Maybe today is Backwards Day?

I come from a background where my ancestors had to learn how to read in secret in the dead of night so they wouldn't get whipped. Paying money to get as dumb as possible is White privilege to the Nth Degree. Ahhhh, to be White, blonde, with big boobs in America...

It strikes me as possibly a manifestation of mental illness and as someone with mental illness running in her family, which my family chose to ignore for a generation, I actually do care.

"There's nothing inherently wrong with Bennet's ambition."

Yeah, that kinda drives me nuts. I have a Haitian friend whose real name is Pierre but who goes by Peter since he moved to the US at age 14. Why must we anglicize everything? What's so hard about pronouncing Yulia or Pierre?

Can Chris Brown finally serve some jail time for something? It's like once a month he's beating someone up. Sigh.

Oh. Since she is Russian why are people changing it? Keep it Yuliya, no?

She didn't at all miss the point. Novels, movies, and tv shows are meant to be dramatic to engage viewers. Also the VAST majority of romantic relationships aren't as dramatic or funny as media would have us believe. Because if the reality were depicted—-a couple sitting down on a Sunday afternoon to pay the bills or a…

What is the confusion regarding the spelling of her name? I thought it was Yulia? Where did Julia come from?

I simply disagree. If we have Black History, Women's History, Asian American History, etc., etc., then plain ol' American History defaults to White Straight Male History. I'm not ok with that at all. I'm just as American as any straight White male. The history of my family is American History, not some sub-division of…

I completely and totally disagree. The history of America is not the history of White men. Women's History is American History. African American History is American History. Gay History is American History. We don't need special categories.

No need to segment things out. It happened in America, largely to Americans. The should have titled the category American History and kept the questions the same.

It's an awkwardly worded category. It's American History. It happened in America.

It's a common phrase used by lots of people. It's used by my mom at least once a week when she's offering me food. However, my mom is not a rapist, despite using that phrase.

Most abused women leave their abusers years after the first incidents of abuse. Sadly, Rihanba's behavior was not fascinating or unique. She acted like how many abused women act.

Rihanna is "fascinating"? In what way?

It's certainly not my cup of tea either. I just hate crapping on people who create things and work hard even if it isnn't my taste.

To each his or her own. IMO, spending that much money for a teenage girl to wear a poufy, dedazzled dress and be "presented to society" sends a dangerous message to girls and young women. The value society places on how physically attractive young girls are makes me physically uncomfortable.

True. This particular designer was on the official schedule of NYFW and showed at an offical venue, though. His show was covered by Women's Wear Daily, Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and other fashion publications. If that's D-List I should advise my friends who are studying fashion design to get out of the business…