I’m not sure why the father thinks him having friends that are black is relevant - even if I have black friends was a defence against being racist. As far as I know no one is claiming he raped black women because he hates black people. He raped black women of a certain social status because he knew they were less…

This SB Nation article reminds me of the argument about Hitler getting into art school and not becoming a fascist dictator responsible for millions of deaths. That’s not how that works... But glad to see Spencer take responsibility and actually issue a real, honest-to-Pete apology.

“...without the potential of an NFL career to suppress his behavior, Holtzclaw seemingly became a completely different person.”

Ok, WHAT?! Enough with this “poor convicted rapist” bullshit! Seriously?! We canonize these piece of shit cops (and athletes more often than not ahem ray rice Adrian Peterson Peyton manning) and demonized their victims with less than flattering pictures in the press and reports that they smoked weed or listened to rap…

Is it really necessary to include exactly HOW they died by suicide? The vacuum cord thing is very graphic and triggering - especially for people like me who have lost close loved ones to suicide.

I think the Oscars discussion is (maybe unwittingly) obscuring the bigger point, which isn’t that non-white actors don’t win awards, but that they continue to be constrained in the industry and media in general.

The greatest example of this problem is fucking Matthew McConaughey winning a best actor Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club over Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave.

What is ridiculous to me is the fact that either Killer Mike or Elliott used this language in the first place. It is one thing to say “I am voting based on issues, not on gender,” but focusing on her uterus (or vagina, which I have heard both men and women talk about this election cycle) reduces women to our…

I think if we destigmatize nudity kids will have more frank discussions about sex and I think it would greatly reduce rape culture. Maybe I’m being overly hopeful but I feel like my parents way with talking about sex and treating nudity help me know my own personal boundaries a lot sooner than my friends who ended up…

Who are these people who throw trash on the ground? I would never throw trash on the ground. Never.

This one actually angered me. You’re not eight. Respect the wilderness; we have such little left.

Well, the Belgians have a long history of efficiently slaughtering black people, so I guess their guns have an earned reputation in certain circles.

That is where you get your “engagement” ring for when you go out and don’t want guys to hit on you.

I am less likely to marry with each passing year. Not only do we grow less attractive in the conventional marriage market of our society as we age, but I, for one, am less interested in the prospect altogether as I grow more independently wealthy. I don’t need it, don’t want. I’ll only do it if someone needs one of my…

Didn’t John Dickerson try to fact check during the debate and he got boo’ed by the audience and the candidates were like “lalalalalala” with their fingers in their ears?

Yes! Yes! Yes!

I’m real impressed with the speed with which they got those signs made.

They rely upon the mainstream media to never fact check republican bullshit and guess what? They don’t. Instead of saying that republican claims are untrue that there is no precedent, they say something like “democrats are saying that there is precedent, they point to Reagan as an example”, thus reducing actual fact…

Here’s the thing, journalists could actually do their damn job and fact check republicans when they make claims that there is no precedent that a president in his last year in office gets to nominate a supreme court candidate, instead of asking the question like it’s a legitimate idea. I am sick and tired of…

A presidential campaign in now about 2 years long...and mid-terms...its as if after winning the election you have 6 months to get something done before everything must stop for midterms then about a 2-3 month gap and onto the next presidential election.