I just feel like the fact that there are people out there who think that they get to choose how another human being looks is so depressing. If someone was like, "you can't wear that because I don't like it," I would just pause open-mouthed, make eye contact, then guffaw, narrow my eyes, roll my eyes, turn around…

I honestly don't know how I could have any remaining hope in humanity after that chicken wing incident... and then shitting in a bridal salon? Like, what? Just what in the ever loving what?

You get hugs. Yikes!

You know your family best of all, but don't count out the possibility that you may be pleasantly surprised! I worry about how people will act/react sometimes, and I'd say 70% of the time, when it comes down to it, they behave better than I imagined. And the other 30%, I have usually thought over it so much the impact…

BHLDN is very on point, but sizing can be strange!! I recommend using the chat feature if you go that route! (Same with J. Crew, actually - just call them and give measurements... they can help you find the right size and fit.)

I hope these stories don't completely dissuade you. There can be crappy moments (my issue, for example, was with a bridal consultant at one store), but by and large it can be a lovely experience where you get to place the most ultimate form of dress-up ever. Seriously, you can try things on you never imagined - and…

Interestingly... when I opened this article, I thought it was going to be about terrible bridal consultants. I had a great experience with my friends and mom. They were all helpful and gave opinions that were very in line with my body language ("I can tell you feel great in this and it shows" or "You look beautiful,…

I generally don't bring my purse into the bathroom at all (don't want to deal with balancing it while I'm trying to go, because there is never anywhere to hang it) so when I walk in, and see them, I'm like, "oh shit, gotta pee, no time to go back out and come back again." And I kind of make that apologetic face and I…

"Going down" is my preferred. "Tasting" is OK, too. Evokes savoring rather than biting/chewing, in my mind.

I also don't like it... to me, it just evokes images of silverware, or chewing and swallowing. I love eating FOOD a lot, but I like to think that when someone is down there it's not comparable to having dinner. #ew

That was more or less where I was going with this... but the manifestations of mental illness are often drawn from the way in which we're socialized. Why, SPECIFICALLY, extremely, (likely) painfully large breasts? My thought was... we are told over and over again that large breasts are feminine and that is what men…

Do you think this kind of decision would take place in a post-patriarchy? Do you think anyone would make this drastic of a body alteration if it weren't expressly for "the male gaze?" I am pondering this.

LOL @ Khloe Kardashian being an actor while Kim Kardashian is a model. #burn

Although years upon years upon years and billions upon billions of dollars of development work have shown that throwing money at a problem doesn't fix it, when the odds are meant to be stacked against the poor. Our global economy is set up to leverage a privileged class against all others - and we dehumanize them to…

Loss does crazy things to people's minds. I know this from personal experience. My heart goes out to you!

Right on. I want to live in a world full of differing opinions and vibrant discussion!

What's funny is how different your tone is in this comment than in the one you just left me on another thread. I was not aware that there was only one single opinion to be had about things, and that if it is not yours it must be 100% invalid. Maybe that point was too subtle and went over my head, too. Thanks for…

Yeah, I just read about that. Damn it, is there anyone/anything out there who really DOES tear apart the entire notion of lionizing anything at all and who holds nothing sacred!? I just feel like that irreverence is crucial for society.

For sure. I have been ruminating over this more - so thanks for that - and I think it is totally right and appropriate to talk about the problematic aspects of what Charlie Hebdo is (was?) about. As we have discussed at length here (most perfectly by Lindy West in "How to Make a Rape Joke") - freedom of speech does…

Perhaps not in this single tweet... but the collection of it with some of her other (primarily what she retweeted, actually) put me off. Discussing and debating the racism and bigotry in their comics within hours of the murder seems like an effort to distract or sideline the bigger issue... it's just missing the…