Well, she was using her identity - claiming to be a Vanderbilt, friends with Dan Quayle, and MIT grad who worked on the B-2 bomber and volunteered with veterans - in the scam, but not the gender element of her identity. It would be a hell of a story if she'd been born a woman. Honestly, the grandiosity of the lies is…

To me the subject sounds profoundly boring, too (a new and exciting putter, woohoo!) But the principle has nothing to do with the appeal of the topic. If the argument is that the lies told by someone with serious problems, that were used to attract investors, should not be exposed because of that person's problems,…

She killed herself before the story ran. And there is absolutely no indication that Hannan was planning to refer to the gender issue; he had MORE than enough to write an expose about fraud without mentioning it. Did you read the story?

It's tragic no matter what. But uncovering credential fraud has driven people to suicide (and murder) in the past, even without the clickworthy trans angle. And Dr. V. had, as this piece states, a past history of suicide attempts. Hannan isn't responsible for Dr. V.'s death. Should he have done some things…

Meh, if you're taking flak, it just means you're over the target.

You win.

A serving according to them is pretty damn small. For lean meats, a chicken breast is usually about three servings. One serving of broccoli is like a handful of florets. I started measuring food while pregnant to make sure I was getting enough of all the "recommended" stuff and was really surprised by official serving…

Thank you! So, it's at least in part preferred because of a historical association with status and power, right?

And all these women manage to look classier near nude than Miley frequently does dressed ...

I know, but isn't this pretty extreme even for that? I know the point of these drawings is to convey a vibe or aesthetic, but it's usually not this exaggerated, IMO.

I more or less agree. She has agency, and is a reasonably high functioning adult, who had many chances to make better choices. I do believe there is a power differential in these circumstances, but it's possible for that to be true and for it also to be true that she had it in her power to choose differently.

That's a really good point about the response to the Sharkeisha video. In a weird, backhanded way it's sorta positive that it doesn't contribute to "black women are terrifying and dangerous" the way an equivalent recording of black men assaulting each other would; but treating it as humourous is not less toxic, only…

Agreed.

That was my reaction too. On the surface, it's an appalling thing to say, but having a sister molested is its own form of damage, and people frequently resort to inappropriate humour/trivializing to cope with damage. Also, she seems like the sort whose identity is so bound up in being sexually desired that she might…

Yes, exactly. If he were someone ELSE's doctor, then they would just be two people who committed adultery, and it would be none of our business and sleazy all around. But since he was HER doctor, (and particularly since she was depressed, but even if not) I agree, it does stop at "he should have known better."

Totally agree. And just as it would be nice if the undergrads new better than to send you a friend request, but the onus is on you to enforce the boundaries, so is the onus on the doctor to keep the relationship professional. I therefore don't think it matters who sent the friend request, in this case.

I don't think she's free from responsibility either. But there is always some degree of power disparity between doctors and patients, and when one is depressed, even more so. She had a moral lapse, or an error in judgment; he had a professional (and perhaps legal) lapse. Only one of these IMO should draw professional…

Doctors have tremendous power over their patients, but psychiatrists (or MDs other than psychiatrists providing psychiatric/psychological care) have perhaps the most. The phenomenon of transference comes up by far the most in psychiatry, and because while other doctors help treat your body, these doctors help heal…

I didn't know there was such a law! That's good news. I recently heard of a divorced Navy guy who deliberately retired at 18 years (they get a great pension at 20) solely so he would not have to share said pension with his ex-wife. That some people would rather get 0 than half of something pretty decent, as long as…

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