Sometimes I use that as a small scale example of white privilege. A white woman may have some difficulty finding an exact match in foundation or colors that work perfectly with her skin tones but, odds are, she can walk into pretty much any store that sells cosmetics and walk out with something because most cosmetic…

I think it has more to do with some cosmetics companies not seeing women of color as a viable consumer base, something that can definitely be rooted in racism. White has long been considered the default and cosmetics have designed around that default position. For a very long time, large companies both at the higher…

The trick is make sure that those activities don’t overwhelm the message.

Unfortunately it’s those displays that frequently get the most attention. Starting a mentorship program to help women entrepreneurs is empowering but it’s not likely to make massive headlines in most mainstream media outlets. However a lingerie company that includes a models of different body types as a campaign to…

Which is part of the whole rape culture thing that some people like to pretend doesn’t exist. Normalization of abhorrent behavior as just a ‘mistake’ or just ‘bad sex’. Rape is when some unknown guy grabs a woman at gun point and forces himself on her. It’s not when you’re at a party and end up in bed with a girl…

It could be very true. There’s no centralized records system and there’s often very little communication between doctors. I can see how a parent could take a child to the ER at hospital A get some tests done, maybe get some meds, then when someone gets suspicious or they don’t get the diagnosis they want, they pack up…

I think you’re right about social media and fund raising sites. Now there is a a very clear financial benefit to having a sick child and there’s no greater boost for an attention-seeker than having people rally about them and their poor, sick child on Facebook. Even better if those people then head over to Gofundme…

I think that’s what she was going for - that now that Caitlyn’s show has been canceled, she’s going to have to find something else to keep her in the limelight. But she could have done that without calling Caitlyn ‘Bruce’ or feeding into the idea that being trans is like changing clothes. Personally, while I don’t…

I know that pain. My husband and I were living with my mother while I was in grad school. He worked and I was lucky enough to get a work study position. Things were tight but doable but I had a lot of classmates that were really struggling because it’s hard to find a job that would accommodate an internship. Most of…

I sometimes think people ignore the negatives with weed because, as a rule, focusing on the negatives and often exaggerating them has been part of the whole anti-drug rhetoric. So people go the other way and extol the virtues of weed and make an effort not to portray any negatives that could be used as a way to argue…

I know. I just don’t get the big deal about couture fashion not being for big people. Not everything is for everybody or every body and that’s fine. It’s isn’t always possible to make an industry all inclusive especially a fairly specialized industry like high end fashion. The reality is that there’s no need or…

I keep coming back to how weird this is in terms of a concept. Of course they don’t fit a woman of her size. They don’t fit a woman of pretty much any size other than runway model thin or Hollywood actress thin. Runway fashion like that is not for the masses. Couture is one thing but there’s no reason why whoever is…

This. I work primarily with seniors and the chronically ill and I see proof everyday that having children is no guarantee that they will be there for you as you get older/sicker. People with kids need to make plans as well and not just assume that their children are going to want to act as caregivers, manage finances,…

This is the problem with viewing everything through modern sensibilities. We end up erasing certain aspects of history - like the way that many people viewed indigenous or tribal cultures - because those ideas are now offensive. But I think it’s important to see how we’ve changed, both as a individuals and as a larger…

I did not know that there was an actual name for the douches that seem to swarm articles about Cosby, Kelly, etc...to point out how it’s all a vast conspiracy to discredit and take money from powerful black men all while spouting bullshit about how women should be treated like queens or goddesses (unless they’re…

Or a range of differently sized, differently shaped women. I’ve never seen this blogger before so I can’t speak to her actual size but it’s pretty much a given that anyone likely above a size 8 is going to look ginormous in comparison to sample sizes that seem to run between a 0 to 6 and are designed around bodies…

Doubt it. I’m sure they’ll offer prayers and make appropriate-sounding statements about supporting each other, the importance of family, and, of course, that this is a learning experience. But they will likely go right back to telling women that they’re the ones responsible for marital problems and to ignoring…

She might but she might also have family and supportive professionals who are concerned about how she would do if she had to testify. Testifying would mean not just having her describe her rape but would also open her and her family up for scrutiny by defense attorneys. Defense attorneys who would likely attempt to…

I’ve never heard of this but I’m looking into it now. I really need to get back on track but my mom died this past July and it has been non-stop comfort eating especially of sweets and diet soda. I like challenges because they’re for a specific time frame as opposed to thinking about how I can never, ever again have…

Scary how often totally crazy ass behavior is explained away as romantic. It’s so romantic that he couldn’t live without you so he phoned in a fake bomb scare to keep you by his side. It’s so romantic/hot that she beat that other girl’s ass just for looking at me. I get being in an abusive relationship and being…