What indigenous group or pueblo are you from? How do you feel about designs and patterns being take from your people and used to profit a company?

Thank you so much for responding to this person because I was in the process of writing something much more rude and less educational. What the fuck kind of ignorant ass question is this?

I don’t think they can do anything enforceable, but I do think it’s worth noting that this IS appropriation, even if it has been happening for a long time. My great grandfather was Purepecha from the state of Michoacan in Mexico and he and his siblings were told to stop wearing their indigenous clothing when they went…

Maybe, but it’s still crappy to reassure oneself at the expense of black and brown kids’ freedom.

Agree. Nobody deserves what happened to her and I’m glad she’s found a way to heal and move on with her life. BUT...just because the prosecutor and cops were nice to her (she talks a lot about how helpful and sympathetic they were), does NOT mean they didn’t intentionally fuck up these kids’ lives. It’s too bad she’s…

GOOD. But a reminder that neither of these women thinks they did anything wrong and the jogger herself, Trisha Meili, is firmly on their side.

The most impressive part of the discussion was when Biel presented the findings of her research, done while she was in medical school.

“What funniest to me is this family’s consistent lack of self awareness.”

This dress. I couldn’t pay full price because 1) it was expensive and 2) I wasn’t sure I wanted to support the brand (Free People). Then I saw it on sale at Bloomingdale’s (or Macy’s or some department store) for more than 50% off but my size was gone.

“Racist woman finally racist enough in public to maybe be punished for it.” Every Latinx kid in her class should receive an automatic “A”. Impossible to know how many kids she fucked over during her career.

I, on the other hand, am suspicious of Girl Scouts because when my mom tried to get me into a troop in the early 90s, they said they didn’t have space. When my 2 other sisters eventually tried to join, they also didn’t have space. They had no space for 3 girls of color from the projects but they had plenty of space…

The Yeehawdists are really going for it, huh. I think they’re going to have to reconsider their carpool lane laws though: “ The following vehicles may use HOV Lanes: Vehicles with two or more (living and not pre-infant) persons.” THE FETUS ISN’T ANY LESS A PERSON!!!!!!!!

So if a fetus in Georgia is a “full person” with “full legal recognition”, does that mean they can be claimed as dependents for tax purposes? Does Georgia have carpool lanes? Pregnant women can now all drive in them all the time, right?

Women are pretty much yelling these stories into the void. They know all types of women have abortions. They just don’t give a shit about you or your life. The point is political control through religion. The men (and women) who make these laws KNOW that they’ll never ban abortion everywhere, which means their…

The tone of the Vogue piece really bugs me. Does enabling women to send a message on a dating app actually “empower” women? It gives them more control over their interactions but the idea that this is just what Indian women need right now to be “empowered” is some stupid shit. 

There’s also something weird about people insisting on turning this into a story of abuse when she herself doesn’t see it that way. People do engage in consensual relationships with people in a position of power over them. It happens all the time. The thing that determines whether or not it was harassment or abuse is…

Undisclosed touches on some of this. I’m not convinced Adnan killed Hae, personally. Some of that has to do with my being a WOC and knowing cops are absolutely not above rushing investigations where POCs are the accused. But the other part is because I listened to Undisclosed: https://ew.com/article/2015/08/24/5-key-fi…

Oh man, that scene where she says “he didn’t even want to try to make it work.” I have so many sad feelings about that.

ME TOO. Part of it is, I used to be kind of a fan and I can’t believe how gullible I am. I mean, it’s kind of hard to believe what a blatant con job this was.

TLDR: “Rich person has beautiful home”. Show me a tour of a one-bedroom apartment that someone has managed to keep organized and beautiful, while using Target and IKEA furniture. That’s information I can use.