Slavery is a dog whistle buzzword and I have no idea what I'm talking about.

Right? You don't smile & wave at the security cameras when you rob a bank, why would you record yourself in the act of a heinous crime?

"Alcorn failed to sufficiently examine the allegations against McKenzie before allowing him to participate in our football program." Oh, STOP IT.

Honestly I'm pretty sure that what she went through was more or less the Massai version of Punked.

#WhitePeople

Everyone is fucked up.

Why are you clinging to this stereotype of what a lesbian is and applying it to Sara Gilbert with this air of arrogant superiority "oh hahah I knew you were a lesbian before you did har har har." This is tired and I mean really tired.

Wanted: One PayPig who gets super turned on paying student loans. Fuck, I will set you up a scavenger hunt every month if that's what you're looking for.

This is my first time commenting (I studied Anthropology as an undergrad — learning extensively about the Maasai — and am currently a grad student in Women's Studies, so I do feel strongly about this), but Mindy Budgor enrages me. If she ever took a decent anthropology (or even history) course, she'd know about the…

The power dynamics and history of colonialism are reversed for a Maasai woman coming to the US. Plus, that woman wouldn't be actively trying to change US culture from that position of power.

Mindy went to Kenya on a short humanitarian program after turning in business school apps

I am 99.9% positive she isn't the first and her colonialist-reeking self-aggrandizing attitude about all this is vomit-inducing. Thank you for the callout, KJMB with "I'm still convinced this is all bullshit and it was the only way they could get rid of her." I know women who have done similar things before except…

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell just appeared in my bookstore in the last day or two, so I'm assuming it's out everywhere. It's wonderful. Basically: BNF in the Simon Snow fandom (aka Harry Potter analogue) Cather Avery has to finish her epic (and celebrated) pseudo-Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy slashfic AND adjust to college…

If you're choosing to blame the person who just got gang raped, go fuck yourself in the urethra with the aforementioned rusty screwdriver. To the hilt. It's a flat-head, by the way.

Have you tried to apply for a job recently, or worked at a job where you might be required to cover someone's shift? For a lot of people, cell phones are necessary because our employers or potential employers say they're necessary.

Then I assume you have a landline and are home a lot of your time. Most of us broke people don't get to spend much time where we sleep.

Hi, writer Tim Adams. Would you please allow me and my gang of thugs to rape you repeatedly? In exchange, we won't tear the skin from your skull with rusty screwdrivers.

Ok, science: orgasm and nursing are both known to release oxytocin. In the short term, this hormone favours bonding. Problem number one: it's only in the short term. You can't rely on oxytocin to carry a marriage, you kind of have to do other things too.

Nah, the pope isn't that liberal. He's toned down the way they *talk about* their beliefs, but their beliefs haven't really changed. They still think gay people should be celibate and refrain from gay relationships. They're just choosing to highlight the "love the sinner" part of the "hate the sin but love the sinner"…

True story: I grew up with a Dad who didn't believe that college was really necessary for girls, and was super pissed when I went to the extent that he would refuse to drive to pick me up to come home for holidays, etc.