I guess I just don't think abortion can be considered "elective" unless we radically redefine what it means to have some medical procedures be elective. I mean, not having my antidepressants would seriously change my life, make me far less able to do what I do right now. But that still wouldn't be as significant as…

I don't know, I think the actual reality of the gender breakdown of the federal government gives credence to the idea that the gender of politicians might have something to do with women getting fucked over and over again.

I'm not sure what your point is. Is it that insurance shouldn't have to pay for elective procedures? Or is it that abortions are important even if they are elective and should be covered?

Just to point out—you couldn't actually pause the video on a frame with a Silent in it and then type in another window or chat about it with a friend. As soon as you take your eyes off the alien, you forget it—which means that as soon as your eyes moved from the video window to the textbox window (whether for notes or…

I don't think the Pond /Doctor/Rory moment was really about a "will she or won't she" question for the audience as much as it was about Rory's development. We needed to be reminded that the dude lived for 2000 years for her, and that he loves her totally, but that he's aware that she might not feel the same way about…

I liked it because I thought it was meant to be a specific, explicit "fuck you, you old assholes" to people who still don't like the gays in the government's fighting jobs (like the armed forces). Like, this dude is a total badass and Nixon was still like, "Ew..." and how much has changed since then, really?

Yes, this. I'm an American living in America and I find it disturbing. Not only because celebrating death is disturbing, but also because singing on the White House lawn over the death of a man who clearly demanded lots of loyalty from his very dangerous army, isn't actually going to keep anyone safer at night. At…

This is fucking hilarious.

That bugged me too. But I think her point is that in reality, it is the women who are in charge of taking care of children. Women are the primary caretakers in America, and I think that's fucked up...but it's still true. And I think her point was less about this, and more about recognizing the reality of gender roles…

Ahh. Can someone tell me what to do if it's been a long time—like almost a year—since the person did something that deserves/requires a thank-you note? I am a terrible person and a chronic procrastinator, and I owe people some thank-you notes but it's been so long that thinking about sending them the notes now…

OH MY GOD WHO DO I WANT TO MARRY MORE: QUESTLOVE OR MICHAEL IAN BLACK?!?!

That sounds like what lots of women said in 1900 about voting. "I don't want female suffrage. I'm sure there are women who want to vote, but I don't want to and never will. I hate to think that my lack of participation causes problems for my husband and his manfriends when it comes to redistricting."

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply that the McDonald's people weren't at fault—they definitely were. They are shitty, shitty, soulless people. They could and should have called the police, and when it's a situation in which violence takes place at your job, I think it's incumbent upon you to step in if there's any way…

Yeah I don't have a problem calling a 14 year-old sex-trafficked girl a victim.

Hmm. I don't know about this. One time my sister told me that she watched three dudes beat the shit out of another dude on the subway. She said the subway was packed, and nobody did anything, and the train driver shouted at them to stop the fight, then called the cops and drove the train full of people away. She said…

I get what you're saying, but there are all kinds of things that affect kids more than they affect adults. For example, heavy metals—lead poisoning, or mercury poisoning, will kill you no matter how old you are. But if a kid is exposed to lead or mercury at a young age, while their brains and nervous systems are still…

Eh, acting like education-level is actually an indicator of intelligence is problematic. I went to a prestigious undergrad, got an MA at a competitive university, and am now getting my PhD at an Ivy League. My partner got his BA from a mediocre state school, and an MA from a competitive state school; the BA took him…

"I also think that women's intolerance of porn is a problem in relationships"

"I think I made my point though, that debasement and rape are not the norm in mainstream porn and suggesting they are says more about the poster than society."

"Debasement and degradation aren't pretty. But they're very much a part of the human experience and sexual fantasy landscape."