No. Full stop.  Mental illness is not a choice. Racism and ignorance are choices.

I’m not a man. Not sure what that has to do w/anything.

I don’t know how kind it was... he’s going to do this again to another woman, and maybe next time, he’ll follow through.

THIS!!!! Thank you!!!!

BINGO!!!!! Author has deeply embedded biases that STILL need examining before she raises Black children..... but it’s too late now. Smh

“they love me, and they clearly love our children.”

Do you do standup? This is a real question. You are expletive HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!! Loved your list of reasons and the thinking behind it. Too funny. My day has been made and it’s only 9:30am in California.

Crack is healthier than the food at McDonald’s.

Min. wage in California is $12/hr.

Loved this article. But I’m Black (from LA) and the first thing I wanted to see on my first trip to the south was a plantation. Your gf and I are NOT the only Black people interested in visiting this American version of a concentration camp. Dark and morbid, but important nonetheless.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

It’s called critical thinking. Why are you on Jezebel if that’s not your jam?

Huh? It’s actually just the opposite. We think it makes us unaware and out of the loop.

YES!!!

Yes, things like not being able to get an abortion ARE race specific. PLEASE GOOGLE INTERSECTIONALITY!!!!!!!!!!!!

You’re right, now is soooooooooo not the time to alienate all the good white folks who are late to the party. Instead, let’s alienate women of color by not inviting them to the party at all, i.e. continuing to assign higher value to white people’s feelings by failing to address the fact that race exists at all!!!!

lolol “in the greys” I guess our comments are pending, hence the grey font.

I wish I knew!!!!! It’s insane to me. I sent her an email megan.reynolds@jezebel.com and I’m going to email the editor, too. Absolutely ignorant and maddening. Thanks for the support!!!

What’s the name of the planet you’re on in this alternate universe of yours where this cupcake is NOT racist? Because YOU don’t find it offensive, that means it’s not racist? Get real. OREO is a racial slur, one which you apparently know nothing about and therefore have no basis upon which to label this racist or…