So, I haven't finished reading yet, but this article made me think a little bit.
A little backstory is necessary, so prepare yourselves for a bit of a novel. I am originally from Arizona, from GIlbert AZ, which if you've never been there, is the rich, white, Mormon capital of the world. (I don't know that for a fact,…

She's black. That caveats her beauty. This is the problem. Her blackness automatically negates her "conventional beauty" because of the way society is set up. Ask every woman who's ever been told she was "pretty for a black girl."

In addition to all of this, I don't exactly buy that his argument that there were no other classes. U of T is a huge school. Absolutely huge. They offer lots of courses in lots of overlapping area, and in 2nd year, even if he can't find another class in a specified program (let's say, Culture Studies) then he…

I actually read most of the legal document linked to, and wow, is it ridiculous!

I keep reading this and getting more annoyed.

I just love his implicit argument: "You can attract men to your gender studies course by not making them be around women. Coooooootiiiiiieeeees"

The anxiety, sure. The entitlement that led him to believe he has a right to sue over the fact that he was held to the same grading standard as everyone else, no. If a woman in an engineering class decided to skip the whole semester, then fail, then sue over the fact that she was uncomfortable in a room full of guys,…

No, I don't feel sorry for him. I think if he really had crippling anxiety and shyness beyond the norm he would have dropped the class and switched to something with no participation requirement and guaranteed anonymity. I highly doubt this was the only class that fit into his schedule.

You know, I've sat in the first lecture for a class and gotten the distinct impression that spending two hours every week sitting there for the next four months would be overwhelming. I reacted by dropping those classes and quickly signing up for something that seemed more tolerable.

Thank you for this. Sincerely. As a midwestern, single, Christian woman I am trying to find ways to be an ally to and affirming to the entire LGBT community. In my head I "correct" Piers's question to what *I* might consider asking, with the "right" phrasing. However, the further I read the more I realized the …

Holy fuck, Jeremy Clarkson is even worse than Piers Morgan.

I've never understood how privileged people (white men seem particularly prone to this) can't accept that THEY DON'T GET TO CHOOSE WHAT'S OFFENSIVE TO THE OFFENDED PARTY!! Just because you didn't mean to be offensive doesn't mean you weren't offensive.

I remember when Ruthie and her season (10-12 years ago?) were on and she had a huge drinking problem. She was in her running car after doing some heavy drinking at a bar and one of the producers stepped in and told her he felt uncomfortable letting her drive. It looked liked he talked to her for a while and then I'm…

I guess the apology itself rings true enough, but the citations to his own writing as examples of how respects women don't really do much to hammer home the sincerity with me. Lots of people are arguing about whether these portrayals of women are truly examples of respect for women.

Is it really that difficult to parse? Check out "colorism" which Crosley mentions in the article itself if you'd like an easy intro into how this is completely and utterly different. I'm not trying to be snarky, but white skin has no such history of being denigrated and vilified in the larger (white) culture. White…

"Considering the way music is right now, you're better off listening to a book," he said. "Honestly, it's more entertaining."

Yeah I was kinda hoping this post was going to be about how much of a fan of D&D Ice-T is. But as it turns out, he's just another FILTHY CASUAL

And all the horns should play La Cucaracha!

Can we address a more important issue? Cup holders, is she going to make them bigger? I don't like the way my Starbuck's Vente topples over. I would also like a place to hook my purse.