The suffragists were the most progessive people alive at the time. People in general, weren't all that progressive in the mid to late 19th century—I know that's shocking.

Truth. And even when you are in your living room playing Cards Against Humanity with your friends, something that the people who make comments like Sean Penn's don't get is that their ~friend—their Mexican or Asian or Black or gay or whatever minority friend—is put in a position when you make those types of jokes…

Like I said, far from perfect—but to claim that they didn't care about the lives of people of color is ignorant when the entire Suffrage movement is rooted in causes that were about improving the lives of people of color.

The point was that you cited Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton (and by association the entire first wave of feminism) as people who were not concerned about anyone other than white women, and that is patently untrue. Were they imperfect? Yes. Were they primarily concerned about white women? Of course. But…

Actually, you're wrong. When you say "I have dyed my hair for the last 10 years" that actually implies that you still dye your hair. It's called the present perfect tense. It implies continuous and ongoing action. That's why the verb "have" is in the present tense rather than in the past (ie, "had"). If Arquette…

Psst. You know that the suffragettes were heavily involved in the Settlement House movement, right? The one where they fought for the rights of immigrant women and worked to improve their living conditions? And that the ones who were alive prior to the Civil War were almost universally abolitionists? Don't let…

I sort of cringed when she mentioned "fighting for everyone else" in her speech as well. But, in her defense, I really don't think she meant it the way that you're interpreting it. I think she meant that we need a true progressive coalition, and that women need that support if we're ever going to break through the…

That's ridiculous. The job applicant isn't belittling abuse survivors—she's trying to make the case that she has the personality and skills to work with people in highly emotional, stressful conditions while still meeting hard deadlines. Her work in the bridal industry bears some relevance—and she's clearly looking…

Dianne Wiest for every role! EVERY. ROLE.

I love Land's End! It's one of my favorite secret spots for basics like cardigans. And there's cute stuff, too—you just have to have a little imagination.

I do like Zulily—but you can't return anything—so it has to be either really cheap (which, sometimes things are REALLY cheap on there) or it has to be from a brand I'm familiar with so I know what size I am.

Have you checked out Pepperberry? They make buttondowns according to cup size and waist size. I've never gotten one, so I can't give a testimonial—but at some point I plan to. Also, eShakti makes basically custom clothes for really affordable prices, and they have amazing customer service.

Health Goth? I don't understand. From what my Google search yielded, it's just wearing black workout clothes... right? Because I've been on top of that shit for years.

I think they meant that it's very common for people in a particular situation (meeting an estranged relative as an adult)—not that it's very common in general.

I'm not really going to dispute anything you said—you're right: people who already have great fitness habits don't need a fitness tracker or other stuff to encourage them to be fit—they just do it (as Nike would say). But I think you're missing the entire point of FitBits and some other fitness stuff. As someone who…

Right. I definitely haven't heard your same words come from the mouths of every Islamaphobe and ardent atheist, like, ever. Because you're sooooo original and sooooo much smarter than me. How has a wit as original as yours not been snapped up by a think tank? We're so lucky that you lower yourself to repeat rote…

You do realize that women are treated unequally in the Bible as well? That Christianity has a long and storied record of actively oppressing women—even going so far as to change interpretations of scripture and what is included in the Bible in order to keep women from rising to a more equal position? Do you also…

I'm reading the series now! Do it! It's so good.

Courtney Milan's historicals are really good! Right now I'm reading The Heiress Effect—and it's delightful. She's a good, solid writer—and so witty. I recommend them if you're into that scene (which I totally am). I've taken to buying my books on Kindle because you can generally buy the first couple of books in a…

It's not about demographics, in this case—It's about what that character has expressed a number of times as what she wants from life.