Thank you, yes, this was largely the point. I wasn’t trying to purposefully drum up “not all white people” comments by including that quote, but kept it in as how it feels to be a brown person in a world where white women, who by and large create and dominate the world’s beauty standards, have suddenly become the face… Read more

If you’re willing to talk more, please email me at [email protected]. Read more

Would you be willing to talk further about this? My email is [email protected]. Read more

Can you shoot me an email at [email protected]? I’d like to hear more about your experiences. Read more

Hey, mind emailing me at [email protected]? I’d like to hear more about your experiences. Read more

Gotcha. You’re certainly correct about that, and they are needed now more than ever. Read more

The point I’m trying to make is that Trump will only grant a pardon to someone who needs one if someone like Kim K asks for it. It’s more to illustrate how absurd that bar is, not meant to minimize the work that advocates and lawyers do every day to work on repairing the system. Read more

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the only good take is this take Read more

Yes, I was mistaken— he was referring to retin-a micro, NOT retin-a. Thanks for the clarification. Read more

I’m glad to hear that you’re doing better now! It’s prescription only, and I went on it after about a month of oral antibiotics—doxycyclin, I believe. I’d recommend going to a dermatologist and asking if it makes sense for you. Read more

My derm says that Retin-A (unlike a retinol like Differin, for example), doesn’t break down in the sun and is therefore fine to use during the day. That’s a unique property of Retin-A, according to him. I definitely still follow with high SPF sunscreen. Read more

Ah sorry to leave that out! I rarely wear it because I’m still not used to how bright it is, but I always get compliments on it and it looks great in photos. Aveda nourish-mint smoothing lip color in Cana. Here’s the link: Read more

As a New Yorker...I don’t know what the fuck he is talking about regarding a terrorism incident in recent weeks Read more

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Bernie, dad Read more

I haven’t blogged for a bit because my soul has left my body and I’m desperately trying to get it back Read more

So far, Trump’s heroes of the evening are: cops, the military, 12-year-old boys who love military, people who own profitable businesses, “all american” americans, white people, and God (who is also white, of course) Read more

he specifically called attention to the black unemployment rate, like that was his way of saying, “i am great for black people and so i am definitely not a racist!” Read more

oh my god did he just do that Read more