I like you. Followed. :)

If you mean because the power structures in North America are largely owned, populated and controlled by white people (and I include public discourse on the internet as a power structure), then yes, I would tend to agree.

But that's also why it's all the more important for allies of PoC to lend their voices in support,…

Nice to know some pseudonymous people can be so rude and ignorant over the internet.

I agree totally.

... there are no easy answers.

Maude Lebowski: Does the female form make you uncomfortable, Mr. Lebowski?
The Dude: Uh, is that what this is a picture of?

That's a difficult question to answer, because as you say, a lot of the characters are drawn with an ambiguous ethnic background (white-ish, though, definitely). Stranger still is that they'll have clearly Japanese names, but some of them will be of a mixed ethnic background, while others are written as having…

As a person of Japanese descent, thank you. :)

Well, people have lied about more important things for lesser reasons than that. Not saying that's what happened here, just sayin'.

A lot of people go undiagnosed for mental health issues, and I would argue that a lot of so-called 'evil' behaviour is actually one mental health issue or another that has manifested itself in criminal behaviour, and if the mental health issue had been diagnosed and treated properly, it might never have come to…

I also don't know much about this case, but I'm curious if her mental instability came after the Lacrosse incident, or if she was like this before. If she was like this even before the incident, it's possible that she was suffering from mental health issues when the alleged rape occurred and possibly has convinced…

Heh, and I thought only guys did this. I shudder every time I go to a public washroom and I can hear these other guys walk in, have their tinkle and then walk out. A good reason to always use some paper towel to open the washroom door with after washing one's hands. ;P

The flipside to that though is that being more general and _not_ specific can be a way to not single out any child (or their parents). Unfortunately, the teacher totally screwed it up by making it all about her, rather than about the 1) the kids involved (and the impact it might have on them and their social…

Aw, thanks. :) I knew that those two years majoring in English Lit would be useful one day. ;)

Yeah, Chris Christie takes a lot of flak for his weight (as does Rob Ford) as a public figure, and I don't think that's right, anymore than the media obsession with what female politicians are wearing... with the possible exception of Wendy Davis' pink Mizunos, because I think those are pretty iconic and says…

I think the societal context is a little different, which is why I do agree with Erin Gloria Ryan's assertions. Although it may come from a very similar sense of insecurity, the reason why I took selfies and the reason why a young teenage girl or young woman might may come from different places, and definitely from a…

I know how that goes, as I spent many a lonely night listening to the Smiths and Morrissey. ;)