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He’s an extremely thoughtful and kind person. As you can tell, I still think very highly of him, and I miss him a lot. I liked him because of his delightful personality, but of course, he was physically attractive, too. It was a hard line for him to walk, wanting to be appreciated for who he is, but not only the

I can’t imagine if I had grown up outside of a major metro area not being able to get my shrimp fries and pocky.

I am half white and half Chinese. I look more white/ambiguous and I recognize this as a major aspect of unearned privilege. I cannot deny the good feeling I feel when people tell me that they think I am Latino or some sort of periphereal European person. I used to feel guilty about that, but I now reflect more upon

Legit, one of the only reasons I put up with some of the coolness exoticizing that’s happening right now is because it makes it easier for me to get shrimp chips at the grocery store.

While we could have a whole dialogue about the concept of beauty, the beauty industry, how they relate to patriarchy/society, and how changes there could make a huge difference, the best-case-scenario at the end of it is an enormous task.

Naw, he’s full of shit. Granted, my fashion industry experience is not as extensive as that of Lagerfeld, but I have worked on several shoots as a stylist, photographer, or assistant. Every time the work requires me to touch a model on or near an intimate body part, I always preface with “I’m not trying to get fresh,

It doesn’t have to be sexual for it to still be degrading. And don’t for one second think that gay men don’t hate women just as much as straight men.

She does hair and it’s a passion of hers. She also takes the girls out to lunch with other influential women in their community. Maybe as an adult, you can say you don’t think there should be value placed on things like hair and make-up, but girls who are growing up are still learning and experimenting with what

Oh who’s surprised? The man did make a pact with Satan back in his 20's so he could gain access to the Malum Indumentis sewing machine.

I think that’s why fashion and beauty standards for women are so hard, and for some of us impossible, to achieve and maintain. The people who have set the standards from the beginning are largely men who truly despise women. I hope that starts to change at least a tiny bit.

He’s 84.

“I’ve always felt that I’d be a happier person and have an easier go of it in life if I’d been born just a little bit dumber...”

Cleveland is lovely this time of year :)

They’re doing it on the roundabout,and the drivers entering (heh,heh) said roundabout aren’t expecting to see someone doing it on there,and get distracted/into accidents.

So just to be clear...they’re having sex in cars while DRIVING on the roundabout, or are they laying on the roundabout and cars have to go around them?

for the culling of sacs, to be sure.

Look, they make cul-de-sacs for a reason people.

Yes, Kevin Spacey’s leaving House of Cards elicited mixed emotions in me as well.

What’s with the tweet about the sketch? Why is he so threatened that he needs to even comment on it?

Also... if she’s “playing the media for fools”... and “they know it”... then, how exactly are they being taken for fools?