Occam's Razor is our friend.

I watched a very interesting documentary recently (which of course I cannot find the name of, google, why do you fail me!) that addressed what white people can/should do to confront racism. I don't know if the letter writer is white, but if I assume that she is the concept is relevant. The basic premise of the…

Why on earth would you want to use it?

I've been struggling with this. I've lost my sister, my godson, my best friend, and my father in rapid succession and I know my drinking is a real problem, but whenever I try to get help there's only this one size only answer. I don't like AA, it feels vaguely cultish. But everything out there is based on this model.…

I get your point, but she could have said 'yes' instead of 'yes, of course' when asked about her use of n___. It's the blase nature of her responses that are unfathomable. It's like she just took a dump on the dining room floor and is confused why everyone is looking at her in horror.

This is my first Father's Day since losing my dad and it's really messing with me. I'm a tearful crazy person and my filter is nonexistent. I just want it to go away. I miss you, daddy.

One Hour Photo was Not Okay.

It depends mostly on the counsellor (and your willingness to commit to the process). For my spouse and me it was invaluable. We did 8 sessions with an MFT because we aren't religious. She was amazing, really understood us and our dynamic right out of the gate. Even with that though our first year of marriage was…

I completely agree. I would be so fraking proud of him and so sad he didn't trust me enough to know I'd be right there beside him hiding out in Hong Kong. I just want to believe in heroes, so I've decided to think that he didn't tell her because he loved her too much to consign her to the possibility of a life of…

Wait, this is a thing that happened? Damn ... This makes me very sad indeed. Do you have a particularly trusted source for news on Israel? I never know who to believe when I try to educate myself. Thank you in advance.

I don't think she's saying Jews, I think she's pretty clear that she's talking about the ultra-orthodox groups, not all Jews. I don't think she's being anti-Semitic, rather has no patience for how the ultra-orthodox fringes have been behaving as of late.

Ah man, where'd the troll go? I was so sure there would be at least another ten paragraphs of willful ignorance. Entertain me, Mr. Troll!

I think you've captured it beautifully. My spouse will be very confused next time we visit my in-laws and I randomly shout 'Roach, near the food! Kill it!"

You are cracking me up! Your lack of perspective is terribly fun.

Oh, everyone thinks s/he's a troll, sometimes it's fun to bat them around a bit to see just how far s/he'll take it.

Orangemarker, skinny legs and all presented the accepted understanding of misogyny. Most people, men and women, are not aware of their own misogyny and would say "But I don't hate women!" not realizing that by retorting in a gendered or sexualized way they are perpetuating that misogyny. You may think that s/he is…

Ms. West, I have enjoyed every single one of your posts since you joined Jezebel. I am completely appalled by what I just read and want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. You wade into some of the most charged and difficult areas of our society and do so with humor and guts (I'm amazed that you can make me…

I'm really happy to hear this. I've really struggled about what to do for my boy. He's 11 and I know that he would really benefit from the Boy Scouts. He lost his mom when he was 6 and has been living with me since. I know that being part of a troupe would be so good for him, but I just can't support that…

My best friend (white) and her boyfriend (Korean) punch each other in the shoulder whenever they see another couple with a white woman and an Asian man because while you often see white men and Asian women, other is not as frequent. Going out with them is amusing when this rare unicorn is sighted. I don't think you're…

Funny you mention that, it turns out that a computer is better than doctors at diagnosing illness, likely because it has no bias. http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2…