Apparently I’m not black enough because I haven’t seen 12 Years a Slave, Django Unchained, or Precious. I don’t enjoy historical suffering or tragedy as entertainment. Apparently this means that I’m trying to run from my history, am not intellectual enough, and want to be black. This is according to my armchair…

And they didn’t all hinge on examining the black experience so much as they were about black people just being people.

We get kudos for suffering nobly and proudly and for helping a white person learn what’s important in life. We also get kudos for being ‘real’ whatever that means. Anything outside of that is just too unbelievable apparently.

That shouldn’t be an unpopular opinion, even in jest. Sometimes, on a very personal level, enough is enough. After a point, reliving the horror of genocide or slavery becomes unnecessarily traumatizing. Choosing not to read books about the Holocaust doesn’t mean that you’re ignoring the significance of it, it just…

I like this idea because it makes it more specific and derails the argument that it’s about tokenism rather than quality. It’s not just about including a black/Asian/gay person among the nominees, it’s about making sure that being a minority doesn’t keep people who are deserving of a nomination out of the running. You…

The playhouse I go to has gender neutral bathrooms. One has a urinal and a stall, the other has two stalls. You use which ever one you feel like and it’s all good. It was a little awkward at first when I walked into the one with the urinal and some dude was peeing but, considering I had just watched someone have bells…

I’m right there with you. Ultimately it’s about the safety of the child and, if a parent seems unable to care for their baby without significant support, then it’s time to get protective services involved. The problem is that there aren’t a lot of resources available to help parents who need this level of support.…

But it doesn’t seem like she’s able to do those things and being able to take care of your own daily living tasks is different from caring for a baby. She had difficulty following a feeding schedule and struggled with changing the baby. I can understand why family services would be concerned. The problem is that there…

I always find it weird when people bust out that particular argument in response to people talking about reading more works by minorities- that there’s nothing wrong with reading about people who are different or come from a different view point. It’s as if they fail to understand that, because the default tends to be…

Now all of the forced birthers will complain about liberal government conspiracies trying to hide the proof that PP was selling baby parts.

I’ve already digitized it and right now it’s in a protective folder inside of another folder. Thanks for the info re: framing. I’m glad I hadn’t rushed to frame it.

For someone who doesn’t give a fuck, you sure have a lot to say. No one is saying you should be ashamed of anything. If you chose not to acknowledge that you may have a had fewer strikes against you because of your race, then that’s up to you. The fact that you managed to make this all about you, make sure to point…

That would make way too much sense.

Good thing you’re not a dribbler.

Which is fine if both partners are cool with no p in v sex at all. That is, unfortunately, not going to be the case for all sex-having people in El Salvador. Especially if you have people who believe that anything but p in v sex isn’t natural or who legitimately don’t enjoy anal, oral, digital, or mutual masturbation.…

I want to know, too. Is it age play stuff? A joke? Is this for folks who’ve had a little too much backdoor action?

She sued him for assault and battery, not rape, and she’s not so much outing him as she is talking about why she’s suing him. The fact that she gets paid to have rough sex on camera doesn’t mean that she would be okay with rough sex under other circumstances, especially if it wasn’t strictly agree upon before the…

As has been said, abortion is very stigmatized. Too often when women talk about having an abortion-if they talk about it - it’s on the defensive. Women are made to feel ashamed of their choice and to make it seem like the hardest choice ever when that’s not always the case. Not talking about the experience allows…

If you order delivery in terrible conditions, don’t tip well, and complain that the delivery person was late/your food was cold you are a garbage person and don’t deserve your pizza/sweet and sour chicken/pad thai.

He’s a total scumbag asshole but he’s not wrong about abuse being a generation curse. Abuse patterns do tend to be repeated - an abused kid grows up to abuse their kids. It’s learned behavior and becomes normalized. A kid that is sexually abused and doesn’t receive any help may go on to sexually abuse other people.…