Actually, I think this freak show probably is closer to the kind of thing Hoffman had in mind. Because that dude was MESSED UP IN THE HEAD. Go on Wikipedia and read the synopses for "The Sandman" and "The Devil's Elixir" and tell me I'm lying.

@bluebears: Ah, sorry. Didn't realize. The story made it seem like her name was used without her consent. (Where was the school in this as well? Did no one notice she was being bullied?)

I hope her mother sues the rapist and the Fox affiliate for wrongful death. It won't bring her back, and it will likely be cold comfort...but those bastards should be forced to pay.

On a recent flight, I was forced into the middle seat, between two businessmen. I fit (just barely, but I did manage to cram my considerable butt and thighs in there with both armrests down). I spent the entire flight with cramps from squeezing my thighs together, and my arms crossed over my chest, as hard as I could…

Oh god, I'm just going to stop right now, after reading the initial piece.

Seconding warm socks, toe and hand warmers, and snow boots. The boots being the most important. Seriously, ever tried to walk down a street of new 15" of snow? Where, say, two or three houses shoveled their walk and no one else has? You will end up with wet pants, wet ankles, wet socks, etc..unless you have good boots…

@Cairn Awaits MizJenkins: Except immigrants—both documented and undocumented—already exist in many instances as a separate class of people (and have since very early in the history of the U.S.) Labor history is full of examples of bosses and politicians exploiting immigration status in order to divide and conquer—and…

@emaline: I think, these days, more mainstream papers use the phrase "undocumented immigrant"—which is far less inflammatory.

Shouldn't the title be "Why Gawker hopes you care about Kanye's penis"? Oh, since the pics aren't exclusive to Gawker, I guess not.

@FlowbeeBryant: And the autotune version: [www.youtube.com]

Your host mother sounds, um...what's the word?...MEAN.

It's true: the Marie Claire eds who suggested and vetted the fat-shaming story should be held accountable.

@la femme etranger: Agreed. Gawker editors continue to defend the post as a "great piece"—despite its blatant sexism (really? devoting copy to her pubic hair grooming and what that supposedly says about her "sexual experience"?). Why is there nothing in this post about that? Or about what was paid for it? (Low four…

@Robert McClary: Devoting several graphs to the state of her pubic hair and how that is indicative of her sexual experience is damn sexist, yes.

@Cam/ron: Um, no, not in my experience.

You know, I was sort of annoyed by this earlier when I commented on this piece by Coen—the idea that we as an audience are being blamed for giving page views to an inflammatory story that Gawker stuck an even more inflammatory headline on, as though it proves people who read the story agreed with the sexist content of…

Sorry, Jessica, but I'm not buying this...rationalization? explanation? Whatever this is meant to be.

@RedHotz: I wold hope that pushing an unarmed person on the ground and stomping on their head would qualify as a felony...but yeah, you're probably right that it won't be.

@CandyBacon: If he's convicted of an assault, he'll hopefully lose his right to carry a weapon.

@Coup d’état: Clinic escorting is a great option—to help shield women (and their partners) from these nuts. Also, organizing a pro-choice protest outside of this group's church on a Sunday might be a good wake-up call for them.