It’d be nice if this site even tried to pretend the details from the tablet article regarding internal member stories of anti-semitism and the WM leadership’s batshit attempt at silencing the story were acknowledged

It’s the soft-bigotry of low expectations. They would never be bending over backward to give Sarsour the benefit of the doubt if she were a white woman.

This is a perfect example of how antisemitism moves in the left. Someone says some blatantly antisemitic and it gets written off as “complicated”.

As a Jew, it’s…

The Nation of Islam and Farrakhan, in addition to the anti-semitism and homophobia are also very anti feminist/anti gender equality. So yeah, it’s a big problem to praise them when they are allegedly fighting for feminist ideals.

I’m inclined to agree.

Well, that new board is totally going to clear up concerns about anti-Semitism in the organization...

The truth is, she was absolutely targeted, people were looking to latch onto anything she might say that could be construed as antisemitic. The truth was also that, as a leader of a national level multicultural inclusive movement, she woefully fell short of carrying out the mission and she didn’t really challenge…

Just like an FYI, I’m also Jewish, so I really took a long hard look at both Sarsour and Mallory. It’s unfair to say that going into on detail on one example is dismissing the problem. The fact is, no one really looked at the issues involved in a sort of productive and fair way. The WM, Sarsour and Mallory specific,…

As Jezebel reported in November 2018, the charges of anti-Semitism have been complicated. A melange of bad faith accusations lobbed at Sarsour

Not ever going to get over Sarsour’s tweet about Ayaan Hirsi Ali - you don’t tell a woman who’s been subjected to FGM that she deserves to have her vagina taken away. Sarsour is trash.

No offense, but your entire comment is a perfect encapsulation of what I’m talking about. “Well, they made good points, but let me latch onto this one potentially unreasonable point and make that my example.” I don’t think you’re doing it in bad faith; it’s just a problematic way to frame the conversation.

Good. Bye.

I don’t know how someone can talk about how “her face didn’t quite look like a typically beautiful woman” without mentioning that this is, at least in part, because she was Jewish and many Jews don’t fit the classical Western European beauty ideal, particularly for women and particularly for women during Bernhardt’s…

I don’t understand this criticism of William’s response. What “unconscious prejudices” is Lauren referring to?  Also, his kids’ wealth and privilege are going to protect him from homophobia? Really?

I’m not sure I get the snark over William’s comments (beyond the legitimate discussion about the word “decision”). He acknowledged that the issues would be the result of society’s failures and that’s something we all need to work to change. Given the scrutiny Meghan has faced, undoubtedly in large part because she is…

The British tabloids are a goddamn nightmare so, uh, I kinda see his point. And there’s plenty of homophobic people who’d throw a fit about an LGBTQ royal. Just look at all the racist abuse hurled at Meghan Markle :-( And, uh, remember the role of the paparazzi in his mom’s death. 

Your assumption that using a rideshare or cab means you have to talk is odd. I live in a city. Here’s an example of my Friday night - I take public transit to meet my friends at wherever we are meeting. We go out and drink, dance, whatever. Later in the evening, when it’s time to go home, I order an Uber. Half the…

FWIW, I believe that “bc” is generally accepted shorthand for “because,” and therefore the “sic” is misapplied.

In my early 20's, with the insane confidence of a person lacking life experience, I took over the lease on a 3200sqft theatre space that was on the 6th floor of a loft building in downtown Toronto, where I planned to live like Andy Warhol and make art with my rag tag group of genius friends. We gave it an ironic name,…

This story doesn’t quite hit the double whammy of ‘nightmarish and funny’ and is instead just a straight-up nightmare; but then, that’s the brief.

Maybe marching bands are just awesome, and we can just celebrate mainstream celebs utilizing them in such high-profile ways.