In the garbage, lost under car seats, chucked under beds...basically they are junk that’s meant to be disposable. It wouldn’t be so bad if the toys were halfway decent or at least not so obviously junk. I will say that I love the Hello Kitty collectibles because I love pretty much everything Hello Kitty. I’m…

I’ve had people say that too me and, depending on the relationship I have with the person, it can be taken as a humorous *nudge, nudge, wink, wink* situation because we know nothing is going to happen. I’ve worked with a lot of older men and it’s a standard dirty old man line and easy to shut down. But when it’s a…

Friends are always expecting you to be considerate and shit. And to do things like leave your house. Can’t be bothered. 

I watched the Thanksgiving special this past weekend. I still enjoy it though it ranks below the Halloween and Christmas specials. I’ve always given the greeting between Franklin and Charlie Brown the side eye just because it’s so obvious. It’s like just in case you didn’t know this, Franklin is this cool black kid…

That can be one of the problems with looking at things through our current sensibilities. At the time, having a black kid in a comic or on a tv special was a big deal and a very positive, if not daring move. Was animated Franklin stereotypical in a lot of ways? Yes. Because the people behind the animation - especially…

People can be pretty tetchy about change in general and, honestly, if that’s MIL favorite restaurant, the likelihood of getting her to switch is pretty minimal. Especially from their favorite chain place to some hipster-y eatery. And if this is a family tradition or an event it can look pretty crass to say ‘hey MIL, I…

I always check the menu first. I have gallbladder issues so I like to make sure I have some non-friend, non-cream based options and I just like to get an idea what’s available. If I had other digestive issues I would definitely scope it out before hand and, honestly, if it was for a special occasion, I would just suck…

It’s a sex robot. Ultimately, it has no free will. If anything, adding consent programming turns the situation into a dating sim where the ultimate goal is to score enough points in order to have sex. In no way will it resemble real life and, honestly, this adds nothing to the conversation around consent. It would be…

Yeah, part of me says have at it. I think that sex dolls are fine as a concept and I’d much rather some people act out some of their fantasies with a doll than a real person. The reason some people prefer dolls and robots is that they don’t have to worry about consent. These things are literally objects designed for…

Honestly I think this is the best approach to a lot of things. Stop begging for inclusion from companies that don’t view you as important or valuable. All that ever leads to is half-ass attempts that are ultimately dissatisfying. Throw support behind companies that make a real effort to be really inclusive. 

The scary thing is that VS used to be seen as a less trashy alternative to Fredericks of Hollywood. 

This is why I have to think long and hard before calling for a wellness check on a patient. And exhaust all other options - family, friends, fellow patients - before calling the police. Even though it’s the non-emergency number, you get officers that are so amped up that they terrify the patient and their family.…

This. They are going for the ‘ethnic’ or exotic look - darker skin, fuller lips, almond-ish eyes. Something that white women since Theda Bara have been doing for years. I don’t get the sense that most of them are pulling a Dolezal and claiming blackness but some are definitely engaging in performative blackness. Mostly…

I guess he thought the whole inclusive thing was just a fad, then? Honestly, I can see the higher end fashion designers having this kind of mindset because, at the end of the day, their products are for a very limited market and they also diversify by selling other branded products like perfume, bags, and shoes. VS is…

It doesn’t help that VS now has to deal with the negative press generated by this particular out of touch old man. The market has changed and they have failed to keep up. Which is somewhat understandable considering how much money and time it can take to develop new strategies and products while also struggling to…

Not surprising at all. The bad thing is that Last Holiday, Phat Girlz, Waiting to Exhale, etc...are considered ‘black’ movies i.e. movies where the main or majority cast are black. For white actresses like Rebel Wilson (and for some white people in general) those movies just don’t exist. So yeah, in that way of…

These people know what they are doing. Even if I’m willing to accept that they don’t know the history of blackface, they would have to have been living under a rock for the last fifteen years to not know that slapping on makeup to look like a black person is no longer socially acceptable. Which is why they do it. They…

This is why the whole ‘it’s a homage’ thing falls flat. None of these people look like they are trying to emulate actual black people. They look like they smeared various types of shit on their faces. They don’t look like black people at all. They look like caricatures which is exactly what blackface was designed to…

Anyone calling that an afro has no idea what an actual afro looks like. 

It’s also a problem when it’s done in a way that erases either it’s origins or the active contribution of people from that particular culture. That’s my biggest personal issue with cultural appropriation. Like giving a Kardashian credit for being style forward for wearing cornrows when the hairstyle has been worn by…