I agree that avoiding the subject of slavery is unhelpful. I certainly do not have the answer for addressing racism in our society, but pretending slavery didn’t happen is DEFINITELY NOT a step in the right direction.

I agree that is makes no sense to cover up his family as slave owners if it was during a time when many southerners owned slaves but maybe (stay with me here) his relatives secretly owned slaves until the mid 1980’s. Thats the best explanation I have.

Mrs. Clinton, as I clearly said, can choose whatever title she likes. What chafes is the assumption in the comment I responded to. Please follow the conversation.

Please do not respond to MRA trolls. They belong to a known hate group. I’ve flagged his comments as hate speech. I encourage you to do the same.

I don’t know if she goes by Mrs. or Ms., but there is a difference. When students refer to me as Mrs. Cocopop, this is how I school them-

So true. I see so little difference between the pro big business policies of the men we’ve elected in the last 35 years. It amazes me how each side trophies some idol actually representing their views. Bush Sr. And Reagan pushed through more socialistic policies than Obama or Clinton. And I would champion neither of…

No, it’s because most people who claim to be Republican are actually moderate, and Biden is moderate. They want support for the little guy and change, but are more comfortable with slow change. They erroneously see Demos as forcing quick change. Very few Republicans in the U.S. are as conservative as the Republican…

Don’t do it, Joe. Don’t do it. He was meant for the vice-presidency, and I think he’s the best vice-president we’ve ever had, or certainly one of the best. He’s great in a supporting role. He got run over in both 1988 and 2008 and should not let it happen again.

Let Bernie and Hillary handle things.

One thing I don’t get about the Affleck- flack: why would it be shocking that a white American had an ancestor owned slaves? Like, why did he try to hide it? If a white person’s family has been here since before the civil war, it would seem likely that an ancestor was a slave holder. The emancipation proclamation was…

I assume the stripes are because they are supposed to be repurposed wildland firefighting coveralls, which always have Scotchlite striping of some sort.

Esp in Deadwood as Al Swearengen! In life you have to do a lot of things you don’t fucking want to do. Many times, that’s what the fuck life is… one vile fucking task after another.

From a design standpoint, yeah, the stripes aren’t good-looking at all. That said, from a practical standpoint, they make perfect sense. Ghost busting is not always going to occur in optimal viewing conditions. You will want something that clearly marks that you are a human being in situations of poor visibility. And…

I love Heathers so so much. A guy I’m talking with came over a few nights ago and this was on. He had never seen it before (I almost called it off right there). But he laughed his ass off through the entire movie, and at exactly the right parts (He might have redeemed himself).

I’m glad things are going well! And I couldn’t agree more about people being more upfront and kinder - having a baby and everything that goes with it is ROUGH. I know I personally wouldn’t have felt so guilty and like a crap mom if I read more people being honest about the difficulties and that this shit is NORMAL.…

Not breastfeeding is the bomb. Guess what, you are free! Free to go anywhere you please and all you gotta do is take a bottle with some dry formula in it. I was breastfeeding at first but they just weren’t making enough and it turned out to be such a relief! It meant my husband and I could share the feeding…

Redirect, redirect, redirect!

My advice, as a nanny not a parent, is to walk away. Don’t give her obvious attention when she throws a tantrum. Be some where you can see her so she doesn’t get hurt, but out of the way so she thinks you aren’t paying attention. That will also give you a chance to catch your breath. Don’t let her get a reaction out…

I had a baby just about 3 weeks ago, and am finally starting to feel 100% like myself again! Hooray for an unexpected c section recovery that wound up being totally manageable. Hooray for also throwing in the towel on breastfeeding when the baby wasn’t gaining weight. Everyone is MUCH happier. Props to you ladies who…

Hey Jezzies. I’m alone until Friday because Cindymoo went camping with some friends and I would rather drink glass than camp. I actually have a stand-up routine about how asinine and horrible I find camping. So it’s just me and the kitties. Figaro is doing a lot better- no throwing up since last week! I did have to…