you said she shares in NONE of the blame. yet the next sentence you said “She was wrong, yes.” I don’t think she deserved to be tossed like a rag doll, but again, let’s not pretend this girl was Rosa Parks sitting on a bus for justice. the teacher called the cop for a reason. the cop asked her to get up, tried to grab…

you said “protesters in the 60s were treated more humanely.” not only is that an insult to the 4 dead in Ohio (also the name of a song before your time), it sure as hell is an insult to the civil rights protesters who had dogs and fire hoses set upon them. I realize it was hyperbole, and I could’ve ignored it for…

what could the teacher have done to her- he would’ve been sued and everyone would’ve been up in arms. she’s no angel. he overreacted and he’ll hopefully face discipline but let’s not pretend she was sitting there reading a book- he was called to the room because she refused to leave.

indeed it did. I used to tell mom I was auditioning for a play every time I got detention. Wasn’t til late senior year that she realized we only did 2 plays a year.

oh he’ll get disciplined as he should. but let’s not pretend this girl is rosa f****ng parks. the teacher called the cops to come to the room. she then yanked her arm away when after she ignored his verbal command to get up and tried to grab her.

please regale us with your tales of teenage angst, sticking it to the man in suburban white-ville.

absolutely. google “Bull Connor” or “Kent State” if you’re under 35. you may not be familiar with how ‘well’ (cough, cough) protesters used to be treated. and no, when you’re a minor in school refusing to leave your class so the teacher has to call a cop, and then refuse to get up from your desk, don’t expect it to…

you ignored cops as teenagers? I sure the f**k didn’t. of course i don’t have giant brass b*lls like you do or my friends videotaping me so I could be a youtube star for “expressing my choice to sit in my seat after the cops were called”....so consider me a lackey of the authoritarian police state.

as someone who minored in African-American studies, you can spare the (inaccurate) lecture. One of the things we learned about in my AA classes was community-sufficiency. The Jewish, Korean, Chinese and now Indian-American communities were legendary examples of supporting each other. Many of them consisted of local…

all the stars.

1) spectacular gif. love it

cocaine’s a helluva drug. Rick James

if you’re going to be robbed by an institution there is some solace that at least your money is going into the pockets of another black person.

wtf???? a good alternative- paying $120 a year for someone living paycheck to paycheck just for “fees” (cough, cough). hell, to some of those folks that $120 annual fee IS a paycheck.

why do I drive a 2005 Acura (I got it in 2005)- because it lasts 10 years. when American automakers make cars good enough to last 180K with no major issues (knock wood!) I’ll buy one (now prepares for onslaught of links to articles about how much better american cars have gotten the last few years).

because some places don’t take cards. and god forbid the credit card machine’s out, it’s nice to carry a little bit of cash.

duuuude, it’s gawker. america works best when we say “UNION YES!!” apparently union rules prevent her from using google to understand what is oh....the backbone of the financial insurance industry’s insurance program.

couldn’t agree more= the fact that we don’t teach basic financial skills is awful. I’ve met grown ass adults who don’t have a clue what their credit report is, or why it’s important, or how to fix their scores.

I wonder how GAWKER would’ve spun the headline if it was a rich white guy who was funding this craptastic predatory scheme? and if that guy was a Republican? oh sweet Lord.

as long as anyone not wearing safety gear is signed up as an organ donor, I have no problem.