Writer Ijeoma Oluo was also “quoted” in the book for questionable purposes:

Yeah, I mean, she could have called and said, “hey, remember when we shared a ride and we were talking about trolls, and you said this. I’ve been thinking about it a lot, and I remember you saying it like this. I’d like to use it in my book, in this context, but I want to make sure you’re okay with it and that I…

Are you really arguing that white women have it harder than women of color? Let me go get you that participation trophy from the oppression olympics.

this story is insane to me. i don’t work in publishing and have never even come close to writing a book, but not verifying or fact-checking seems absolute fucking backwards.

Dressing conservatively doesn’t help, I dress as a nun almost and I still receive lusty looks while I hear a man saying “I wonder what you’re hiding” or hear comments about my feet.

My 13 YO and I regularly yell at the screen, “FOR GOD’S SAKE, JUST OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND TALK TO EACH OTHER!!!” My daughter is a smart cookie, and when there is tension between her friends, she sits everyone down and has them talk it out. She has no patience for bullshit, thank God!

Also, biggest bugbear about rom coms is that no one ever just sits down and explains themselves. They storm off, or hold it in because it’s the right thing to do, or because they’re a man and they don’t talk about feeling.

I remember watching that (no idea why, maybe with someone else who had suggested it) and being so baffled that I was clearly supposed to root for this relationship. I’ve rarely seen a movie so blithly oblvious about its own upsetting implications.

This isn’t even good pseudoscience. Antibodies don’t digest anything. Ever.

I love them but it’s definitely time. The further they got from the actual struggle of living in New York, the less authentic the show felt, and like a lot of shows the characters started to feel like caricatures of their earlier seasons. Season 2 will always remain one of the absolute best things ever to be put on…

“Today I put my hand on a Bible. I wasn’t under oath when I wrote that book”. Queen.

This just made me realize that I’d probably die due to an early morning fart.

I loled at the article title, and died before I could start reading =(.

Fat injections into the lower hip area/thigh area. It’s a realy weird look and I am sad it’s it’s becoming popular (thank you, Kim....)

I’ve been noticing that some people can’t wait to claim how old they are when they are responding to a topic on forums. It’s some weird self-righteous aloofness. I find it annoying.

Can’t tell if you’re kidding or not. Scab as a term for a strikebreaker is centuries old.

A 200 year old word makes you feel old? .... walk me through this again.

“Scab” is an old timey union word but had its origins in the 1700s. So you’re not THAT old!

Yes, obviously not everybody looks up to everybody. That’s why it’s important to have many people discuss their experiences. Mariah Carey for some, Carrie Fisher for others, and still we could use more.

The limited edition Toxic Garbage Blizzard was actually a big hit. I think it'll be back on the menu in 2017.