I think that if she said she made the best choice for her mental health, then she did. Sometimes, if you know yourself well enough, you can just tell if something's going to be too much for you.

We also know nothing about what she could potentially be going through. She could privately be battling depression,…

I agree with you. Just in: the Backstreet Boys are coming out with a new album. The first person I emailed was my straight, 25-year-old brother, who I knew would flip a shit. He told me: "[He] could not have asked for a better birthday present!!" Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending how you look at it), my…

A great tradition you might want to start is doing interviews with all of the grandparents now, so that your children, grandchildren, etc. can hear their stories. I know that my father did that with my great grandmother when I was a child and it's fascinating to hear about her childhood in (then Jewish) Harlem, who…

I have. You referred to Nazis, which came around in the 1930s, not general European hatred. I am Ashkenazi. I am acutely aware of hatred towards Jews throughout history.

Once you pointed that out, it is clear that that would be a problem. At the same time, I feel that everyone needs to be a part of the solution if we want change the system (whites need to be on board with ending racism, ya know? + proper education) I feel the big problem is that this shit is so embedded in the heart…

Wow, thanks!! I had never heard of that term before, but it certainly looks like the kind of thing I could get on board with. I just want equality and an equal voice for everyone! It sounds so simple and yet...

Thank you so much for posting this and your insight! I hope Jezebel reads it and takes it into consideration for the future. However, given the fact that they have greyed-out an entire thread criticizing Anna's place in making statements in this article, as well as a much more offensive one, I doubt that will be the…

Actually, Nazi hatred was a result of decades of downtrodden Germans post-WWI, and a very smart but evil man named Adolph Hitler, who decided to unite the country by blaming Jews (and gays, blacks, gypsies, etc.) for the social problems by use of propaganda and spreading xenophobia throughout the country. Read some…

I did not know a group ideology like this existed, but I'm glad it does, because it is necessary. I wonder if there could be a way to unite women though, rather than have feminism (catering to white, cis, middle-class women) and womanism (focusing on black women's and POC's issues)..to create a different term, maybe…

Well said. I consider myself a feminist, but I am white and I will wholeheartedly agree with you that feminism was based on and has grown into something that continues to highlight white, cis, middle-class women. I am accustomed to become angry when people hate on feminism (because I still believe the definition to…

I miss the old Jezebel. This one has become too much, too angry, too extreme. I get really mad when people shit on feminism because it stands for equality, but I'm starting to see the road that the feminism I thought I was on board with is heading down. Maybe we just need to change the name to genderism or…

Yeah!!! There are plenty of childless elderly women! We automatically assume...

I'm just going to say that I love him and I think he has a good head on his shoulders. He might not always pick the best movies, but he is a good actor and FINE at that! Huzzah for Patrick Wilson!!

I was going to say that they kind of look like prison tattoos, and that is pretty embarrassing if they're real. A neck tattoo can be cool if really done right (I personally think these were done wrong). They could be temporary tattoos, either for a role or for fun. I may be a geek, but since I haven't figured out…

I think it's a possibility. But then I hear him talk and see him behave and it seems obvious that he's an enormous idiot with a lot of good advice from other people regarding publicity (or bad advice, but all publicity is good publicity!)

Thanks! May I ask if you know what happens to the post/did you delete it? I got the impression it was not deleted, only removed from the thread, and that it pops up somewhere else. What's the deal with the Kinja "x" button?

"I don't think it's racial; I think it's just everyday life."
YES. BECAUSE BLACK PEOPLE FACE RACISM EVERY DAY. How can anyone not realize that?
If this is an example of the average white American, I am absolutely ashamed for our country.

You are absolutely right. I am a white woman and I am astounded at the reaction to such blatant, unforgivable, repulsive racism. I am astounded that 1. this was aired to begin with, 2. nobody calls anybody out on saying such terrible things (except for at the end of that clip...why didn't she say something WHEN…

It definitely goes both ways. My mother was a SAHM, was never not busy for a single moment (lots of volunteering, and becoming president of many boards). I've asked her about why she decided not to go back to work, and she said that when her father died (soon before she stopped working), it made her re-evaluate what…

I will agree with the majority of this thread in that she is not the worst human being alive. However, I must say I'm somewhat disappointed; I really liked her (I mean, I still do, just less). I don't know why I expected more. It is Hollywood, after all, and not everybody's Angelina Jolie.