I am responding to white people who think they have some sort of say in the term - so, it is about me, because I have the same level of "cred" they seem to think they have, yet even I can understand the difference between being Native and having a distant Native relative. All I am saying is I'm not going to pretend…

True story: my great grandmother, literally, was Native (I actually know this). She died when I was maybe 18 or 19 - before she lost her memory, she talked a lot about her family's history, growing up Native and victim to racial prejudice. My life, on the contrary, has been full of white privilege and class privilege…

Ugh, I have a friend who insists that she's 1/12th Cherokee, which makes her Native American and it drives me bonkers. I just say. "No, you're white. Get over it."

I can't believe nobody has made an app called iBleed

I doubt (well, more like I fervently hope) that none of these people would ever call a Native American a redskin to their face. So how is it ok to have that shit written all over their clothing while they prance around in headdresses? DISCONNECT.

White people are so afraid of being called racist that they can't take a step back, look at their own assumptions, exercise some self awareness and say to themselves, "Yes, I am also kind of a racist, because I live in a society that, until less than 50 years ago, was trying to make white supremacy work, and my…

Funny how all the distant NA relatives all happen to be Cherokee.... It's almost as thought that's the only tribe they've ever heard of!

"If the redskins' name is changed and I have children one day, what will I pass on to them?"

Oh, I dunno. Not being racist and insensitive to an entire nation of people?

If you honestly think the name of the team isn't offensive, why would you feel threatened over defending a non-offensive name?

This was horrible. I mean these fans were having a good time minding their own business, when all of a sudden a bunch of strangers barge in invading their space, trying to force their beliefs on them, calling them names and leaving the fans feeling totally denigrated and completely attacked.... wait...

Plus all of them are 1/12th cherokee. Ergo not racist.

That makes a lot of sense. My profile was very locked down when I was seeing clients and most of my colleagues changed their name by one or more letters to make it hard for them to be found. They actually told us to lock it all down on the first day of grad school.

The new policy negatively impacts the audience described in this article, and it also creates issues for other populations. People don't put their actual name for multiple reasons— I don't use my real name on there because I am an adult mental health therapist, and it causes issues when clients can seek me out in…

I remember at my college, sorority pledges were made to walk around campus all day in tight fitting black dresses and heels

But that doesn't claim that Kazantsev did those things. It says they happened at a sorority on the same campus at around the same time. It never asserts that it happened at her sorority.

No, but you are misreading it.

HOLY SHIT I HOPE YOU REPORTED THIS TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OR THE WORLD ORGANIZATION AGAINST TORTURE !!11!!

The hazing is fucked up, but not quite as fucked up as putting a bunch of women in a degrading pageant where they're ranked against each other and scrutinized on every aspect of their physical appearance. So I get why Miss America wouldn't have a problem with it.

He needs a third testicle implant to show his commitment. Do it, pastor. Do it for Jesus.

Marilyn Hagerty reviews restaurants in Grand Forks, not Fargo.