@lt1218: I don't understand what you mean when you say that there are differences between men and women, and then you go on to explain how you do [stereotypically feminine things] AND [stereotypically masculine things]. It's almost like your genitals have nothing to do with what you enjoy doing. Like, you can be a…

@Booots: I'm sorry that happened to you. That sucks. I mean, "sucks" doesn't really begin to cover it, but there's not a lot in the English language one can use to adequately summarize experiences like that.

@vox_rowan: I believe that this is called "damning with low expectations." It happens to men all the time, not just in the case of violent crimes—think about how we react when men do the dishes, take care of their kids, act like humans. We give men cookies when they DON'T rape/sexually harass/use their male privilege…

@sheenapunk: "But don't stop getting x-rays, the benefit is greater than the small risk. "

@Nivenus:

@angizzle: These people make us feel like we have no power. In the days of "No Fly" lists, I am fearful of fighting these procedures and having my ability to travel be limited."

What do you think would happen if a TSA worker was like, "I need to pat you down," and then I was like, "No need to touch me, I'll just take off all my clothes," and then I stripped down in front of everyone at the airport?

@emceethorshammer: It's not just that you don't fly if you don't consent. Apparently if you don't consent, and say "Ok, whatever, I'm just not going to fly," they can arrest you.

@SparrowEleven: I know, this is crazy. Ought it concern me that I'm like, Sue them and take down the whole government!!!

@sheenapunk: Oh, the government said it was safe! I totally trust them.

@la femme etranger: Yes well I don't know if calling legitimate concerns of sexual assault victims about the unwanted but unavoidable groping by strangers "hysterical" is exactly the right way to frame discussions about this, either.

Everything about this episode was bad except for Child!Glee and the Mary Todd Lincoln bit. "My husband's probably gay!" was really funny.

@somedisaster: I totally agree. The problem, I think, is that this is how I feel about most of the people who get sent to jail in this country.

@fairyvexed: What? I haven't heard anything about that case.

I love that this is considered appropriate for schools to do—because they need to be concerned about health, y'all!

Calling someone a bitch for offering you a seat on the subway is stupid. Acting like you shouldn't offer your seat to a pregnant woman because she might be non-pregnant and be offended is even stupider.

There is definitely something like this in Margaret Atwood's Year of the Flood. It doesn't end well.

Wow, I know just what Sarah Silverman is talking about. Sometimes I see myself in the mirror and I'm like, Wow, I'm a fucking grown up.

@FIAH: "And lets not forget the legal ramifications if someone should get sick off their wares"

@FIAH: Except that sometimes one needs to weigh the benefits against the cost. For example, the benefit of preventing cupcake sales vs. the cost of sending a cop car over to the park to investigate.