So what you're saying is that my outrage over the Garner and Brown murders is not valid because I'm white? I hate to say this, but my Facebook rants, isolation of racist friends and family, obsessive discussions with cops on police boards, support of the protests, etc. isn't really about YOU—it's about justice. I…

I think rich people with billions of dollars to spend on education who still can't seem to write one grammatically correct sentence should go to prison.

I think it's important we stop characterizing garner's death as being caused by the hold, because it can be very easily demonstrated that it wasn't. The bigger point is that it doesn't matter—the level of force exerted was completely disproportionate to the circumstances at hand and led to his death, as it could have…

I think it does help to showcase the disparity though. We don't have stats on these kinds of things because the white people never get arrested. It creates a database of experiences that can be compared with the experiences of non-whites. Personally, when I recently had an interaction with the cops that ended in me…

Furthermore, Shia LaBeouf does not have selective fucking mutism.

So what do we know exactly? If she immediately bound and gagged him or held him at gunpoint, why would that not have been part of the initial story? I am totally all for believing rape victims, supporting implied consent and giving accusers the benefit of the doubt—I am a survivor of prolonged sexual abuse by a close…

people here seem to have made their minds up about the LaBeouf story, but I will say it anyway: Piers is not entirely wrong. His comments do smack of the implication that men can't be raped, which is bullshit, but LaBeouf is a famous Hollywood actor in a position of power who put himself willingly into a situation in…

I fuckin hate kinja.

why are we assuming that she aroused him and had vaginal sex with him? I assumed she anally penetrated him, especially since she whipped him first...I think it's very unlikely that she made him penetrate her. I'm any case, I stand by the motion that this is not the same as a typical tape case. He chose not to stop the…

No. This is not the same thing as the Bill Cosby situation. There are legitimate reasons to question why he did not speak up - if in the name of art, that is a decision he made. Had he broken character and told this woman to get the fuck away from him, she may very well have abided. He had that choice, and that is…

mmmm...no. Sorry, but I need more details, this sounds like a crock of shit to be honest. Rape victims should be believed but you are in a room with hundreds of people standing right outside and you decide it's more important to be true to your art than to your girlfriend so you don't speak a word of protest? The…

Bone broth doesn't sound very vegetarian...and you know it's the vegetarians looking for a new cleanse.

Thanks - i did too but missed that. Or perhaps I blocked it out...it's a very strange, very problematic statement. Not to derail the conversation, but some more context is needed there.

can you provide a link to this statement?

I cannot believe there is any criticism of this video outside of from douchebag rapey straight men. "Additionally, black and brown women were excluded, as if we do not exist, or are not affected by street harassment when, in fact, we are more endangered by it." Are you kidding me? She is one woman. How is she…

Can someone please explain what ages she was exactly during all of these incidents? There's a big difference between masturbating next to your baby sister when you're 7-11 versus 15-18...through age 12 or 13 I have memories of doing some seriously weird shit with friends of the same sex, all on par with what is…

Can someone please explain what ages she was exactly during all of these incidents? There's a big difference between masturbating next to your baby sister when you're 7-11 versus 15-18...through age 12 or 13 I have memories of doing some seriously weird shit with friends of the same sex, all on par with what is…

I'm sure that's true and she was probably wasted, but a $362 cab ride should just not be a thing, period. When your cab rates are twice what it would cost someone to just stay in a decent hotel for the night, there's something wrong. Then again I know nothing about the business model and don't care to either.

For your viewing pleasure - a conversation I had on a FB thread about this video. I have deleted names for anonymity, but wanted to post this because this is the response of educated, liberal men, and in my humble opinion, it's not much different or better than the rest of them.

This is just a bit hyperbolic. Spanking and slapping aren't effective and they aren't necessary, but they also aren't "beating". There is a very clear distinction in fact, and lumping together parents who discipline their children in a mildly physical way on occasion - a slap on the hand, a spank to the butt - and…