"Because – let’s be clear here – according to current Florida law, you can get a gun, follow an unarmed minor, call the police, have them explicitly tell you to stop following him, then choose to ignore that, keep following the minor, get into a confrontation with him and if at any point during that process you get…

I think it is kind of silly to think that six white women represent how all or most white women think. Or even to assume to know why they reached that verdict.

Well you've obviously never slept in an ENO hammock...

I'd like to know how many millennial men say they want to lead "large or prominent corporation". Maybe it's not that many more.

Should more than 15% of any generation really want to be a CEO of a large corporation? That strikes me as saying nothing about the general ambitiousness of a generation. I wouldn't want that job, but I would like to make partner in my law firm. Not as ambitious as CEO, but still not a slacker position.

Here's a PDF from the Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition that offers some great suggestions for what to say/how to respond when someone discloses a sexual assault. If you're interested in knowing more you can contact your local sexual assault coalition or other organization that works with…

I'm with you. The only person that has confided a sexual assault in me was my best friend when we were 10. I had NO form of reference for how to react, had never even thought of such a thing happening to anyone I knew. I never blamed her because I was so shocked (and we were 10!!!!!) but I truthfully have no idea how…

When I finished crafting my response to you, I wanted to sum it up by saying "So good luck, sister." I do think you should respond with empathy; as to what else a victim needs, I'm not sure. I know some Jezzies are victim advocates and work in rape crisis centers and the like; I would be interested to see how you are…

Here's the way I think of it.

Do we really live in a world where a person cannot hold these two separate thoughts:

Not to suggest the US deserves a pat on the back or anything, but before we start bashing the colonies based on these absolutes...

Then maybe allow posts like this to help draw attention to the broader issues at hand. Instead of saying something like "that's dumb, these guys do way worse", try something like "hey, this is a good example of the sort of attitude/behavior that is problematic in American academia; check out these other crazy…