I am an avid reader of this blog and enjoy it, but this comment has really disturbed me. To insist that you make less money blogging than waiting tables reeks of privilege. I do not mean to imply that blogging (posted to Day in the Life of a Feminist Writer/Activist)
Suggesting based on the word alone that Courtney's use of the word "boy" is somehow demeaning to blacks misunderstands what's actually demeaning to blacks. Spend 15 minutes around black folks. Most black people throw the word "boy" and "girl" around (posted to Day in the Life of a Feminist Writer/Activist)
I really don't think it's about jealousy, although of course jealousy is there, as I'm sure it is for many reading. For me, my original comment to this entry was about context and timing. And the posting of this "blessed" (posted to Day in the Life of a Feminist Writer/Activist)
You own your own condo and have a 401k but claim to be "lower middle class." Interesting. Yoga classes aren't that expensive. Many places offer free yoga classes, actually. But, oops, you shouldn't learn new things. That's bad and oppressive. (posted to Day in the Life of a Feminist Writer/Activist)
Isn't in amazing how a virulent racist such as Courtney manages to maintain a seemingly happy romantic relationship with a Black man? Thank God there's people like you out there Nestra to stand up for the rights of her boyfrie--err, (posted to Day in the Life of a Feminist Writer/Activist)
Excellent point. Being a workaholic clearly makes one more moral than others. The complexity of your life is admirable. Who should be buying fruit when one could instead spend her days criticizing bloggers and being a highly educated lawyer for (posted to Day in the Life of a Feminist Writer/Activist)
