Yeah, this sentiment entirely. And the skin darkening is VERY wtf, though.

huh. i haven't seen people dress like that at all. now i'm wondering if I have only seen a select group (somalian immigrants in minneapolis) and they dress differently. OR maybe my brain is playing tricks on me and remembering the black burka clad women and conveniently not remembering the more festive clad hijab…

Yeah I'm starting to feel silly. There is a large Somali population here in Minneapolis but apparently I'm still not quite in the loop as to what Muslim women wear. Or maybe immigrants dress differently from Muslims who were born here? IDK

Yeah, a lot of people immediately assume pieces on this site are saying HEY, BE OUTRAGED or LOOK AT ME SNARK ON THIS DUMB LADY, when the vast majority of the time, they're not (anymore). I am rereading this piece, and—not directed at you in particular, just the inevitable reaction to this—I actually think it's really…

Maybe gawker's editors are so used to being snarky they can't tell the difference anymore. This seemed about as snarky as most of gawkers articles.

I don't know if you were talking to me, but I don't feel snarky about this woman, and tried very hard to avoid that tone. I think what's interesting about this is that it can only really be useful to the part of the population that has a very large problem understanding that Muslim people are their peers—it's nothing…

Agreed. While I do enjoy random gossip posts that are on here, there is plenty of room to also discuss real issues. In my opinion, jez has become a lot less political and way too concerned with celebrities and American drivel. The writing has gone so downhill and the topics have become so trivial it's almost a…

This comment is both funny and so, so depressing at the same time.

I've used that argument before. It's great watching brains overheat when they realize that they have lost.

No no, I'm sure he's arguing for increased support for poor and single mothers so they can feel sure that they will be able to care for their children, thus significantly lowering the number of abortions.

My grandmother did this in our house. It was......monstrous and not for the faint of heart. I have to get some sort of plan together so my kids don't have to make any decisions. Get your plan! Peace.

Same here. I came to visit my grandfather and he was so skinny and barely able to talk. He couldn't eat. I could barely stop myself from crying right there. It's a terrible thing to watch so I can't imagine living it.

I found out (many years later) that my grandfather did the same thing.

I've taken myself out of the gene pool for at least five years. If I do ever have kids, I would like to foster or adopt. In all honesty? My DNA ain't that special.

Once my health gets too bad for me to carry on that I am going to be a burden on someone, I'm going to opt for euthanasia. Because I seriously don't want my shambling body to be a burden on anyone, including my wife. And if she goes before me, in my will I am putting that all of our money is going to the sloth…

You know who's going to take care of me when I'm old? My hot man-nurse, that I'll be able to hire because I didn't have to pay for diapers, braces, or university.

When I see an SUV with four, five, or even six stick-figure kids plastered on the rear window, the first word that comes to mind is "selfish."

I love when people tell me that I'm going to regret not having kids when I'm older because I won't have anyone to visit me or take care of me. All I can think is, you're breeding just so you have folks to take care of you and so you won't be lonely? Sorry, but I don't want there to be a day where the grandkids are…

Parents are totally as selfish as childfree folks. It's just that their selfishness includes their immediate family. And usually worsens because children can be used as an excuse for the worst behavior.

Somewhere between the masturbatory intellectualizing of one's own instincts to breed and genetic narcissism fit those quasi-spiritual saccharine self-congratulatory Mom-isms from Facebook. BARF.