I worked with a woman whose name was Malassia (pronounced and intended to be "Mellissa"). Her mother was a nearly illiterate teenager when she was born. A potential employer COULD dismiss her resume with the assumption that she herself was uneducated and unfit to work (and I'm sure some did). Or they could…

Anyone with a "black sounding" name is going to have more difficulty being hired for a job than a person with a white sounding name. That doesn't give a judge the right to change a baby's name for the sake of his future career. And I can't help but look at this case and think about the United States' historical legacy…

...why on earth would anybody else be?

Royal Babies — aka the progeny of a few people who are rich for absolutely no reason — are considerably more popular than just regular celebrity babies.

It's not a question of me being socially conscious.

It's a question of me being an African American who's offended by her casual offhanded racism.

Those were racist urban legends that you and your friends were giggling at.

That's actually pretty fucked up , especially in light of this country's history.

Counting 3...2...1...before someone chimes in to tell us that their sister's friend's mom is a nurse and TOTALLY does know a mom who named her child "L-a".

"We" giggle over?

Speak for yourself.

I make it a practice to not make fun of the names of others, especially if there's a racial subtext.

Perhaps you should do the same.

It's a cool pose to mock having emotions.

Whatever gets you through is right. I wore my husband's wedding ring on a chain around my neck for about a month. After that I switched to some of the pendants our local cancer support organization made for a fundraiser that said things like 'courage" and 'strength." David hated them, but I wore them anyway because…

See, I never understand responses like this. If it helps her cope to think she has some little sign her husband is watching over her, who is that hurting? It's not like she's sitting the potato down and talking to it like it's a way to get messages to her husband or something. She's taking it as a sign her husband is…

That's way harsh, Tai.

Do you avert your eyes from the supermarket magazine display? There is a lot more boobage showing on the covers of those things than there is on a breastfeeding lady.

Some babies don't like to be covered. I guess everyone should live their lives in fear of reddit.

"Ain't no party like an MRA party cuz an MRA party don't STFU!"

Shit into a bag and then throw it into the main house via a window. Aim for the bedroom.

What does that have to do with anything? I am more credible if I'm thin? Am I a liar if I'm not? And think very, very hard about why that matter.

You got any sources for that aside from your own prejudice? Because I do.

I'm so sorry! I forgot how big an ego boost it is for people to educate the poor, helpless, uneducated fatties about how to eat!

Meanwhile, eating disorders have skyrocketed. Thanks, food paranoia!