I love everything about how this train wreck is unfolding. It's more than I could have hoped for.

Didn't read the books, probably won't see the movie unless it's on HBO - even then, it'll only be because Jamie Dornan - but I am so thankful they made this movie, because the naked discomfort they all have from participating in the press tour is one of the most entertaining things out there right now.

Yeah yeah beep boop every taxi company will have issues because crazies can infiltrate any business, we can't expect perfection blah blah.

We've all grown up having how not to be raped safety tips drilled into our heads. All the safety tips in the world don't matter when rapists feel entitled to our bodies and the culture backs them up. So you can fuck off now.

It's because it's not actually taking the reality of the assaults that have occurred into account because doing that would require additional expenditure on their part (background checks) and an assumption of responsibility that may make them legally liable if it continues to happen.

We're mad because it puts the onus on the victim to not get raped instead of on the Uber driver to not rape. This is no different than "don't walk alone at night". As a woman, it makes me feel like I have to be constantly vigilant and that's not a fun feeling.

Maybe when the topic is "Sexual Assault," and women are discussing their concerns about it, men should reconsider the urge to barge in and "play devils advocate."

i.e. How to make sure you are getting raped by a genuine Uber Rapist (TM) and not some kind of creepy knock-off rapist.

You bring up one of the things that always frustrates me regarding the "but it's helpful advice!" crowd. Even if you don't think this kind of thing is perilously close to victim blaming, it's at the bare minimum just repeating things every woman already knows and hears incessantly. Women are constantly told safety…

The strategy is similar to the freshman sexual assault orientation I had to attend once upon a time. It was all focused on alert boxes, campus security phone numbers, key cards and staying in groups- strategies for keeping us safe from strangers. It completely ignored the fact that everyone I knew who was sexually…

"For maximum safety, keep a small caliber firearm rammed into your driver's right kidney throughout the ride! Thank you for using Uber; Letting everyone else assume the risk so we don't have to since 2009."

I didn't hit RAGE LEVEL until "share your journey in real time." Is it also my responsibility to send out a "help I am currently being assaulted" tweet?? FFS.

"If you suspect your driver is about to rape, murder, and/or eat you, we apologize for the inefficient route."

I don't like Uber and think that they are a shitty company, but I think that one thing that is consistently overlooked in all of this is the fact that women have been having serious issues in taxis for long before Uber ever existed. Almost every young woman I know in New York has some sort of story about how a taxi…

Share your journey in real time with friends or loved ones using our Share My ETA feature.

Sure, I can identify the driver from their picture, if it's actually a picture of a human face. One of my drivers a couple weeks ago used a photo of her car as her profile pic. I felt relatively safe because I was with another friend, and the night was still young. I dunno, though. I think I'd have been more…

Uber and Saudi Airlines should strongly consider getting together, synergy wise. I am not quite sure of their exact mission statements, but they seem to have a lot in common.

This is bullshit. Those tips are really only telling you how to make sure you're getting into the Uber car you ordered. The problem is that the Uber car you ordered is being driven by a psycho that wants to rape, murder, and eat you in no particular order.

Since it's apparently my responsibility not to get raped, I guess I'll continue doing what's worked so far: not using Uber.

I can't fucking deal with any of this.