And destroyed. Let's not forget some of it is destroyed in order to keep food prices high, because price fixing by the government is criminal but price fixing by food companies and Big Agriculture is just good business.

This seems like a class on black feminism that uses Beyonce as the focal point because of her contemporary status. Also, the title might be a means of drawing in people outside the liberal arts who need to meet their humanities credits requirements and otherwise might ignore a class billed as "Contemporary Black…

I might do something similar hypothetically because of my current financial situation (marry John Barrowman and hire a "personal assistant" who looked suspiciously like my ex-wife in a bad disguise and a "butler" who looks just like his current husband), but in reality I wouldn't want people thinking that throwing a…

Great gif choice! She looks unsettlingly like Slit-Mouth Woman to me, which had me terrified for a second.

Wow, so you're right there with "us" calling out racism/sexism/transphobia right until it means acknowledging and taking responsibility for one of your own comments. Then we need to "get over ourselves"? I read the entire thread and the first few comments pointed out why the joke was a problem and you even…

Using a picture of a black person would have addressed this given that they must know there are HCBUs in the country. If they were going to do a copy paste of every college name where their chain is located, could've used a black person to avoid putting the name of an HCBU over an ad with a white person. And not only…

I'm sure there's quite a bit of humor/curiosity reads, especially people wondering/thinking "no way can this be real" or "I wonder how bad it reads." I mean, at 70% royalties from $2.99 USD, it would only take a couple hundred people buying a few titles to make enough to net a couple thousand a month. Also, in this…

I find it odd it isn't always, or almost always, mentioned either. A lot of the titles mention the particular acts/pairings/fetishes in the subtitle. I have even heard that in erotica it is best to define your niche as narrowly as possible to best find and define an audience. Not only are triggers a concern, but I…

Does look amazing. I have had my hair natural a while now and like to do twists with extensions. Still similar to a natural style and something I can do myself in a little amount of time and have it last for at least two weeks. I actually go for a style that she once wore called Havana twists. If above is a wig, it…

I would hate that situation and be even more furious for putting me in it. I would be concerned for their partners health, but if I didn't have a relationship with them would be uncertain as to whether it was my place to say anything. And then there's the work relationship and possible power differences. Just…

I read the comment as acknowledging that the person has a situationally non-monogamous marriage, in this case the situation being traveling and/or conferences. I'm not reading it at all as them cheating on their partner. The word "beholden" ignores me, but given the conference.....

I am so glad to know these exist. Doesn't look like I can find them in my size, but they are an idea I have never even thought about.

I find the "bringing positive energy" thing particularly disgusting in reference to Nottoway. However, it also encapsulates how they think in some ways. They want to change the energy of a place that continues to make slavery out to be not all that bad. Just another way they want "healing" without the reflection,…

Tread carefully with linkedintoit. I saw someone complaining about the term "white feminist" being said (typed) with a sneer on another site, and the comments did not go well. I think there is some massive level missing the point, white women's tears, and playing the victim going on out there.

I don't need you to validate or accept my reaction or that of anyone else, and I will continue to call out Franco's actions and the revisionist nature of Nottoway Plantation, and you can't stop me or tell me where my energy or anger should be directed. If Franco is genuinely more interested in combating racism than…

Actually, no, no one has to accept you as the tone police and validate your declaration of what is and is not an overreaction, especially to an incident of callous racism and failure to accept responsibility. And having a retreat at a plantation like this one, that referred to slaves as a "willing workforce" and talks…

What is happening? Is all I know is that ParisTiger brought up a completely unrelated example of black family reunions on plantations in a thread about a white woman who wanted to use a plantation that bills itself as a retreat and referred to slaves as a willing workforce that got a hog and dancing and singing every…

Accusing people of "overreacting" as though you are the appointed determinator of what is and isn't an appropriate reaction to overt racism is condescending and alienating. Demanding "civil" discourse when you show up to dismiss the reactions of WOC and detractors as an "overreaction" and arguing that "her response…

"The Doctor's Wife" and "The End of Time, Part 2" establish that the Timelords can change sexes when they regenerate. 11 feels his hair and assumes he is a woman until he feels his Adam's Apple.

I agree. I got bullied as a child, but not for my geeky interests. As a matter of fact, Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, and wrestling were the points of interests that led to a lot of my close friendships in middle and high school.