Even if she did post it to get pats on the back, I’m totally fine with that. This was at a cosmetology school, so she probably got paid very little, if anything. She spent thirteen hours on a huge task that could’ve taken a half-hour if she had heeded the teen’s wishes. And her post made a point of illuminating an…

I don’t know if I worked at the same cosmetics shop with a black and white theme, but when I did at mine, often there were older heavier clients who felt like they ‘didn’t deserve’ to feel good in their skin, because fat. I too liked to show them that they *did* deserve to feel good in their skin, their hair, and have…

Boy, I thought I was a cynical bastard.

I spent my internship at a DV agency and we always had specialized trainings for cosmetologists. Oftentimes, abuse victims and people with severe depression will not only open up to their stylists, but the stylists will often see bruises and cuts from abuse and self harm that may be hidden by hair. We always gave them…

Anthropology takes the view that all cultures are subjects to be studied. It is literally the study of cultures.

Just to be clear, you’re dismissing an entire field of science as racist, based on an undergraduate class that you didn’t even complete?

Anthropology also studies European and European-derived cultures and customs. It’s just a field that studies the lifestyles of people. It can be ravers partying downtown, Steam punk cosplayers, suburbia or a tribe that disappeared 3 thousand years ago.

As someone with a degree in anthropology, let me tell you, you have a complete misunderstanding of the science. Once upon a time, yes, anthropology was a field dominated by white men and women who spent their time proving by looking at other cultures how superior theirs was. But that has changed. Every single class I…

I’m not even sure this person knows what the field of Anthropology fully entails, so I don’t even know if it’s worth arguing. Like, is the study of our extinct hominin ancestors racist? Are we being disrespectful to chimpanzees when we compare their evolution to ours?

The problem with your opinion isn’t that it’s unpopular, it’s that it’s unfounded and you’re basing it on absolutely nothing of merit other than a hunch you got from attending one class,which you didn’t even compete. You sound more than a little ignorant.

I understand your view, but I don’t think the people documenting and studying cultures are the ones actively destroying it. So what’s the answer, just let it disappear? I’m not sure how you came to such stance of an entire field of study after taking one class that you didn’t even completely. You think biological…

So, what academic credentials do you have that allow you to make such a blanket statement with anything resembling credibility? I’m genuinely curious.

Do you really think the entire field of anthropology is racist?

I’m sure there are books or professors that can teach anthropology in a racist way, but the study of culture and linguistics in and of itself is not racist. In fact, it’s helped document many cultures and languages from completely disappearing as well as the historical evolution.

I’m honored to exist in Philadelphia with Terry Gross.

Terry Gross, my love for you is boundless as a sea of burning lava.

Hey now. Falling off logs is admirable. She is a filthy madam who doesn’t pay her sex workers.

OMG, this is so accurate I read it agape.

Heather Altman is Patti’s dream woman.

“OK, so this is really hard because I’m close to them,” Stanger told ET.