Ok, I am not at all outraged by the idea of whiteface, because I acknowledge my white privilege and the usage of blackface to denigrate black people. I am not offended in any way by these photos. But there's something about this whole thing that just doesn't sit well with me...it makes me uncomfortable. Isn't…

I saw this earlier today because my cousin (who has two girls, one 15-year old, one 12) posted the link to the actual article with the comment "Awesome." I pointed out the double standards and sexism. And just now, I posted this. I hope she is open minded enough not to actually believe something so absolutely…

I just want to thank you. Your post and gif were so spot on, I had to comment! I HATE that people refer to transgendered folks with the pronoun (or name!) that they CLEARLY do not wish to be called. It's damn disrespectful to say the least.

I'd go a step further and say the American right wing is built on Christianity—especially Evangelical—which is built on sadism. But I could be wrong...

That is not to say there are not Christians who are level-headed, good people. There are plenty who live and let live (probably even the majority). It's the ones…

WOW. Just WOW. All I can think about is that poor girl, and how it must feel to have people LAUGH at your misfortune.

"Let's shit on the little girl 'cause this is 'MURICA and we gotta get those aliens OUTTA here!"
Because it's not like America is made up of immigrants or anything.

You have made a very good point, and I have wondered that myself, especially recently, as I feel the site as a whole has gone downhill. Lots of people hate on writers in the comments, but they never respond! If I were writing pieces and seeing people say "nydly is a terrible person; I try not to let her articles…

I agree. Addictive behavior doesn't stop when you go to rehab, specifically the lying aspect. I knew a girl who was living in a sober living home and, despite being clean, continued to lie about other things. Therapists use the word "dry drunk" for someone who is clean, but continues to have addictive behavior. In…

Me too. That's why I feel gross to admit that I don't believe any of this TMZ bullshit, and wonder if it's all made up and Lindsay still needs help. God, I hope I'm wrong and she's on the road to recovery.

Absolutely; I agree with you wholeheartedly. However, apparently, politicians (and maybe judges?) have been pulling this new "You have freedom of religion, but you don't have freedom FROM religion" bullshit. UGH.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/ric…

I always said I was the female Woody Allen minus the jokes and the weird sexing-my-daughter thing. John Turturro might as well be my father's brother; they look so similar. Stories about gigolos? Yes. I AM SO SEEING THIS.

I haven't seen the film, but I read an essay Gloria Steinem wrote about Linda Lovelace's life. From what I gather, she was physically and emotionally tortured for years by this man. Hollywood wouldn't touch the real truth with a 20 foot pole.

Hell, I'm white and of Jewish descent, but consider myself agnostic. I do tend to believe that religion in itself (meaning anything organized) is a type of "brainwashing," but that is a whole other discussion for another day and I wish not to open that can of worms. (Plus, humans have been doing it [religion] for as…

Damn, I just wrote this long thing about my introduction into intersectional feminism, how we should be for equality and CHOICE, and how it is very typical for Westerners to COMPLETELY disregard Muslim women's autonomy and capacity to do something/speak out if they feel they are being treated unfairly. Unfortunately,…

I see what you did there.... :)

YES! Everyone here is talking about the moral problems with changing this boy's name (which I see very clearly; imposing your views on another is not "right" in any sense to me). But I have not read a single comment about the first amendment!! How can that be!? We (supposedly) live in a country where we have…

I must have missed that article. Was the article itself good? Which one was it?

My biggest question is: why didn't he just turn onto his side away from the camera? Are there other cameras on that side? I don't know anything about this show.

Thank you for sharing this. I'm American, born and raised, and hearing about this makes me want to cry. I can imagine it would be very difficult to be in your position.

Am I alone in that my favorite part was when the older dog (mom?) shows the puppy how to do it and they follow? AAAAAAAAAAADORBS.

I just want to say you're totally right. Over the past five or six years, I haven't been sure how to feel about head coverings. First, I was taught it was very oppressive; that's what the media shoves into our brains. In Anthropology, I learned about cultural relativism, read a paper by Lila Abu-Lughod on the…