IT IS ABOUT FUCKING TIME.

It’s not just this picture, but I feel like every photo angle of today’s event has Weinstein grinning or looking like he doesn’t care or not taking this seriously.

I’m white and white men scare me the most too. They are so entitled with their presence and if you anger or upset them in any way, they feel like it is their right to make you regret it. I imagine that it must be twenty times scarier as a POC, and I am sorry you have to deal with such frightening assholes.

I feel apprehensive whenever I go out. I know why, but I have tried to brush it off as me being too sensitive....I should develop thicker skin. Thanks for helping me realise that it is a natural reaction to my experiences. It is normal to be tense after a man has brushed past you on the street and leaned in to…

Not

A yt man followed me into the bathroom on the train. A really nice trains. I was so shocked. I was 120 pounds, did NOT have to do #2 and almost shit myself. If he closed the door behind him my life would have been different. I threw a roll of toilet paper at him hitting his nose, not hard but the evil in him paused…

The comments on this post (thankfully grays) are a perfect illustration of how people are ready to attack black women just for existing. Good job, trolls!

Thank you so much for writing about this so eloquently. I was bullied, harassed, and undermined by a coworker (white male) for two years. It was hell. He was “reprimanded” by HR, but when it continued, they seemed to just get tired of me, and I got the feeling that they thought I was being dramatic. So I didn’t even…

This...

Clueless of the driver to tell a black passenger she has to sit at the back of the van.

Stunning piece. Thank you for sharing your story.

Thank you for speaking your truth. There are so many who are silenced. I appreciate your bravery.

I read your words and I am teetering between frustration and sadness. I applaud your ability to celebrate your peers in a manner that was never extended to you — while timing is everything, the least they could have done was make sure you were okay after the dust settled. Professionally, I’ve experienced the slow…

I actually walk the other side of the street and away from white men when I can. They scare me the most. One of my most traumatic memories is when Iwas on the metro and was overheated so I took out my water bottle for a sip. A white man loomed over me and started on at me about how I shouldn’t be drinking it. I argued…

This is so upsetting. I’m sorry everyone was so dismissive of your milestone event. It sounds like you just wanted to feed people/ply them with drinks/have them celebrate with you and they could barely manage that. We all get wedding fatigue, but that doesn’t mean we get to shit on other people because of it.

I remember that too. She was later murdered as well. I don’t believe there was a connection though.

I’m old enough to remember the rumors that Morgan Freeman had an inappropriate sexual relationship with his step-grandkid, so I’m finding it hard to be surprised he is a creep.

To add to that: don’t just assume your SO is always welcome. They’re friends with YOU.

Personally, it would make me feel worse to think my best friend thought I couldn’t handle her news than actually hearing the news. I am always happy for friends when they reach relationship milestones, even if there are times I wish I was in a relationship.

Here’s another hard truth about being the last single person in your group of friends: if you do ever get married, no one will ever give a shit because they all did their thing and everyone else’s thing and they’re mentally done with it by the time your wedding rolls around.