Context is everything. These things can’t be judged through the distorting lens of history.

I think that the time period is definitely something to be taken into consideration when reading books to your kids. If they are not old enough for a “this was how people thought back then but we don’t” explanation, there are plenty of books out there to read while they are still young. Or if you want to skip them all…

Yeah, there’s no need to ignore the racism in Pippi—depending on your child’s age it’s a very good way to discuss racism with them! But there’s no reason that the fact that a book that was written in the 1940s contains views common in the ‘40s should surprise people. If you don’t want to expose yourself or your kid to…

Well, yes and no. If it’s been preserved as was, it is a kind of museum piece, and so a similar amount of care needs to be taken. The Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’s writing shed in Laugharne is similar, and no-one at all is allowed in there. I think partly it’s because he was quite messy, and so there’s stuff all over the…

Abortion clinic attacks (bombs, arson, shootings, etc) are pretty much exclusively done by Christians. Same with death threats/employee harassment/etc. Yet when one happens (and they really aren’t that rare, especially the death threats/harassment of employees) people don’t start screeching about kicking Christians…

I don’t know enough about the Lindgren stories to judge the intent on race. What I will say, and what I remember of the stories, is that Pippi is strong, happy, and independent, the ideal dream of girls everywhere. She entertains herself and doesn’t really worry about boys. In this respect, I wish more children’s…

Look, I know this is going to be unpopular here on Jezebel and I’ll get people who are accusing me of trading on lazy stereotypes but I don’t care. At some point you have to acknowledge that there’s a history here and no matter what we might like to think about a culture’s ability to change there are certain things…

“What could go wrong? Really, though: I’m a “prepare for the worst and assume it will happen ALWAYS” person. Have you ever had a shoot where the pics were totally unusable?”

mason jars with flowers, pixie lights....

True, and I know it’s the thing to do these days but every time I see some I just throw up in my mouth a little bit. I admit that it’s a totally irrational hatred.

Lol. I don’t hate kids, but it pleases me so much when they’re not allowed somewhere. Sorry, but most kids are annoying in public.

Well, listen to Julie’s podcast for her telling of the story. i always got the impression of humorless and a little too earnest for her own good. Regardless, Julie shitting on her after being threatened with death, punched in the face and thrown around by some random dude, and then having another person walk over your…

I hate engagement photos. HATE THEM.

That and “My beloved Hollywood.”

I think both sides are epic in weirdness right now. There’s some bizarre stuff in Pauley Perette’s description of what happened and I can see questioning a few things, but damn, Julie Klausner, could you be a little less of a dick about it?

“My beloved homeless people that I spend my life protecting”is a dumb thing to say, to be fair.

We pay extra for more depression.

From my experience there is nothing more depressing than being in New Jersey. Seccaucus?

Are you sure that’s not just because you have to live in New Jersey?

That’s very much like my experience - so much depends on the skill of the person doing the injections. I don’t look the least bit frozen, and the *only* thing I can’t do is furrow the spot between my eyebrows.