Dear Thurston,

Are you being serious? I'll respond either way.

In my reckoning of the term, it hails from post-colonial theory, particularly Edward Said and his ilk, as well as some Marxist historians, who discuss the ways in which imperialism is a mode of forcing (as much as individuals can be forced) cultural change by invading…

Imperialist: that word, I do not think it means what he thinks it means.

"In their stories, some of the young men studied described their continuing horror and disgust at the concept of menstruation"

Its visible to the camera lens only if it is manipulated to get an angle that is not accessible to the human eye. That means, pretty much by definition, that it is not on "display". If a human can't see it, then it is not on "public view". Just as I do not have the right to reach my hand down your pants and snap a…

In his defense, human beings probably are pretty close to a different species from him.

I love it when these MRA types use the word "female" like they're talking about an entirely different species. It's a great way to distinguish the comments that should only be ignored, perhaps laughed at.

How is something that is not visible to the eye on "full display"?

I have serious doubts as to the veracity of your screen name.

If you don't want to be targeted by muggers, THEN DON'T WEAR NICE CLOTHES.

Well how nice for you that you don't mind not drinking in bars. You are free to exercise that choice.
But bear in mind no one would come at you after ward with, "Well if you didn't want the shit kicked out of you don't get drunk in public."
And if they did they wouldn't have a judicial system, and a whole culture…

I'm a man, but there are neighborhoods I would never consider getting intoxicated in..

I was waiting for Jez to cover this article that I read on NPR yesterday only so I could vent here about "Johnny Vineyard's" comment:

Because enjoying sex puts us on par with you. That means we have more power over the individuals we have sex with and not, say, because our daddy said it was okay for you to marry us.

Better sex? Really? Nothing killed my libido like the Pill.

In San Francisco, we have a city health plan, which was voted in by referendum with a surcharge to restaurant owners who didn't provide health insurance. Of course, the restaurant owners association was totally against the bill and insisted over and over again that voters simply didn't understand the bill because if…

Since the fuck when do you have to have had a child to be entitled to have an opinion? Contributes very little? Since the fuck when does one have had to had a child to have contribute anything? And what of those who cannot have children? Should they just drop dead now since their contribution means so damn little?…

Are you seriously suggesting that the financial burden of raising children should be divided equally among parents and non-parents alike?

Have you not noticed the teeny tiny growing problem of overpopulation in the world? The socially responsible thing to do, from a broader perspective, is if you have reasonable access to birth control, do NOT have kids.

Oh yay an entitled parent who thinks that because they made the choice to have children the rest of the world has to revolve around them.