Because someone can be a racist piece of shit and still not have committed the crime? I don’t think Amanda’s likable and I think her accusing an innocent black man is absolutely detestable, but that doesn’t make her guilty. ESPECIALLY when DNA screams otherwise.

If plenty of forensic specialists think she was involved then you should have no trouble pointing out the papers they have written clearly showing that involvement.

Oh God, I am so sorry for your loss. Thanks for the response and my most sincere condolences to you and your family.

I am so very sorry for your loss.

Or - and you might want to sit down for this - Rudy Guede, who not only admitted to murdering Meredith, but whose DNA was found all over the apartment - ACTUALLY DID IT.

And yet, all the people who think Knox did it have “feelings” she did, but no evidence.

Does DNA not exist in your universe?

Sure, it’s cuz white girls can never be murderers and not because Rudy Guede’s fingerprints, bloody palm prints, and DNA were found all over Meredith’s room and body.

Grief. Denial. Pain. A search for closure.

I think they know what happened, Rudy Guede murdered her and was convicted for it. The case against Amanda Knox and her boyfriend was just a witch hunt fueled by the press and public.

Question is, if Amanda was from the UK instead of the US, and the vice versa for the victim, would the opinions flip? I’m thinking probably, yes.

It is such a weird message to give, but at the same time true. I am white and have a white friend who has reallllly gotten in to BLM and talking about racism all the time on Facebook. And it is not like she is actually a huge racist in disguise, but I am still like (to myself) “Tone it down. It is just a little…

All that’s wrong is the second “who did this”.

Thou art uncomfortable with using “they” because of “the plural aspect”, yet thou uses “you”.

Could be neither his nor her though. “They” covers all options.

I enjoy that Kristen Bell’s daughter made her dress up as Elsa, instead of Bell’s character. Kids are so great at casual evisceration of your ego.

Just so you know, if you want to donate your body to science you might need to do a lot of paperwork and figure it out ASAP. I wanted to donate my mom’s body to science when she died and it was a lot more complicated than I had thought and it didn’t work out.

Your comment reminded me of this little scene from Persepolis and you touch on what I think is the reality of the situation. Men will adjust what they find “sexy” according to whatever the social norms are. If women dress in hijabs and burkas, men will find elbows and knees sexy. If they dress in jeans, we jerk off to…

As a haver of an advanced degree, it really really doesn’t. It means you have very deep knowledge in a very narrow, specific area, and the bloodymindedness to finish a massive multiple-year-long project with the knowledge that maybe 20 people in the world will acknowledge the value in your work. It should mean you’ve…

Disagreeing with someone about something they wrote isn’t trying to “shut her up.”