A little sad to be questioned as an 'alleged' woman of color, and even more so to be called an Uncle Tom. Look, I agree with all of the sentiments in Jilani's post, and I really relate to her, as a Muslim woman living in DC. But when I first read the article, the blatant racism she faced raised a ton of questions for…

I don't know. I'm a woman of color, and I had the same reaction when I first read the original post. I've certainly had my share of experiences with racism while living in DC, but never quite as blunt, and I've found that huge events with lots o' important folks have often had the most gracious people working…

My grad school's "prom" is this weekend! Like high school, I'm going to get wasted and dance awkwardly all up on my peers. Unlike high school, I will watch all my married friends go home at the end of the night and drown my sorrows in a giant pizza.

Hey, silver lining for the first writer: she dodged a bullet by not being in this person's bridal party. A friend of mine was recently in a wedding, and the bride continually put her down for being too pale, and for the alterations that my friend needed to make to her dress so that it fit her correctly. My friend was…

So this is what happened when I googled "Rebecca Martinson Maryland":

So, I saw someone on some other site call Amanda Bynes' Twitter a parody account... and it's unverified... insights? This could be wishful thinking on my part re: her slow downward spiral.

You just changed my life (and ruined my chances of finishing my Master's thesis by its deadline).

Dude, I haven't even seen VM, but I still chipped in some money. My friends love the series so much, and I love the idea that a movie with a passionate fanbase could get started this way. And now I have a reason to make someone loan me the DVDs!

Here I came to write an indignant reply, only to find that someone much more articulate had already done it for me! Word.

I've been wondering about this too. Not sure about the MS (Ms?) but "Lennay" was supposed to be short for "Melelengei" (according to the SI transcript) so MK, her initials?

I'd hit it. +1

I think you can "crucify" any kid for touching a girl in his dorm room after a date if it wasn't with her consent.