Yeah, "filth", whether it's constructed from thin air by privileged white imaginations or not, is far from the only thing compromising the effectiveness of the aid.

Exactly.

God forbid that the NYT reports and photographs the truth about the squalid hospital conditions that many Ebola patients face in Sierra Leone.

This scene is by no measure the only scene of healthcare in African countries, but it is often the only scene we see.

Cue the race-baiting, preemptive attacks on anybody who might critique the article's premise.

This is Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. It's not a symphony, it's a serenade for strings. Plus, the whole thing is around 20 minutes long. I don't want to come across as pedantic, but in this kind of discussion I think it's important that we're all clear on the facts and terminology.

As I'm both straight and cis gendered, I've never felt it was my right to weigh in on whether or not a gay or trans person has a responsibility to come out in order to help further "normalize" things, as I can't imagine what it's like to be in their shoes. That said, I think

Whoa whoa whoa. Those are a lot of assumptions right there and you don't know this family. Settle down and don't be part of the angry mob. Famous girl or not, you do not know her or her family. This situation is not for our public entertainment, you are not mental health professional, and you don't need to go out…

"Jessica's photo spread was child pornography...and trust me I know my child pornography!"

I'm trying not to word this like I'm an asshole or you're an asshole, but I'm struggling here. It seems like such a huge qualitative judgement from you, the difference between "casual gamer" and not-"casual gamer," which I think we can agree is arbitrary and subjective. If people enjoy Flappy Bird, why the…

They're not saying that her racial identity is a source of distress. The massive fuck up by the company that made money selling her mislabled sperm causes them distress.

Me and Charlie McGillicuddy used to pull it down on the Atlantic City pier in ought-seven. Made us enough greenbacks for ten lobster dinners a night and while that might not sound like a lot, let me tell you, those lobsters can eat!

Because this is Jezebel, and rational thought isn't allowed?

Ah the ol' "sperm bank gave me and my lesbian partner the wrong colour baby" grift. The oldest trick in the book.

I don't understand why people are hating on this lady. She isn't saying she doesn't love her child, she is saying her child will grow up in a hateful environment because the bank screwed up. Since everyone is saying she should move, then she deserves the money to do so.

As someone who was an adopted baby and was born to a family that I had little in common with racially, I have to say that I completely understand her feelings. Bringing a child into an environment where people are not going to deal well with their race isn't good for the child, whether or not their reasoning is sound.

This comment is problematic.

"I remember researching castration and thinking, 'This is so interesting.'"

I don't know, they won't give us press cars

Why make billions if you can make millions...LOL