I guess I would argue that Kanye is much more about political/radical black self-love than simply obnoxious or conceited (although he may be that - but he's also incredibly successful and talented so how modest does he need to be?) He talks about challenging issues and he is a challenging figure - I think if he were a…

I genuinely like both Kim and Kanye, and I think most of the reasons people "hate" them are based in sexism and racism. I know they've both done shitty things at times, but I have a hard time believe that if Kim were a man and Kanye white the level of vitriol would be anywhere near the same. And that bb is too cute!

I hate PETA. They just suck, all around.

I agree, it's so good that you and I were both able to get out of this shit. I'm sorry you went through it too! When you look back it's like, how did I put up with it for so long? But you get sucked in. It's not easy leaving either, so I hope you are doing awesome now!

I can relate to this SO well. My ex loved buying extravagant gifts but I don't think there was a single one of them that was more for me than him, he was incredibly manipulative and very good at getting in my head. I felt like I was always on edge and got to the point where I couldn't even talk to him when I got upset…

Yeah oh my god, this is bleak. You can have funny/shitty hookups without it being this terrible!

I like this advice but ugh xoJane. Please no more xoJane cross-posts! There's just something about their writing that makes me feel gross and sad about people.

I haven't seen that! It sounds like an appropriate topic though. I honestly think I hate fitspo more than thinspo because it's shoved in my face anytime I try to research anything exercise or healthy food related. Even my more sensible friends are now tagging things like "clean eating". GAHHH get me away from it!

Re-reading my comment I see I didn't explain what I meant well, at all! I agree in general about not being ignorant, but sometimes you can only take so much of it. I would never say "pretend it's not happening! everything's awesome!" but there is a time when you have to just remove yourself from these damaging images…

I also have been kind of shocked that such blatant thinspo has been repackaged and seen as acceptable as long as you throw in something about "train" "health" or "fit" in there. It actually makes me really angry. If you replaced "skinny" with "running" in that famous Kate Moss quote, I'm sure the people who Instagram…

I stopped reading Jezebel for a couple of years because of this kind of thing - it was exposing me to stuff I otherwise would never have been aware of. I never read "women's magazines" or similar media so I was blissfully unaware, until I'd go onto Jezebel and see a critique of it. The critiques were good, but the…

Being "on the internet" isn't in itself bad, and there are a lot of appropriate sites for kids to use. Kids that age even find the educational sites super exciting just because they get to use the computer!!! Computer literacy is really important and kids should be learning how to use the internet, safely, from a…

Yes I love this!

Ahaha another commenter (CHIEF QUEEF - one of my fav usernames!) posted this one from another site: http://the-toast.net/2013/12/30/not…

I read the whole apology yesterday, and reading more definitely does NOT improve it. It's not even an apology, and essentially makes the claim that bad things have happened everywhere at every time, so what's the point of caring about any specific one? What's the point of social justice at all? It's absurd. Ani…

LOL exactly - just open your heart and stop being so bitter and angry and closed minded! Bad things happened everywhere so stop making her feel so bad for it! Is it a crime to want to have cocktails and jam out? I'm surprised she didn't just say "it's not hate, it's heritage" as her closing line.

You are right, although I do think this one got a really thorough explanation/deconstruction of why DiFranco's shit was so terrible going... but ultimately, yes, must stop.

But I am still replying because that "only person at the office" boredom is real. I have got to stop soon!

No, I do not support slavery and it's not ok, but there is a huge difference between using ubiquitous products and making a specific choice to give money to people who rewrite the history of American slavery. Labor practices in factories which produce technology is a different conversation, but one you've switched to…

So everything is problematic, therefore we can't care about anything? It's a lot easier to avoid hosting large events at plantations than it is to avoid computers. I'm not saying technology labor practices aren't a problem, but DiFranco could have probably found another venue.