Yep. I agree with you that exposure is really the way toward changing people’s minds. If you’re presented with an idea frequently enough and over a long period of time, you start to become more comfortable with it.

My honest answer is, I don’t know. I had a lot of great girlfriends, romantic and platonic, and it was by learning from them that gave me a vastly different understanding than the one I got growing up in a military family with older brothers. I’d say, for men, surround yourself with strong women friends and take what…

Grinning and conspiratorial, all kinetic limbs and generous laughter,

And people are still blaming what happened to those innocent people on mental illness. White people must be humanized at all costs. Notice that when the police found him, they gave him a vest and didn’t handcuff him. The life of a white man who kills black people has value but the life of a black child who holds a…

THANK YOU! I love this whole album. The dudes who made it are super genius producers, apparently, who are behind Brittany Spears’ “Toxic” and Icona Pop’s “I Love It,” amongst other songs, respectively. I’ve been listening to it nonstop the whole week. Fuckin’ Swedes, man.

I don’t think anyone freaked out. I think it is an apt and lighthearted response to an extremely stupid statement made by someone who should be a leader in his field. There is nothing wrong with calling him out on it this way. He's not a random person saying something stupid.

I too loved Bridget because she liked to find every excuse to wear a costume. I would totally wear one of her Etsy aprons.

Are we supposed to shed tears for you because you sometimes have racist thoughts about men of color? While men AND women of color are being harassed, assaulted, and KILLED by the police force? Nah.

And? White men commit street harassment as well. Understand that views like this that make police officers kill black men. Fuck outta here if you think I shouldn’t defend black men from people who generalize them.

Because people hold teachers to a high standard. I don’t see what’s wrong about that. I wouldn’t want my black children being taught by this racist fuck.

Can you imagine a teacher that feels this way teaching black students? How do you think she interacts with them, grades them, punishes them? There’s a reason why black children are more likely to be recommended for special ed —teachers/administrators that believe in segregation.

i agree with this and i think it’s unfair in a lot of cases—like, i don’t think an employment history that includes a year of stripping (or a pinterest board that talks about loving booze, or something) has any bearing on a teacher’s ability to teach. but this strikes me as something that would very obviously prevent…

Well, they are the ones teaching children, so.....

this black,dark brown-skinned natural-haired woman wouldn’t want to be white for all the money in the world. you keep on believing that black women are jealous of white women if that’s what helps you in life.

You’re 100% right and it pisses me off that there are people in the comment section like, “What’s wrong with what she said??? It’s true???” Like are you tone deaf or....?

Can we reframe this?

Until every black man in the world tells her she’s beautiful, then YES it IS stereotyping. Also, if those particular black men are complimenting her, chances are she’s not the only big white woman they’ve complimented.

There is something to be said about black men who are attracted to white women that are plus sized, but it’s a stereotype nonetheless. I’ve seen plenty of black men make fun of plus sized women. Also, the way she said it made it seem like she only cares about black men when they’re giving her compliments. I was told…

Her apology was awful. It’s basically the “I’m sorry if anyone was offended” nonsense, with a sprinkle of “I have black friends!” on top of the shit sundae. Also, let’s not forget that in the same interview she talked about her paralyzed mother as if she were a mere annoyance, like a fly you just swat away. I almost…