This is definitely true. As a straight-figured, no boobs/no ass white person, I find peplums to be very flattering (if they're not uber ugly, of course). I'm all for wearing what makes you feel good. That's probably why I buy too many clothes...

I'm agreeing with Supernumerary. As someone with a very straight figure, I find peplum tops to be really flattering, because it makes me look like I have a smaller waist and hides the lower tummy paunch many of us struggle with. I mean, sure, some of them are TERRIBLE. It's interesting though, because my first…

That sort of generalization is just another form of racism. Instead of seeing PoC as individuals, whites see them as just a member of a group. And when you stop thinking about individuals, things like the Holocaust happen. SMH.

You comment is awesome. You are absolutely spot on. I mean, obviously we should be fighting rape culture, but we (as a culture, and speaking as a white person) need to be taught about the systemic and institutionalized racism that PoC face every day of their lives. Racism isn't dead. Anyone who says so is probably…

Thank you for writing this. It is beautifully written—so eloquent and powerful. And so RIGHT! I'm a white woman and I think that the fact that black mainstream artists are supporting her in this behavior is terrible. Misguided is the perfect word. There are a few of us Millennials that see more of the truth. If…

I think college as well. Perhaps you're right and it is a result of rules; I should ask him. However, by the way my friend phrased it, it seemed like the choice was there, it just wasn't one that girls/women chose to make.

I just simply think it's outrageous that so much makeup is necessary to look "good" on television. I remember visiting my brother when he first started working at CNN and meeting a woman named Poppy Harlow, who has to really put on a ton of makeup before she goes on-air (along with everyone else). I appreciate what…

Well, apparently we are in the minority, as evidenced by some reasonable, and some fairly nasty comments I've received. Honestly, I don't even like posting anymore because I know that no matter what I say—even something completely benign—someone will hate on me for it :(

CrunchyCon, I've seen a lot of your comments,…

Is it terrible that I still have one and wear it from time to time?

What about the recent influx of "female friendly" porn? I don't know that it's "feminist," but it does seem to portray sexual interactions as a mutual pleasurable encounter (AND a lot are in high-def). I've even seen men comment on some saying things like "this is awesome. i don't feel guilty at all having jacked…

Definitely. I'm white, and while I am appalled by these comments, I am not surprised anymore. We live in an unbelievably racist society. It's so systemic and institutionalized, and since we only have American propaganda taught in our public schools, it will remain that way until we get fed up and start the next…

See, I think I agree with you to an extent. It is obviously the institutions at fault. But when I read your argument, one thing stood out to me, and that was a lack of female agency, which we very clearly have. So yes, I absolutely blame the institutions for creating beauty standards and a society that plays into…

I don't know. I support a woman's autonomy, but just because I tolerate someone's decision, doesn't mean I agree with it. I personally believe that women who get cosmetic surgery set women as a whole back, and makes it harder for the ones who DON'T have it to get by. It is cheating evolution.

Granted I had braces…

What a dickwad. And I'm with Calque...I hope she destroyed him with her intellect.

I listened to the first 6 songs every morning before school for a year after 9/11, so I understand (in a different way) how you feel (I was only 11). But I can't listen any of those songs without going back in time. I think listening to it so much desensitized me a bit, but when I put it on at midnight last night, I…

Thank you. It is greatly appreciated. Perhaps other people feel differently, but I think today is a day to unite, remember and grieve. And maybe listen to Bruce Springsteen's "The Rising," an album dedicated to 9/11 and its victims.

As a NYer who was deeply affected (displaced from my home for months) but did not personally know anyone who died, I think that posts of memory and empathy are necessary. I don't see it necessarily as appropriation if you acknowlege that others had more extreme experiences than you do. For instance, last night, I…

Age: 16
Location: my bedroom
Partner: long distance high school sweetheart
How it went down: He was so nervous he went soft. Thank god we loved each other or that would have been hella awkward.

I think you are spot on with this. I am definitely white, but also Jewish. Despite growing up in NYC, with a plethora of Jews, moving out of NY made me acutely aware of the living, breathing anti-semitism that is in our country. I struggle with my identity very often, as I acknowledge my white privilege and the…

Oh, no, I understand that. But still the fact that she is doing this for art does not sit well with me, and I can't figure out why! (Again, it has nothing to do with the whiteface aspect...) She is an enigma. She tries to empower women, but she does so through one of the most disempowering industries that has…