serious question: how do you find this ad "totally offensive"? I keep looking at it, reading the analysis, comparing it to minstrelsy, and I'm still drawing a blank as to where the offense lies. And before you assume, I'm a WOC, Afro-Caribbean to be exact.

Yeah, it seems like Jez is trying to angle for the 'fat shaming' narrative when really...its unnecessary. Just a sad story all around, no need for edgy spin.

"ins and outs of the situation"

"what went wrong?"

ack! wrong person! sorry!

...yeah about that definition...a teenager is emphatically NOT a young child. I believe the term you are looking for is 'ephebophile'. If you want to get huffy about definitions...at least get it right, jus sayin'.

If I were a betting person, yeah, I'd at least put $10 down on that.

oh god this. times a million.

ZING.

I think the overwrought reactions are because their insular, conservative, rushbo/fox news/right wing echo chamber has finally crumbled under the weight of reality.

YYEESSSS. this times a billion.

...Christ almighty, cause if there is one thing tweenage girls in the national spotlight DON'T need to hear, its that their father thinks they're beautiful.

Oh man that was a crazy night, and yes there was LOTS of crying and hugging of strangers. I ALMOST missed the announcement cause I was standing in line, forever, for some greasy ass pizza that was quickly lost beneath the celebrate crowd.

For some reason I'm really loving Diddy as Prince.

lol who said anything about speaking for all women? Notice all the 'I' statements in my comment?

Sure it's happened, probably less than what's purported around here, but I'm not about to let those incidents ruin my ego stroke.

Well, truth be told, I'm not all that bothered by cat calls. If I were to be completely honest I 'get off' on them because I'm insanely vain and like when people acknowledge my physical attractiveness. I cherish it now because I assume that when I get older I'll lose the shine of youth and (god forbid) morph into a…

WHY would someone dish out $780k for something that can easily be faked?

huh, I've always been able to do pull ups, granted not many, but I can at least crank out 3.5 (the half involving lots of flailing). However I am a short mesomorph, built like an off season gymnast. I'm sure my dense little body has more to do with it than anything else.

I recall being the lone fake-vote for Ross Perot in 92 (I was about, 7yo?), I only voted for him because he reminded me of my dad.