My grandma's the same way, only she gets a lot more angry about it. Her family had to leave Russia with her on a boat in the 1920's because they were doing very similar things to Jews and no one was stopping them.

But you're not Black and it's kind of oppressive of you to say this given that you have the privilege of never having to hate your skin so much that you whiten it, you have the privilege of never having to base your whole career and success around self-hatred and you have the privilege of living in a society that…

Will white people finely acknowledge that the justice system treats them better?!

As someone else has already pointed out, my use of "psychotic" was incorrect. But I'm not arguing they were "portrayed in a sexist way," I'm arguing that when you're dealing with abuse victims who later kill/attempt to kill/torture because of their damaged psyches, that's a pretty damn weak example of having "plenty…

What percentage of trafficking victims are adult women who have decided to sell sex ? You have consistently but gently promoted the idea that trafficking victims are acting with some kind of agency. I always understood a trafficking victim to b someone who was lured, lied to or otherwise coerced (thus making the sex…

During a really sane moment, I blocked this shit from my tv. I'm obese. I have been since forever. Everyone, including my dad's patients (he's a doctor) are all too willing to be all Well, don't you want The Biggest Loser, you're as fat as them — and I did. For like 3 random seasons. I quit mid-season all three times.…

the thing is though...she isn't a naturally skinny person. There are people who are 105 lbs, 5' 4" and healthy. It's very, very hard for those people to get to over 200 lbs, which really makes me think this is not a healthy weight for her.

I'm 5'4" and haven't ever been 105 lbs. I'm usually slightly above/below 100 lbs. Personally, I have always been on the thin side and that's just how it is. Some people naturally thin while others are naturally larger due to genetics and their lifestyles. I think it's fine to be a little over/underweight because…

The show should never have been taken as a realistic way to maintain a "healthy" living. The show teaches you how to lose weight if you don't work, don't have a family, can spend 8 hours in the gym a day every day, afford a personal trainer, afford a nutritionist and a personal chef, etc.

Someone lost 150 pounds in 5 months? The runner up lost 222 pounds? These are typos right? Too fat or too thin aside - I won't comment on that - but I have never heard of that much weight loss in such a short period of time without surgery. It would be no wonder that contestants regain the weight without that…

I'm not scared. If the SyFy channel has taught us anything it's that the thawed out dino-things will eat us long before smallpox gets us.

Yeah, no familial connection. Soon-Yi was just the adopted daughter of his girlfriend, and the sister to his own kids. She lived as the daughter to his girlfriend, and the sister to the kids he had with said girlfriend. Who's trying to push a familial angle when there so clearly isn't one?

"does your personal life interfere with the award?" Raping a child != personal life

Its weird how all these "future" homes scream 70's or 80's to me. It's as weird as the term post modern.

You know who else appeared really sensitive, loving, and caring, Barbara? The paedophile priest at my grade school!

Absolutely. At its heart if we take the absolute best case scenario of the Woody/Soon-Yi relationship we get him having sex with the sibling of his children/child of his current long-time sexual partner essentially as soon as it was legal. That in and of itself violates so many boundaries it certainly seems relevant.

I too agree that his relationship with Soon-Yi is relevant. It proves that family ties are not a boundary for him in relationships, and also that age is not a factor for him. His first wife, Harlene was only 16 when they were married, Stacey Nelkin was 17 when they started dating, and Soon-yi was allegedly 19 when…

I realize that this is important information but to me it does beg the question of when exactly did he decide it was a good idea to go after his ex's adopted daughter? Whether it speaks about his nature as a perv or not, terrible judgment call. The heart may want what it wants but that's why we have brains too.

Thank you for pointing out some of the problems with how this is being discussed, and for trying to assert some much-need boundaries on this issue. But I don't see why "Woody Allen's relationship with Soon-Yi Previn" is irrelevant. I'm a social worker and a big part of my job is working with abused children and their…

I think his relationship with Soon-Yi Previn could be argued as relevant. Another adopted child from the household, much younger than him.... come on.