But he is not considered one of the Greats. In American high schools, he is routinely taught because his language is easy and on the surface, uncomplicated. He has therefore systematically been reinforced as part of the canon, not so much out of merit but out of habit. To pry Hemingway out of American schools seems…

I'm going to defend Hemingway. I will not deny that he had certain misogynistic views... but arguably, so did Joyce and Eliot and a host of other modernist writers. He also had a lot of problems with alcohol and his obsession with bull-fighting speaks volumes. In fact, from a socio-historical point of view, this…

Exactly, thank you! Anytime a show does something to push the envelope, people simply cannot leave it at that. They have to find at least ONE major criticism because apparently people can't just applaud Mindy for portraying an Indian-American, healthy-sized woman in a positive and confident light. People actually act…

In addition to just all of THIS, his gratuitous use of quotation marks is driving me insane. Why is "drive" put in quotation marks? How does one "drive" as oppose to drive? Why is "Internet" in quotation marks? Is the Internet we know and use just a grand illusion? Is the real "Internet" eluding us all? Please explain…

You're my favorite writer on Jezebel, Lindy! I always love your articles and your style of writing. This one really made me laugh and think, especially the part about being objectified and integrating with objects. So much wit and intellect and humor!

Judy Funnie, anyone?

There are so many things wrong with this article. First off, "everyone please just shut up" is about the most oppressive statement that has been used throughout the centuries (in different forms) to suppress minority voices from trying to be heard. People who don't want GMOs in their food have a right to a voice, like…

Yes, thank you for this! No Asian actor has been cast in a typical blockbuster romantic comedy (think Jennifer Aniston and Katherine Heigl type movies). I don't think these movies are important or well, good. But they are what the public at large watches and perhaps even more importantly, what foreigners associate…

It's called sarcasm. And it clearly was effective as it sparked quite a reaction from you. Combating sarcasm with more sarcasm - how clever and cute! (See that get's old, doesn't it?). How could anyone assume all men are rapists? Think of every man you've ever known including your grandpa or your son (if you should…

This attack on the lack of diversity on "Girls" is getting really exhausting. As if "Friends," "Sex & the City" and "How I Met Your Mother" existed in some kind vacuum in New York, as if there were no other ethnic groups in New York in the 90's and 00's! Why do they get off scot-free? It's hypocritical to pick and…

You blame rape culture as the true culprit. But what creates rape culture in the first place? Letting rapes go unpunished? Letting young men off the hook because while they ruined a girl's life, how dare we ruin theirs? Rape culture can only stop if it's first acknowledged as a problem. Hard to accomplish if we keep…

Once again, men have no problem sexualizing women - under their terms. The moment she assumes her own sexuality, she loses the "sexual desire" that men ascribed to her in the first place. A woman is only deemed desirable if her sexuality is "allowed" on behalf of the man. AKB48's no-dating rule is not just depriving…

To everyone saying, "Calm down, it's just for laughs, can't you take a joke, etc." : If it's okay to turn Asian history (and often, Latino history) into a themed party, why not do the same for Jewish and African American history? People could starve themselves for weeks until their rib cages protruded, show up naked…

It's really as simple as: French, acoustically, is beautiful. Do we really want a lovely, velvety French phrase to be disrupted with words like HASH TAG? And there are so many awkward moments where I'm forced to say English words, and I never know how to pronounce them: as they are supposed to be pronounced, or with a…

Not true any more: there is a national competitive exam specifically for those who can demonstrate a mastery of local dialects. Such knowledge is considered precious.

There need's to be a Megan's Law in France. No such public sex offender registry exists, much less a service that allows you to locate them by city. These rapists will have their names protected, able to continue living their lives in peace because publishing their crimes would be "defamation" and "discrimination."…

No, they are never published in France. This infuriates me. It is considered "defamation," and anyone who publishes the names can be punished. So rapists and pedophiles become the victims. There is no Megan's Law in France and I want nothing more than to start one. In 2012, after the brutal rape and murder of a girl,…

I have a sneaking suspicion they did a quick Google Image search along the lines of "hottest Asian chick." And there we have it.

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