For those of us who have been denied the most basic information about ourselves by oppressive systems most people view as benevolent and good and even “progressive” these companies provide what many of us deem a useful and valuable service. I’m not happy about having to give a private corporation my DNA just to know…

What most people refer to as potato salad is completely and utterly disgusting. Full stop. Doesn’t matter who’s making it. The entire concept is wrong. Why am I eating cold potatoes? Why are there eggs involved? And now you’re binding them together with mayo? No amount of seasoning or skill or melanin is going to fix…

Thank you, Maiysha. You’ve put into words all of the things I’ve been feeling and thinking and ruminating about for the last couple of days, and you’ve done so beautifully. THANK YOU.

Ugh. Is there any physical sunscreens that work for WOC? I really had high hopes for Unsun (I thought the company was founded by a Black woman) but yikes, that review. I refuse to wear chemical sunscreens. Has anyone found a mineral sunscreen that works for them?

It’s so weird to me that no one ever seems to talk about the fact that Elon Musk grew up in apartheid South Africa. With that context in mind, when he talks about his father doing horrible things, one can imagine that his dad having a baby with his own step-daughter is probably far from the worst thing his father has…

Ugh. Minnesota is the WORST. I escaped awhile back myself. Hang in there!

What about a known donor, or someone who would want some level of involvement? You don’t have to be romantic partners with someone to be a co-parent.

Yay! I’m glad you liked it. I’ve been eating the plain unsweetened Greek kind with Amerena cherries and candied walnuts as a dessert lately when I’m feeling fancy. It’s awesome.

France: happy to tell women what they can and cannot wear but telling adult men they cannot rape children is apparently a bit tougher. Jesus christ. And yeah, 15 is definitely way too young if they’re not including those clauses about age differences in between parties.

I liked “What We Lose” by Zinzi Clemmons. I’m sorry you lost your mother.

The coconut. The strawberry! It really is amazing.

You won’t regret it! It’s pricey so I only buy it when it’s on sale, but it’s so worth it. It’s thick like Greek yogurt should be but manages to be silky and smooth and not dry or chalky like some of the others. Just make sure you get the Greek kind. Their regular yogurt is super thin... Apparently Australia has it’s…

Wallaby’s Greek-style yogurt is the only Greek-style yogurt worth eating or discussing. And Liberté for everything else. 

I am so confused as to how anyone could be confused by any of this. Are there actually people who are unaware that the transatlantic slave trade included Latin America? “You can say you’re a Latina with an Afro.” Seriously??? Where does this fool think Amara La Negra’s Afro came from?

Seriously. If anyone were to ever propose tearing poor white American kids away from their families and communities, and sending them half way around the world to live with people who don’t look like them, in a culture completely foreign to them, forcing them to cope with that trauma and assimilate and learn a…

“And don’t be fooled by those David Banda dad’s who be like we always wanted him, no, you now want his money.”

I thought more people didn’t celebrate it because they recognize that cultural nationalism is bullshit and aren’t really into holidays created by FBI informants.

Say it again for the (white) people in the back!

I find myself in a similar situation. It is so maddening and exhausting. I’m sorry you have to deal with this. We deserve better. 

Uh, since when does being mixed mean not being Black???