Also, the Midwest.

You have a point, but it is quite rare for actresses of African (not mixed like Halle Berry, for example) ancestry get this level of media exposure and critical acclaim from the mainstream western media. It's great to see designers eager to dress her in something other than stereotypical animal print. It's a silly…

Rodrigo Santoro. That is all.

Me too!

Exactly! Don't most Christmas-celebrating people also celebrate New Year's Day? That's 2 holidays.

I am starting to cultivate my inner entitled frat-boy. When taking a risk, or thinking of going for what I want, instead of letting self-doubt get in the way, I ask, "What would an entitled frat-boy do?" and go for it.

I had a former coworker in a similar situation, but she's a churchgoer. It took her a while for her to understand that when people said that they would pray for her and her husband, they assumed they were infertile, rather than choosing to not have children at the moment.

Good for you for making a concerted effort to work on it.

Exactly, hence the saying, "Men's work ends with the setting sun. Women's work is never done."

I hope your appointment pays!

She looks like another gentrifier on the Eastside, like maybe Highland Park. I bet most people around the set are rolling their eyes at her.

I wear heels infrequently at work and happened to be 6'2" in heels that day at an everyone attends work meeting. A short male coworker was directly behind me to sign in and he gave the dirtiest look. When I explained to another coworker that I was taller than most humans while wearing the shoes, he seemed incredulous.

5'10" here. Wore 2-inch heels on a date with a 5'11" man and he had a problem with it . Ugh.

Are your friends working in a similar type of job? How did you find each other? I moved to the Midwest (not Chicago) from coastal big city life and it's been more challenging than I am accustomed to to make friends as a single woman in her mid-30s whose peers are in the baby-kindergartner phase. I am not against…

B may be small to you, but A and under is a somewhat different experience. A, AA and AAA = hard to find clothes that fit properly, including bras; people thinking you're a man/boy, etc.

I just think it's interesting that black transgender folks have disproportionate media presence. I wonder if there is a subtle message affirming the harmful idea that black cis women are more masculine than other women.

Well said!

Thanks for sharing her media creations. My main issue with her statement is that she would get attention due to her entertainer parents and likely did not feel the same pressure to show off her body just to get noticed and get a foot in the door in entertainment compared to regular people.

Civil rights laws distinguish between disparate intent and disparate impact. Disparate intent is less common these days, as many laws do apply to all. However, disparate impact is common, as some people are treated more harshly than others for the same wrongdoing. For example, the proposed changes in voting rights…

Thank you for explaining in detail. Due to a friend and some reading, I am somewhat aware that there is serious intra-Jewish conflict. In fact, when attending a religion club, the first argument was between a reform Jew and a conservative (?) Jew. Personally, I do not believe that Jews control the world or have secret…