As a male of Asian descent, I generally give some leeway regarding racism or cultural ignorance, as a lot of people don't truly know or understand racism and/or haven't been truly exposed to other cultures through means other than the Internet or pop culture. In this case, I have to say that I doubt Katy intended to…

i get your point, but this kind of cultural appropriation is based on strong misconceptions. my culture also is frequently mistaken for arabic culture, which it isn't even close to at all. the consequences are that even my people confuse it, mix it up and don't really know anymore. needless to say this comes from a…

There no such thing as bad press,besides most of her fans will dismiss the charges of racism anyway.

It's the same thing in NYC when hailing down cabs. As the only white person in my group of friends, it was my job to get everyone taken care of and in the direction they needed to go before I hopped into my own cab. I always loved the look on their faces when they'd pull over. I'd lean in the window and say "168th and…

With all due respect, how you dress does not make an impact on how I was treated. There was no one in there. There was no reason not to serve us or acknowledge us because we wouldn't have gone in there unless we wanted to buy something.

My daddy recently endured a DWB scenario at the age of 62. He drives a luxury SUV and was asked questions like: What are you doing in the area? How much money do you have in the car? What do you do?

This reminds me of Chappelle's skit on police brutality, where he says

Reminds me of trying to valet park while black. I was with 4 friends, all black, and we pulled up to a valet stand in Pasadena. The guys said the lot was full. I am white but I was in the back seat. My friends sent me out to talk to them. Suddenly the lot wasn't full anymore. My friends remembered the rule and…

I find it funny and like it while also thinking critically about its problematic aspects. For example:

Even in a college town where I was at, when you kind of knew everyone, my friends and I wouldn't let each other leave unattended. It's dangerous!

One for safety and another for solidarity. _________CODE!

I use to run into a lot of lone girls, puking in the corner by themselves, at clubs/bars when I was in college. It use to amaze me how many friends would leave a seven shades of drunk friend by themselves.

Never leave an inebriated friend alone at a bar is for when you go out drinking with a friend and then you get an opportunity to hook up [that you would otherwise jump on], but you realize that means Jessica (who's three sheets to the wind) would have to find her way home on her own. So you do not hook up, or you get…

Except this isn't something they're only offering to people who went to Hawaii, became unlucky and couldn't get back home... they're wanting to "offer" this to all the homeless there, including those who were born there, rather than actually trying to help out their own poorest people.

Ha. The "accompanying sense of ownership of one's life" did its intended job; I got it. I have a theory though that one's ability to discern sarcasm is in direct proportion to how fluent they are in speaking the language themselves. Most of my family (and at least one coworker) thinks I'm the biggest asshole ever…

Most paedophiles do not sexually abuse children. Most people who sexually abuse children are not paedophiles - they are predators who abuse children not because they're sexually attracted to children, but because children are easy prey with little social power.

Owning child porn which involves the abuse of actual little girls , which actually encourages the person you get the pics from to keep going on with what they do is a bit different then owning a doll.

You know, I read this comment of yours, and all I can think is, if this was 1951, you would have beaten me to death in an alley, calling me a fucking faggot.

Yes, but the issue isn't about what you personally find disgusting. The issue is what's the best way to deal with them so that children aren't violated. It's like saying a heroin addict should be locked away, when we all know that doesn't treat the problem; rehab does. Personally, I believe there should be…

Dan Savage has a phrase that I really like: gold star pedophiles, as in pedophiles who have never molested children and do not watch child pornography. I have a family member who is a gold star pedophile... He has his attractions but has never acted on them. He struggles with his attractions, because as much as they…