@geekgirlliz: You must have very bony hips!

@Barrabás: I think removing the clitoral hood would be most similar to male circumcision.

@DesirooForYou: FYI, America is not the same as "Western countries". Although widely practised in the US, male circumcision is pretty nonexistent in Europe.

So in honor of Lord of the Rings, they made Raina look like Gollum in this episode's photoshoot.

Here in Moscow it's pretty common for the militia to check people's documents on people they assume might be immigrants. It always makes me sad to see them pick on people with darker complexions as I, a quite Russian-looking foreigner, can walk by without anyone bothering me. It really sucks if they start to carry out…

Even though I'm embarrassed to admit it to my hipster friends, I've been a huge Beyoncé fan since I saw her live in Moscow last November... She's perfect. And I love this video.

@JerseyGrrrl: I feel like many omnivores often are.

Right now I feel pretty great about being a vegetarian. Ick.

@Erudite87: I'm really sorry you had to go through all that. Your medical history and reproductive choices should be nobody's business but your own.

@iKniter: Are you kidding? If not, marry me.

Great post! Accepting yourself is an awesome form of resistance :)

@Lindsey G.: I was wondering about the language barrier as well. Should it be English, Arabic, Swahili, French? I guess they would have to do versions on different languages, targeted to different areas.

@young-un: I agree. As if, Africans shouldn't be contributing into anything fun, pretty or creative as long as there is poverty on the continent.

The thing that bothers me about Dirty Dancing is that it's supposed to be happening in early 60's, but everything in it looks like it's the 80's. I was so put off by the perms and mullets that I never watched it until recently.