I’m pretty sure NYC is Lenni Lenape territory. San Francisco is stolen/occupied Ohlone lands. Chicago is the homelands to Algonquian tribes. Atlanta is Creek and Muskogee lands. The metro Phoenix area, which includes Scottsdale, another culture vulture mecca, and Tucson are occupied O’odham lands. The name of Tucson…

This is EXACTLY the tone that this writer brought to her “Standing Rock article” which was really an article about how much she doesn’t like winter clothes and anything non-city.

Exactly this. I’d be interested to hear the story of the Brooklyn natives that were pushed out to make room in whichever neighborhood Ms. Merlin lives in, or the feelings toward tourists who are trying on on an urban ‘Brooklyn’ look as fashion.

This.

I just re-read the whole piece and I am scratching my head even more as to why she felt compelled to waste everyone’s time when the gist of this piece is simply humblebrag about her dad and her family without even realizing the savior element tied to it. Her dad barely even talks about his work that saved, in part,…

There is nothing routine about a hip replacement in a 96 YO man. This type of thing in someone of his age generally does not end well, or at least accelerates the inevitable. So many complications can arise, he already has a heart issue, and in most cases the surgery would be contraindicated in a man his age.

Yeah, that’s what I don’t get about this whole idea about the Midwest. If you can’t decide between a guy endorsed by the KKK and Hillary Clinton without her coming to wipe your ass for you, then maybe it’s not about jobs or economic security and she was fucked either way.

Thank you. So sick of the lack of reflexivity here and the internalized sexism.

She’s a woman after all, no matter what she did, someone would say she’s doing too much/not enough. Misogyny is internalized in women too, and many don’t know that their irritation at certain women is trained into them.

And if she WERE silent the same purported liberals who attack her for speaking would complain that she’s not doing anything to help the resistance (I DID hear that in the ‘wandering through the woods’ days). She can’t win with some people.

So basically she should just be quiet and let Trump use her as a scarecrow whenever he needs to distract from his latest revealed crime...yes, if she totally sat down and shut up no one would ever speak her again, of course.

I wish this site would admit their role in constantly perpetuating the sexist stereotypes against her and singing creepy gun nut bernie’s praises when he spouted some sexist and racist bullshit.

Hillary writes a book, and everyone tells her to shut up and go away.

She is still held responsible for Bill’s cheating and sexual harassment/assault allegations by the same people who praise Melania for her beauty and elegance.

She’d be getting nowhere near the same degree of flack if she’d done what other failed presidential candidates have done over the past couple decades and shut up/gone away for a year or two before resurfacing.

Hillary did go away for some time until her book came out last fall. If anything Trump is constantly bringing her up.

I suspect I’m in the minority but this: “...it isn’t necessarily helpful at this very moment.” fucking irks the shit out of me. Like, what, she’s supposed to slink off back to the kitchen where she should’ve stayed to begin with, because that’s what’s HELPFUL for us right now? Fuck that.

Sonce she’s getting all this hate anyway, and since those people will never vote Dem, she might think what the heck, I’ll say what I want when I want.

I don’t think anyone is talking about disabled or elderly folks. The world is full of inconsiderate dicks who stand in the middle of the walkway staring at their phones. They need a water balloon to the back of the head.

If you can’t handle an escalator, maybe take the elevator.