The point of the story is not that the parents remembered the book, but that these people grew up to be readers — perhaps due, in part, to RR — and this might have a little something to do with their child now loving books.

my daughter loves being read to, and so even though she isn't reading on her own yet I'm totally confident that she will love reading all her life like her mom and dad do.

Yeah, sure, and how many Kickstarters are for non-profits? I, for one, knew what I was getting in to, and am happy to pay $50 for a Reading Rainbow mug. If a portion of that money goes to help kids love reading, and bring back one of the best shows ever, all the better.

I am in a hotel in Washington, DC, and my boyfriend is taking a bath, reading. I barge in, demanding to know if all men are terrible, eyes blazing. He tries to calm me down, but I am upset.

THIS is the point I keep making - where is the female corollary for this kind of rage? There are PLENTY of women who feel hurt, alone and rejected, and yet I cannot think of a single instance where the response is "righteous indignation," but internalized shame - "I'm unlovable because I'm fat/too thin/ugly/gross/too…

Bullshit and you know it. But good job victimizing yourself based on nothing. You do realize we have fathers, son's, husbands, male friends and brothers right? We fucking know that not all men are sexual predators, I mean shit.

but you have to look NATURALLY and EFFORTLESSLY hot though. Otherwise you're one of those shallow attention whores who wears makeup to the gym. :/

This is how I put it to my male officemates last year, when a member of the custodial staff had started making a habit of cornering female grad students who were working late/alone. "He's harmless! Have you ever talked to him? He's a funny guy!"

Dear #NotAllMen,

Why is it that men are the ones that commit these types of crimes when they lead sexless lives, entirely composed of (perceived, implied, imagined) rejection?

The rest of her post was not distasteful unless you think men are owed women as some kind of prize in life. Women also are not owed men as a prize. Apparently you do think men are owed women as a prize. I disagree and not just because I'm a woman.

The thing is, though, things like getting paid fairly for the work you do, and being able to feel safe walking down the street ARE owed to you. These are things that people deserve because they are human. Same with fat acceptance. It's not about people owing fat people a date, it's about treating them with the respect…

Depends entirely upon the context in which it is used. Allow me to offer you the OED definition, with a brief explanation of the contextual usage I applied:

You keep talking like that, and I'm going to report you.

And isn't it funny how their own imagined victimhood is often the very reason they're so frequently turned down? That maybe that's the least attractive quality a person could have? If I wanted to sleep with something whiny, angry, and trembling with fear at the world, I'd get a chihuahua.

I've found that being a "nice guy" is something that you demonstrate—not declare.

I was mentioned by name in a suicide note by a boy I'd turned down. While I feel badly for his death, I do not, cannot and WILL NOT take blame for his actions because I refused to date him. I am so sick of this idea that men are owed a date/kiss/blowjob/anything just because they want it. Nobody owes anybody…

Telling someone you are not interested in them and wishing them luck is fishing for insults and threats? The people insulting and threatening believed they were being politely turned down by a real woman, and their response was insults and threats.

As mentioned, it was at first just to see how many more messages women get than men, and I felt bad and decided to politely say no and wish people luck on the site. Their reactions were unexpected (this was a few years ago).

Some extra context: Back when I did this, I originally made the profile to see how many messages women get. I started to feel bad about leaving some people hanging, so I wished them luck with others. The abusive replies caught me off guard.