Yup and her mother who was trying to pick her up and was ignored:

I have no idea why it took two weeks of being in immigration jail to clear up her case, do you? Even after they received all of her documentation. Maybe they were waiting on the longest case of constipation ever.

Off topic: I decided a few weeks ago to pause my adblocker on the Kinja sites I visit, including Jezebel, because I know the financial situation you all are in and I genuinely want to support you. I enjoy this site, and if dealing with some ads helps keep GMG afloat, that’s fine.

I feel you. The way they’re using gentrification now is akin to forced eviction. Can’t pay the rent? Get the fuck out, then. Can’t buy anything from Whole Foods with your “Full-time-but-part-time” pay? Then, get the fuck out and go to a corner store. No corner stores? Then, get the fuck out of the city and go…

What pisses me off so much is that gentrification doesn’t have to be a bad word. Bringing a solid tax base back to struggling areas is a good thing, if investment is made in the communities, people, and cultures that are already there, instead of just throwing up a couple of Starbucks, a “vintage” clothing store, a…

I have never truly felt actively suicidal, but the closest I’ve felt is what you describe: “if I died in my sleep tonight I wouldn’t really care.”

“If I died in my sleep tonight I do not think I would care, and I do not think anyone else really would either.”

You said exactly how I have felt at times. Hoping you have a PolicyChick Team who you can turn to when things get dark. Jedi hugs to you.

I think about this everyday. On the outside I am a fairly successful attorney/writer working in nonprofit in DC. I volunteer, I went to law school as a second career late in life. I travel extensively and I’m a photographer who takes pretty good wildlife shots.

Saffo said she and Andy Spade tried to help Kate check into treatment centers, but that she never went because “the ‘image’ of her brand (happy-go-lucky Kate Spade) was more important for her to keep up. She was definitely worried about what people would say if they found out.”

It was fun while it lasted. I knew there would be too many white women that would find something to nitpick about Meghan and her wedding, and attempt to diminish her one way or another. I hope she is not naive and expected it, and she is enjoying her honeymoon.

I’m fine is always the default of not breaking in front of others. Yesterday some mentally ill man cursed me out good in front of people where the young guy next to me was ready to jump in and I signed for him not to. The mentally ill man in question wanted to smoke but was waiting for his name to be called. And if…

White men are the worse. They dont see us as real women. They see us as a thing that can be abused, dismissed and ultimately treated like a black man. With usual blistering contempt. have my own horror stories which is why I always keep my distance.

As a black woman and a journalist, who is so tired of asking white men for a damn job, I understand and I am tired... so very tired.

Presentating black women as unshakable is a really specific kind of model minority thinking that removes access to help without respecting feelings or agency. It’s dehumanizing.

Thank you so much for this article! We as Black women deal with so many injustices and downright disrespect on a regular basis. The additional story is that we seldom have anyone to have our backs. I was taking a graduate course and gave my thoughts regarding the subject matter during a class conversation. I kept my…

A yt man followed me into the bathroom on the train. A really nice trains. I was so shocked. I was 120 pounds, did NOT have to do #2 and almost shit myself. If he closed the door behind him my life would have been different. I threw a roll of toilet paper at him hitting his nose, not hard but the evil in him paused…

The comments on this post (thankfully grays) are a perfect illustration of how people are ready to attack black women just for existing. Good job, trolls!

I read your words and I am teetering between frustration and sadness. I applaud your ability to celebrate your peers in a manner that was never extended to you — while timing is everything, the least they could have done was make sure you were okay after the dust settled. Professionally, I’ve experienced the slow…