Agreed! Actually, I was arguing the same thing: that there is more "looks" diversity in the UK, and that a lot of starring actresses on UK programs would not be cast in the US. (Hence my examples above.)

You mean good ol' Newt Gingrich (on his third marriage, I believe, and cheated on his cancer-stricken wife because 'Murrica) and good ol' Rush Limbaugh (married 4 times now)?

Totally agree with your conspiracy theory. I bet there's a history with the friend and boyfriend, because nothing about that letter makes sense otherwise. UNINVITED BOYFRIEND TRUTHERS, UNITE.

Seriously, what the fuck?

I feel reasonably good that as soon as he said it the entire crowd reacted. Clearly very few people there were comfortable with it. Nihal is a good bloke and I'm glad he jumped up.

Yeah no shit, Scotland would be super pissed. When i was there, at a pub (duh) someone asked me if I was American. I said, 'No, are you English?' and he looked horrified and apologized :P

Allow. You keep using this word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

They also fired the counselor who said to my daughter that she was such a pretty girl why did she want to study something so hard.

And the dude who fixed my washing machine.

Er.

In that regard, I am a little more optimistic. Some call me a dreamer... ;-)

You're right, in this article at least the author is being pretty clear that she's speaking about Americans, except where she says "blacks" (which is problematic for a bunch of different reasons). It's probably something I'm a little over-sensitive about because American news outlets and Gawker in particular tend to…

What is a "black event"? Is it an event hosted by black people or attended by black people? Also what number is required for it to become a "black event" instead of just an event? Is a "black event" exclusivity black? If so, how would anyone else go? Do you describe events as "white events"? If so, can/do other races…

No, I understand all of that, and I would still disagree with your assertion that the UK isn't a full member. It has exemptions, but it's not the only country that does—Ireland is exempted from Schengen requirements, Denmark from the eurozone and CSDP*, Poland from the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and Sweden from…

Britain isn't a full member of the EU? Do go on.

Sometimes I think Americans like making out the British to be the most horrible, racist, classist people so that they can feel better about the horrible, racist class system that exists in the US right now (I'm a dual citizen of both).

Oh, totes. I was just gonna say the same thing.

Such brave. Wow.

I'm certainly not defending any religion per se, and I've been very critical of Jews as well. I just find it amazing how quickly people who claim to be tolerant are so quick to show their intolerance when it doesn't fit into their categories.