At a superficial level, they made a choice to participate in the sugar daddy/sugar baby business. But the circumstances leading up to that aren't entirely in their control. You are smart enough to understand that there are conditions in society and in the market that lead them to this.

What I find a little…

Public colleges are getting more expensive and falling out of reach for students but I think that this is besides the point.

I congratulate you on your hard work, independence, precociousness and financial responsibility. You understand what it's like to have to struggle.

These women who are getting paid for their…

from
8 WAYS NOT TO BE AN ALLY:
(http://blackgirldangerous.org/new-blog/2013/…)

2. Make everything about your feelings.

I see what you're saying about dancing, but in the case of Miley's video, the context of race and privilege are relevant in reading the situation.

That is a great question. I think that even though Black musical culture is so popular, African Americans - the originators of the culture - are still suffering from institutionalized racism and this context is important in considering what Miley's done. I have to respectfully disagree with you when you say that the…

I was considering that too, but taken as a whole, Miley's new persona and new music video is wholesale cultural appropriation, including her dancing like a stripper/black person/person lower socioeconomic class. Dancing is racialized. When people of color do particular dance moves they've created and popularized,…

from
8 WAYS NOT TO BE AN ALLY:
(http://blackgirldangerous.org/new-blog/2013/…)

2. Make everything about your feelings.

Yeah, they should know better than to be upset about their land being occupied. Don't they know you're half Jewish and that you have some family members who are Jewish? I mean, what if you watched this movie from the comfort of your own home and were made slightly uncomfortable or had your feelings hurt for a bit?

I agree. The comment is racist. A racist will, of course, insist they're not racist because they said so. But it is an offensive comment. Food can be racialized. Considering the history of Asian-American cuisine in the U.S., saying that Asian food looks disgusting or strange IS in fact racist, if not plain…

I am a Boston College graduate. I think this is a symptom of a larger problem that is relevant to all college campuses nationwide. Students are not given a comprehensive sexual education to deal with realities they're facing; sexual assault, STDs, rape culture, what consent is, alcohol and sex, etc. Not allowing…

You don't understand what gender equality is.