I think bell hooks does a really good job of addressing the race/gender intersection.

Yes but is all the frustration and unreleased anger worth the heart attack/stroke/stress headache that you're setting yourself up for? No. In my opinion, it is certainly not.

No I'm not. I'm not even "seeing" anyone. I've been having a stressful few months but the whole thing is so weird.

Thanks. I will try that.

This is an embarrassing lady-business concern but I do need to ask: does anyone have experience with pH imbalances after their period? This has been happening after every damn period, clears up after about 2 weeks, then comes back again after the next period. I've been to the doc and everything is otherwise OK but for…

My mom died at 33 after fighting so hard to be there to see her only child grow up. I am told that she talked and obsessed endlessly about me, about seeing me go to college, date, graduate, reach milestones. I'm sure she would have gladly traded some wrinkles and sagging boobs for time with her family.

Many, many hugs to you for your inspiring message. What you've said has resonated with me and I promise to hold that bit of advice with me forever (or at least for a very long time).

Yes to the comb method. It works. Gently rake the comb over it every few minutes and it will start to fade.

See also: You're black but I know you're mixed with something else. You have a certain look that I can't pinpoint. Come on, tell me.

I'm the sort of women who get weirded out by her own blood. I'm pretty sure I'd be super uncomfortable watching someone ooze blood while talking about bleeding all over me.

Yes, because dogs actually "fall in love". Dogs love other dogs. Period. Brother, sister, mother, father. They don't generally care. If you think dogs have human emotions and recognize human moral code, then whatever.

I'm trying to understand why you would get so worked up by what I said that you would respond to me like that.

In my imagination, they're long lost litter mates, reunited at this training and they simply can't get enough of each other. Which makes this story even sweeter.

Black Caribbean woman here, who dated an Indian man a few years ago. We both lived in NJ ( so pretty liberal place) and the most hate-stares I would get would be from older Indian women. Someone walked up to him and told him he should be ashamed of himself. I also had a gang of men in Philly start screaming out some…

I reaaally wish I hadn't just read that. Holy cow! I think this bullshit just ruined my night. Better off when slavery was allowed?! The fuck?

Ah. Good to know. I had one come up to me once when I was a child and the smell was ghastly.

Exactly. So she doesn't each much cheese and she likes French pharmacies. Big effin' deal.

Ha!

Oh, but the smell!

I'm going to let her in on an ancient Caribbean secret known only to us natives and passed down from generation to generation: coconut oil. Costs almost nothing, removes makeup and keeps your eye region healthy and happy.