It took literally 20 seconds to google and mental math. Do you not understand how the Internet works or what?

It's just a start in this as well. If you don't continue to learn, to continue to lurk, to continue to listen, everything will go away. The Civil Rights movement is far from finished, you can still see people struggling to ensure rights for this and future generations. Spend some time looking into it, listen, and…

No, she did not address it to you. She said conversations like this were why she didn't like white women. It was not ABOUT YOU. It was about the problems with intersectionality and white feminism in general.

But why can't you understand that other people get upset and angry with you as a similar defense mechanism?

Oh God SHUT UP. Like, seriously. No one hates white women. What she was saying so eloquently (and that you chose to ignore...of course) is that she hates white women (or women of any color) that act like an oblivious asshole, like you've been doing for this whole thread.

okay i'm digging into that derailing and i'm so so so ashamed i legit didn't know that's exactly what i was doing. live & learn.

Go and do your reading, roguelemming. See you soon.

I'd quit while you're ahead here. Read the pieces from Jesuiscocopop and I'd suggest anything by NinjaCate/BattyMamzelle as well.

Do not conflate sexism with racism, for a start, and stop trying to identify as a victim.

Everyone is being pretty polite here and while I understand you feel attacked, I need you to understand something. It will help in every interaction you have in the future on kinja:

Now would probably be a good time for you to step away from this conversation.

You were being condescending to black women about their experiences with racism and yet you start this whole thread by saying you have a problem with how they handled themselves in response to your patronizing.

Yes, I'm sure he's a woooonderful source of support. What about the next girl he meets? I'm pretty sure whatever financial support he gives is outweighed by the other crimes he could commit and the influence he has over his child. That is not a good father figure for a child.

You can, actually! I did not know that but I looked and Philadelphia PD has that option. I mean, I don't know that they would actually do anything, but it's there I guess.

My interesting weird moment of the week: I GOT NEW TEETH. Thanks to the Medicaid expansion (THANKS OBAMA!!!) I got to visit the dentist for the first time in way longer than I care to mention. I grind my teeth like a beast, so my front teeth kept breaking and looked pretty gnarly, which is not a good look when you're…

Shit, I probably would send the cops an anonymous tip. If she's only 17, she would still be unable to consent with someone that much older in a lot of states. I think I would probably do it mostly because a close friend/neighbor was sleeping with a 23 year old when she was 13 and I was 15. My sister and I were both…

I'm sorry for what happened to you; in the past and just recently. Your recent experience of wanting to engage, but being unable to do it is TOTALLY NORMAL. In that it is a normal response ALL of us (in some degree) have to go through when we try to have sex again. You are not alone. I would definitely suggest…

Don't worry, you're right on point here. That's totally fucking disturbing.

I follow a lot of "instafamous" moms on Instagram, and a few of them are very young. One in particular is 17, and she got pregnant when she was 14 or 15. She was very quiet about who the father of her child was until a few months ago when they made their relationship "Facebook official." The guy looked very, very old…

First of all, fuck that guy, he was trying to take advantage of you. Trust me, I'm going to be honest with you, what you're going through, I promise you it is normal, what you are going through is valid. Sometimes, like grief, the effects of a traumatic experience don't hit you until much later. Some people (and even…