I would just like to say, that in a professional capacity, you shouldn’t comment on someone’s physical appearance (whether it pleases or disgusts you). Perhaps you think her story is one-sided and unfair, but I’m just pointing out that any person’s body is off the table when you’re in a professional situation. It’s…

I remember similar discussions on deadspin about hitting kids, and they came to an agreement that even if they didn’t get the shit beat out of them, it was still fucked up. Negative reinforcement is a shitty way to shape behavior.

Can we all admit that after all the crap we like to talk about the beatings that our parents gave us, that we did NOT like it and perhaps we shouldn’t treat our kids the same way? I don’t hit my kids, they’re honor students , they tell me everything , they don’t sneak around and lie, they TRUST me to be fair with…

That sounds horrific. I’m so sorry that happened to you, and I’m especially sorry it’s still affecting you now.

We had to go into basements that had been flooded in buildings that were 100 years old. The mold and smell were beyond discusting. We were ripping out carpet, and removing fixtures. No masks of any kind. No way to wash up propperly before lunch. Some of the time my lunch was an apple even while doing manual labor all…

White supremacy is defending the Second Amendment, then if a black man gets shot, asking if he had a gun in the car.

https://www.vox.com/2016/5/25/11682950/fisher-supreme-court-white-women-affirmative-action

White women benefit the most from Affirmative Action.

It means that some people would rather hire a white person than a man of color.

And frankly this whole situation has only highlighted the way many white people see black people. That is, as entertainment.

White supremacy is crying against affirmative action because they swear brown people take all their spots when the only true group to bask in the glory of affirmative action are WHITE WOMEN.

THIS.

White women are defined as marginalized and reapplied the benefits of affirmative action, more so than POC.

Yes! We need to send out the Blerd Signal!

We (and our allies) need to be super-critical of how and where we spend our money. If this car dealership and bank have decided that protesting unchecked police brutality against people of color is “against their brand” then we need to make them rethink their marketing strategies. Corporations need to ask themselves,…

Let’s continue the list because I’m quite sure a number of your readers are still stuck on stupid.

Unsolicited advice from someone who survived a very necessary estrangement from her own mother: beware of anyone who attempts to convince you that you should be able to look past this. I wish someone had told me 20 years ago that “blood is not thicker than safety.” Thank you and good luck.

My bestie is the member of this rescue org who reached out to get the neural network names, and this is the coolest idea and I’m so proud of her.