OMG, are you even serious??? These kids are 4 to 5 years old, for god's sake.

Thank you so much for this.

Yup. Sigh.

Hey, I live near here! I will be hustling down Bergen street asap because this looks funny as hell.

Seems to me that there is still a lot of argument and disagreement about what those two terms mean within that community. It seems to come down to personal preference, and some people feel a lot stronger about it than others, apparently. My bff is from Spain, my ex is a Bronx Puerto Rican. Both use the terms…

The "who is really Latina" issue becomes a BIG fucking deal when the Latina in question has black skin. The black-skinned people from Puerto Rico, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, etc., are not exactly loved and embraced by the community. My own Puerto Rican ex-husband, though he could actually see himself…

Oh Jesus Christmas, Latina or Hispanic is NOT A RACE! Hispanics come in every color of the rainbow. My bff is a white-skinned Hispanic. My ex is a light-skinned black-looking Hispanic. This guy I know named Felipe is a very dark-skinned black man straight from Panama. I work with Hispanics who are practically…

Also, I think what I was reacting to is the constant viewing of everything non-whites do as pathological, as some kind of reflection of how we badly we feel about ourselves. This attitude is applied to who you date, what job you choose, how you speak, what you buy, etc. We can never just be average joes who are…

I'm pretty frugal and look for quality and cuteness over any designer label any day, but that's just me.

There doesn't need to necessarily be something else going on. Trust us when we tell you: sometimes Blackness is enough. Sure, you'll get hired, but the tolerance level for your shenanigans (shenanigans being whatever issue your employer decides to have with you) is much lower than it is for non-minorities. You…

I doubt he bought the designer belt because he was trying to feel better about himself. He's a young man. Young people tend to be into fashion. As a Black woman, I've never said to myself "Hey, let me buy this expensive, designer item to make society accept me." It doesn't quite work like that.

Because this IS being a normal person to them. Whiteness = normalcy. See?

:( I just don't have any words to agree with you more.

Oh honey, it's BEEN a thing.

Who gives a fuck what he bought with HIS money? Funny how people are so blasé about judging what non-white people should or shouldn't be using THEIR OWN FUCKING MONEY for. This man legally bought an item for sale in a store. Period. End of story. No further speculation is necessary about how he spends his money.

:(

I find this kind of thing ridiculous. The idea that it is a good thing to repress your sexuality for life is unhealthy and anti-human. This is one of the many things that most religions get horribly wrong, to the detriment of its adherents. Human beings need affection, intimate bonds, and almost all of us need sex…

Actually, minority and poor children are most at risk for trafficking. I have no idea if perverts pay more for blondes.

An interesting foray into the mind of a douche.

Well, if we're talking about clothing sizes in stores, it usually starts at 14 (I'm sad when it starts at 12). But in the modeling world, it's 8. Which is my in-perfect-shape size. So...yeah. Grrrr.