Am I the only one a little surprised you can sue for this? I’ve been entering low odds contests for prizes I probably could have easily bought since I was a kid (where else was I supposed to get an official Nickelodeon Stick Stickly lunch bag), and this always seemed like the deal. ‘We’ll give you low odds at a…

I would say replacement....me I just skip.  That way, I don’t get into a situation with an overheard or misheard word with the wrong person be it pro or against.

Guess its how you are taught.

I was instilled it was a ‘word to not be said’ by a Dad whose Mom (my gramma) was as racist as they come growing up. Papaw and my Dad though were a ‘measure a man by the sweat on his brow’ type who looked past bullshit blaming of skin color to be used as an excuse for your own stupidity…

Sounds like you’ve benefited on a deeply spiritual level from an art form literally invented by and most often created by Black people.

I would find this all to be frivolous nonsense were it not for the data grab. Mostly because I’m so fucking sick of ‘promotions’ that are just me signing up for a thousand marketing list-serves. I swear, Aveda has 20 different marketing email accounts so it takes forever for customers to successfully unsubscribe from…

I think the lawsuit is a waste of time, but I also think they should be called out for being stupid.

I do have to say that the amount of dresses they gave away was very cheap (you can cough up a couple more grand) it is silly for people to think that everyone who wanted one would get one. No company has done an unlimited giveaway.

For the record, your non-Black POC identity doesn’t exempt you from being wrong on this issue. Anti-Black racism isn’t the sole domain of white people, and your feelings of entitlement toward saying the n word while singing along because of your “deep emotional connection” have everything to do with it.

Um, no about Natalie Portman. Read her statement. At first she didn’t get it, then she got it, and explained how/why she now gets it.

For the record, “the teachers” consist of three actual named plaintiffs/teachers. If the case avoids dismissal or settlement and the class gets certified, plaintiffs’ counsel will get an opportunity to find similarly situated teachers (ones who signed up for Drapper Jones with the expectation of a free dress) to volunt…

Should have added, I agree that they’re not terribly productive, other than public examples of what we don’t want more of. But we knew that, that’s why we’ve been evolving past that. Also, a one-off 20 years ago in a comedy skit is different to me than happening now in a secret Facebook group. The shouting in a public…

Ok but TBH voting is extremely important. Protests are great and all, but unless you’re voting for representatives who align with you, *real* change is gonna take a long fucking time, if at all.

It’s like they learned nothing from AOC (or the the Tea Party takeover of the Republican Party for that matter). It’s possible to primary shitty Democratic incumbents if there’s enough political will. 

I love your comment and think its very wise I think the writers here are just young and privileged and are paid to be cynical, so they just have no idea when to stop and pull back from these weird ass purity tests. Its disheartening to say the least. As they escape the Brooklyn bubble and grow older, I’d imagine…

I mean you could take one look at Lea Michele or hear her speak and you knew right away what type of person she was. 

Voting at small elections might even have a bigger impact for your day-to-day living conditions than bigger elections.

In NYC, where I live, elections are decided by the Democratic primary, in which 10% of eligible voters actually cast ballots. It is like this in other large cities too. The tiny pool of active voters lets real estate interests and police unions control the results, usually in favor of incumbents who talk a good game…

ATTENTION: I AM VOTING FOR BIDEN, TO BE VERY, VERY FUCKING CLEAR. I AM NOT PRO-TRUMP. I AM A WARREN-STAN, BUT WILL RELUCTANTLY VOTE FOR BIDEN. I am really not up for a debate a la Trump supporters in 2016.

I’m not even that plugged in (I have a couple of friends who work in theater) and I don’t think I’ve ever heard a kind word spoken about her. I remember when Glee was on, there were all kinds of blind items about her racism and general nastiness.