the 'incidents involving hale' are largely bullshit. A fictional story about the death of animals and a rather emotionally complex recount of a time she was a pre-teen and freaked out on another girl. None of it is indicative of her bring dangerous and it's inane to suggest so.

Yeah and it's super gross that a bunch of GR groupies are going around saying 'we'll maybe her mother molested her!' So catty. I'll accuse a lot of them because they're 13-18 but the adult women pushing this drama need to take a thousand seats.

Are there any actresses as popular as him who would be able to benefit the way he has from open discussions about a stripping career?

I didn't know we jailed children for life after they poured bottles of entirely harmless liquid on a classmate's head.

All right, concern troll. You just accused a woman of molesting children because her daughter has some issues. On a feminist site, no less.

Wow you're a huge piece of shit.

that piece is fiction lol. Everyone passing that around is either 14 or an inflammatory clown

honestly YA readers are such a drama-loving group. There is always some 'scandal' going on. But everyone forgets about it a month later.

The piece is self-deprecating and confessional. She hasn't really defended her actions, she says she's nuts and so is the reviewer.

derp. KATHLEEN.

People calling her a psychopath should read her piece on her rape and how she dealt with it. A lil crazy, yeah, but not a psychopath.

she was 14

I think it was more written in the voice and frame of mind as her at 14.

oh come on, she was like 14 and the girl had publicly accused her mom of molestation. I'm a mama's girl myself and I could have probably been capable of something similar before my brain had fully developed. It's such a violation.

Aw this sucks! I adore Hathleen Hale. At the same time, anyone who has read her (deeply personal) pieces can probably tell she's a little bit neurotic and a lot of bit eccentric. Her obsessing over something is a recurring theme in her writing.

I'm never "that person" but I can't help but notice the tone of the comments versus similar cases when the genders are reversed. Especially the 'I hope she gets the help she needs' comment.

yeaaaaah, no. I live in Paris and there is no shortage of ads like this up on similar sites

god, if I had a nickel for every time a dude has offered me an 'erotic massage' in response to a craigslist ad! Like, bro I'm just trying to sell a toaster. I swear any indication that you're female gets you creeps on craigslist

Okay I'm almost embarrassed to admit this as a writer, but I think most people's issues with the second post will come down, largely, to a matter of taste?

Pharrell's 'post-racial' thing doesn't feel like denial and delusion to me. I think because of his talent and personality (and probably his looks) his experience has been genuinely different from a lot of us. But I also wonder whether his experience is becoming increasingly common and whether that alone can validate…