You know, this is interesting to me. Do people have to always be overtly racist to white folk for white folk to say "okay, we feel this is legitimately offensive"?

Zoos are very often horrific perpetrators of violence against animals. I really recommend folks read Fear of an Animal Planet to know why zoos are not great. Some reserves and some conservation efforts are great, but the vast majority of zoos do not breed animals for the purpose of repopulating the species, they breed…

A huge problem with folks claiming indigenous ancestry is in part because the U.S. government kind of fucking interfered with that to such an extent that patrilineal lineage/nuclear family structure/blood quantum was thrown at indigenous nations by the gov't, but then kind of unwillingly adapted by indigenous nations…

I don't have anything to help with, but I can say that I know very much how you feel. My most recent (and the one before...) were emotionally abusive, and managed always to make it feel like my fault ("I don't know what you're talking about/I don't know why you're asking me what I want when I made it clear I don't…

The author of Zone One is black. I don't think it was "intentional" but I do think it is interesting that you read it as potentially being a twist of some sort. Most POC also have white as a default while we read - we're not used to being represented as whole characters in most cultural production, and especially not…

What about transmen's photos flist post-top surgery though? If it isn't a mastectomy due to cancer (that's what the FB person's drivel focuses on), they get removed? How does that make any sense at all? They lying...

Ugh, this is not so difficult, Observer writer. I am a 30E (nigh impossible to purchase in-store unless you live in Los Angeles and have the amazing JENETTE BRAS to shop at) and I'll spend anywhere from $70-150 on a bra. Now, yes, that can get mighty expensive. However, I only ever have 5 or 6 bras at a time. Why?…

If the FDA had ever been interested in protecting the American consumer, it would not allow the *majority* of American-produced meat and dairy onto the market *at all.* And the dairy part applies *especially* to anyone who is concerned about fucking with their estrogen — seriously, unless you're buying all organic all…

I don't know that I feel comfortable saying that wanting to shoot a (black) president in his testicles and penis is less culturally significant. It wasn't so long ago that black men's testicles and penises were literally removed, set on fire, kept as mementos from that day everyone dressed in their Sunday best,…

Well, I thought they had much cute, but I've been trying to be more conscientious about purchasing clothes made of non-flammable materials so... there is cute, but you will be a fire hazard. Also, trying to walk at a brisk pace through The Grove: is it ever worth it?

Actually, I live in Los Angeles and saw that Rihanna shirt in a TopShop here (at The Grove - please don't judge, I just needed an inexpensive blouse and quickly). So they have been sold in the U.S., if that makes a difference.