I am making the ugliest cry-laughing shriek sounds rn...

I got into an argument once here on Jezebel with a guy who claimed that girls only wanted to date assholes, not nice guys, and then, by way of example, described two scenarios: one in which an “asshole” buys a girl a drink, dances with her a bit, then wanders off for a bit before coming back to ask if she wants to get…

I used to be very conflicted about what has come to be called “lean in feminism,” but which of course existed before Sheryl Sandberg started writing books. Once upon a time, I wanted to be one of those bad-ass women doing everything men did and having all the success, none of the diaper changes. Then as time went on…

It’s so weird re: asshole being a gendered term. In theory, it shouldn’t be; it’s a gender-neutral body part, after all. But women are almost always called “bitches” or “cunts” rather than “assholes.” “Assholes” and even “jerks” are almost always men. It’s just one more way society reinforces the idea that male is the…

I sympathize. I apparently do not, however, have the power to get you out of the greys.

I agree that we need to implement a system analogous to handicapped parking placards for service animals, in which a federal or state agency is the sole body in charge of approving licenses for service or therapy animals. Our current system is fucked six ways from Sunday.

It is legal to ask for proof that the animal is a service animal. It’s a bit tricky, because you can’t ask what the disability is, or ask them to demonstrate what the animal does, but you can ask for a doctor’s note or verification from another third-party professional that simply confirms, without further detail,…

Therapy animals, emotional support animals, and companion animals are all used to refer to the same thing. Dogs brought into hospitals to comfort sick children they’ve never met before are generally referred to as therapy dogs, but dogs that comfort their emotionally disabled owners are also therapy dogs. There’s no…

Actually, no; a dog that senses oncoming seizures and alert its owner is a service dog, and can come in to restaurants etc. as long as it behaves itself. (Seizure dogs don’t do much good when they’re left at home, as people with seizure disorders often have seizures when they’re out and about.) Sensing a seizure and…

Some clarification on the relevant law:

I don’t get why you’d feel like an ass. Are there brides who seriously expect the person who catches the bouquet to give it back? Traditionally, you threw the bouquet; you didn’t keep it. These days, many brides pay extra for a “throwing bouquet” so they can keep their own. I have never heard of a bride expecting to…

Must be for my own safety. SOMEONE SINISTER IS WATCHING ME.

Kinja has appointed itself my personal security detail. It apparently doesn’t want anyone following me.

It’s kind of tapered off in greatness, but there’s still a lot worth watching after season 4!

It’s a Simpsons reference, like most of the nonsensical crap I spout. Also like much of the sensical crap I spout. In this case, I just meant I think you’d be awesome and I’d totally wait around for that.

BogartCat for Jezebel’s Science Beat! I want answers now, or I want them eventually!

stop crying “Bridezilla” every time a woman gets emotional during the wedding planning process

YAS. The beans at DD are nothing special, I’ll grant you. But even at their shittiest locations, where the people working there don’t understand the word “black” in reference to coffee (lookin’ at you, Prudential Center), I’ve never had a cup that tasted like it had sat more than 5 minutes. I don’t think I’ve ever had…

The original Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution book was published in 1972, so no, the ‘80s were not “before the whole carb fear thing had even begun.” Maybe it was before you heard of it, but not before it existed.

LOVE.