Yeah, I respect him so much for walking away when he realized how people were really viewing his acts on the show. And I agree with the commentors who say that his skit was pointing out the ridiculous lengths people would go to in order to not accept it was Kelly in the tape (I also realize there were possibly some…

I think it has a lot to do with the fact just having her on staff will draw a lot of people and prestige to the program. In other words, money. I too am guilty of the whole "I would love to go to X school just to work with X writer" line of thought, even though I know it doesn't necessarily translate to them being a…

I agree it wouldn't be feasible for anyone but her or someone at her level. That's why I think the fact she did it and experienced success with it is a comment in and of itself. I don't think there's a better way to remind everyone that you're "the queen" than dropping an album with no build up and having it be a…

If I understand your post correctly, the problem I have is that it is nothing like Walmart replacing workers with robots to me because of two things: it is an entertainment industry, and the music industry has a reputation for being really exploitative (and not just in a major profits from worker way that Walmart…

I'm not a Beyonce fan at all, but think it says a lot when you are so big that you can release an album unannounced and still have ridiculously high sales/views/listens and all kinds of hype within a matter of hours. I don't think she's a super great singer, but I think her work ethic and dedication are pretty much…

Yeah, but if this is true, I would hope a site that has so many problems when it comes to minorities, race especially, would at least recognize if someone they are otherwise gushing about has said or done racist or racially insensitive things in the past, the same with ageist or homophobic. I get why some people would…

Yeah, I remember watching the season with this girl who had somewhat of a short temper and was seen as having a bad attitude. I remember thinking that when he dismissed her, it seemed like he really did wish her well. I think it is mostly just an act and he is genuinely passionate about food and interested in bringing…

1,000,000,000,000,000,000 points for this comment! Especially about the exploitation of other women.

As a black person that's a terrible dancer, I find these perpendicular-racist (snark on the perp-racist comment, truth on the can't dance comment).

Ugh, this is so ridiculous coming from them. It could be a great campaign about positive self image and confidence impacting physical health as well, but is coming from a company that regularly pushes the implication that the models in their commercial need to "slim down" in order to rock that bikini, dress, jeans,…

I wanted to "acquire" a copy, but after reading the sample, I don't think I could even stand a hate read of it. Which is really unfortunate, because my current get-rich-quick scheme involves writing a fanfic of 50 Shades that is Christian Women's Fiction.

I laughed out loud. I couldn't finish the free sample on my ereader without screaming in frustration at how terrible the writing is in some places, almost like she didn't even try (at one point, Grey's voice is described as being "like warm honey or something" and that is almost a direct quote).

I think we would have a hard time on the judging thing, Quakers would want to reach consensus (which does not always mean majority). From what I know of UU churches and what I know of Quaker meetings, I think it would end with everyone else talking about how wonderful the dishes were and how they brought us together…

Love liberal Quaker meetings I have intended. I initially start going when questioning my faith heavily because Quakerism was a means of me finding a Christian religious tradition that aligned with my beliefs instead of trying to fit my beliefs to another tradition or being left feeling fractured, but kept going…

Hold up, hold up right there. You know, it might be counter-intuitive for me to fight you in defense of Quaker potlucks, but I'm actually an atheist who sometimes attends Quaker meetings and not an actual member of the Society. Therefore, I will go to the theoretical mat in defense of mostly vegetarian and vegan…

I think the same thing about Nice Guys (tm). I think a lot of it boils down to: I can either change things about myself (including the kind of women I go after) or blame things on others. Yeah, I'll blame it on the women.

I think some people just like to have a formal proposal and consider it as much of a big deal ceremony as the wedding. So they may already have discussed marriage but still want the formal proposal.

I ain't mad at em though (really not and hope they have a wonderful life together that works for them, and based on an interview I heard the sandwiches thing isn't about sandwiches).

My favorite new go-to defense for why people shouldn't be accused of racism (and sorry Jay Smooth, but in my experience it doesn't matter if you focus on their action because they will make it about them being racist, even when the dreaded race/ism/ist words were never used, just to derail and take the high ground)…

I laughed, and if other people in this site do not understand why this is freaking hilarious, I will flounce out of here in a huff.