First, props for covering how stupid this issue is.

k, you misunderstood my comment. I don't think that a cis white woman wanting to educate herself is in the wrong.
I think that a cis white woman expecting people of colour to educate her is in the wrong.

I get where you're coming from. I really do. But you need to realize that the responsibility of education doesn't rest on the shoulders of people of colour. I'm white, I used to sometimes feel 'attacked' in conversations, etc, but eventually you just kind of realize that no one is attacking you personally. I wasn't…

I sympathize with this. I think the best advice I could give, having been a similar position and now being somewhat wiser about it (I mean than I was—not necessarily than you are)—would be to just read. Not, like, "ugh, read a fuckin book, why doncha," I mean use the peanut gallery to observe and take note. The…

Since "race" is not actually a real thing, something can be racist without the target group "really" being a race, and this is in fact how racial identities often come into existence.

Islam has been racialized in the US since 9/11. But you know this.

Yes you are absolutely right. I'm a hater. The rise of Lena Dunham is indicative of a culture that is more than willing to assert just how little minorities matter in this country, by celebrating racial apathy, but my dislike of Dunham is the more egregious crime.

I agree. I like Jez, but I feel like when they address WOC issues, it's done with this weird tone like, "You go black girl! We're totes not racist! We love black people!" instead of actually just writing more serious and nuanced articles about issues that WOC face.

Lena Dunham, Lena Dunham. I think that MRA sketch with the woman who I'm assuming was latina (ugh), encapsulates just how awful Lena Dunham actually is.

Everyone should check out the 1983 documentary "Style Wars". It's all about graffiti and the hip hop movement in NYC in the 80's . The subway plays a big role in the movie.

My understanding is that there is more than enough food to feed the planet.

Well, it depends. While of course there are some people who take the stance from a generalized localist/anti-industrial perspective, even the reflexive opposition to GMOs without strong evidence has a solid basis. People who take a baseline position of mistrust toward the food industry have every reason to do so,…