Did he produce visual evidence, such as a notarized photograph, of his OneBlackFriend?

What is a person to do?

Protip: If you preface a statement with any variation of “I’m not racist but” then you’re being racist. Especially if you do it multiple times in the course of a conversation. That makes you racist and an asshole.

“I know it’s a little bit racist but it’s not.”

That may be true, but it’s not actually bourbon. The EU is weird and makes shit up, but even though some people call a bottle of sparkling wine from California champagne, it’s not actually champagne. There are literally federal regulations in the the U.S. about what constitutes bourbon, and being made here is one of…

The Tito’s/Tanqueray thing reminds me of this time back in my mid-20s when I went to this party my then-roommate’s friends were throwing. I didn’t really know the people at this party, but there was free booze, so whatever. I’m making random small talk with this dude who, it became quickly apparent, was a total…

Not an allergy request but a ridiculous coffee request. At one cafe where I used to work, we kept the milk and cream behind the counter and would pour it in for the customer ourselves unless they asked to do it. One woman asked for me to make her coffee “about your color.” Because I’m neither coffee nor milk, I have…

Who doesn’t enjoy a nice mug of chinos on a cold day?

This must be why some of my older relatives thought that if they ground the nuts up fine enough for the cookies, I wouldn’t notice they were there, and wouldn’t get sick.

I always assumed a poached egg was some sort of lion egg that hunters acquired using unscrupulous means.

When I worked at Starbucks, people would tell me they were allergic to foam when ordering their no foam lattes.

The “steak and eggs” story reminds me of a similar situation in my family. When I was about 10, we (my parents, 2 sisters, and myself) went out to dinner at a pizza place in town. I knew I wanted a pizza to myself, but I didn’t know how big was too big, and so when the waitress was taking my order I asked, “How big is…

Hot Take: don’t distract from labor rights and worker protections by claiming a job is so demeaning it shouldn’t exist. Labor is not degrading; labor for little or no pay, without health and safety protections, with harassment and abuse is degrading.

I have a friend who is a nail tech. She chose the field and takes pride in her work. She’s always been artistic and it shows in her nail designs. She also makes a decent living at it, enough to raise a son and daughter on her own without assistance. A few years ago she purchased a new mobile home, paid it off and has…

I am glad there is reform and these workers are (finally) being taken care of...but why should we “rightfully’” be ashamed that we’ve gotten our nails done? If, after the expose, women chose to continue to do so, that is one thing. But to unknowingly get our nails done beforehand, we should be shamed for doing so?

uh, if people are paid fairly for it, why is it a problem? My grandmother would go get pedicures because she couldn’t bend that easily anymore. By that matter, you shouldn’t go out to restaurants, cook your own damn food! And grow it too! It’s also a power trip when you get your hair cut too.

“How dare you mock the guy for not knowing what the beach is? Some people make it to age 50 without visiting the beach and somehow completely missing the ever-present representations of beaches in popular culture. Besides, many people suffer from Glorpman’s Syndrome, which is an inability to understand the…

. . . is it safe to assume you would not want to be anyone’s toilet?

I was adopted as a baby, and emancipated at 14 from my second family for these reasons. I find this time of year especially hard and it’s always good to know I am not alone in this.