead this direction for years. Some of them have been supported by moderate and left wing people like…

The Evangelicals took the lowest hanging fruit for 40 years and now they run the country. 

There are right wing disinformation campaigns that are specifically designed to discourage POC and liberals from voting. It feels like surrender to give them what they want by sitting out.

And Liberia. It's basically a hobby for evangelicals at this point. To add to the depravity, many of them are big fans of the Pearls' To Train Up a Child Book. That book only led to the death of 3 children. 

Evangelicals trying to “save” children through international adoption has been a problem for years. These children have often experienced severe trauma and are sometimes special needs. They don’t need to be in the care of people who don’t respect their culture, are skeptical of mental healthcare and who don’t have the…

Thanks for clearing that up. My dog’s greatest joy is when she can catch and eat a fly as it buzzes by. I was pretty upset to learn that she is morally worse than Kanye.

I was vegan for well over a decade. Everything you posted can be applied to much of the vegan community. The movement is largely classiest and often racist. It has only gotten worse. Communities would downplay sexual assault against women because cows are also raped. They frequently compare vegan activism to the civil…

I’m deeply sorry that you’ve experienced this. I understand some of the factors that have driven an increase in hate crimes against Asian people, but it’s beyond me to understand why people who claim to value equality don’t seem to care. I understand that hate crimes are up overall, and I’m sure that causes some…

That is the pettiness nonsense I’ve ever read. There were a few genuine missteps there and she’s desperately out of touch. The rest is largely the same tripe you hear in any yoga class. 

I feel like its a bit of class signifier in the other direction now. It’s mostly affluent white collar people who breastfeed. They tend to have more supportive working environments and the time and money for lactation consultants. I really wonder if thats a bit of the backlash now. You have a small but vocal…

Are there appealing candidates on a federal level? I think that left leaning people have ignored local elections while right wing nut jobs have been pushing awful candidates. It’s led to a shortage of new and appealing candidates. In areas that are already very progressive, you’ll see some good candidates. In my area…

I don’t disagree with your larger point, but Trent Reznor’s level of fame isn’t even comparable to Jay-Z’s. Reznor is pretty famous to people of a certain age but he doesn’t have the same name recognition as Jay-Z and unlike Beyonce, Mariqueen Maandig or isn’t a household name. Most of the photos where people are…