World hijab day, where non-Muslim women are encouraged to wear hijab, was started by Muslim women in the US to get non-Muslim women to have a way to empathize with what they experience. It seems like this is a continuation of this. I don't get the snark (eta: except about the 'skin darkening').

girth for the win!

this gif is bullying

like i was really convinced people saying blue and black were trolls and jokesters playing us white and gold people

I'm not sure why Wired has bought into this fucking conspiracy and is trying to tell everyone that a white and gold dress is black and blue.

Nah, you should probably pack it up and go home, Kara, because this one Latino win negates every single cringe-inducing moment outlined here.

Me as a parent:

I don't know if this will be helpful to you, but it was helpful to me: I don't think of depression as my real feelings and the struggle to act differently as being fake. I see my depression as a state in which I can't access all my feelings, and I work to regain that access, the way an athlete, after an injury, will…

Oh, fuck this. I'm guessing he was being bullied at his school and the adults couldn't be bothered to do anything to rein in the little shits, just like it was when I was a kid. The excuses were always, "oh, they need to work it out themselves," or "oh, honey, just ignore them, they're jealous," or other bullshit…

In a world where she is expanding her world view and coming in to her own professionally and finding new depth to herself. I don't think that it would have occurred to her before San Francisco but at this particular inflection point in her life it might, but after thinking about it more I think you're right. She…

I can't tell you how badly I want to see a termination handled realistically on a sitcom. Maybe it's the right man, but it's not the right time for them or for her, etc. And they'd struggle and bond and get through it. Dare I suggest that's not atypical for modern couples? And it'd be amazing if it challenged his…

An abortion would be the obvious choice for Mindy and probably a relationship ender since Danny is the Catholic family-first type. I doubt if this show has the guts to do it, though. Nobody has since that uncompromisin', enterprisin', anything but tranquilizing, Maude.

Did you notice he thanked her children for LETTING her do the interview when she should have been getting them ready for school?

Someone broke Megyn Kelly and I'm loving every. fucking. second.

Libertarian Troll. Not the most dangerous kind of troll out there but possibly the most annoying.

Tl;dr, I don't understand economics or commenting on the Internet.

You are good at words.

Laws enacted to control businesses are enforced with financial penalties, not violence. What happened with Eric Garner was an issue of police behavior, not a fault with the law itself.