But she doesn't really get the medicine or medical life right in the details. Which for medicine doesn't really matter, but with other subjects would matter more. I think consultants could do the job instead of writers, but I don't see a problem with trying to be inclusive in the quest for authenticity.

Also, I just googled cipd. It sounds fucking tough. I had guillain-barré syndrome as a teenager, I can't imagine having that shit be chronic.

On the subway, I approach seemingly able-bodied people in the reserved seats and ask, "excuse me, do you have a disability?" And then they'll usually offer the seat, or sometimes they'll get confused in which case I ask if I can have the seat, saying I'm unable to stand for very long. I've never been turned down or…

My god, yes. When I use a wheelchair it always astounds me how many people will both address the person I am with about me instead of talking to me, and how many wheelchair attendants at airports (and even a family member once) will just flat out ignore me when I express where I'd like to go or not go, or if I tell…

Yes. I am under 30 and have an invisible disability, but my physical activity is severely limited. I don't use a chair everyday but I need one to get around a museum or airport, etc. The chair causes pain, too, though, so it's not a solution to many situations. I get so many dirty looks at airports, like people think…

I have a friend whose dad moved across the street to be able to be close for the kids. His parents stayed friendly even as they both moved on to other relationships. I'm sure there were hurt feelings, but it seemed pretty harmonious to me, as they always worked together. I think for divorce, it can be relative.

It just made it that tiny bit more depressing and exasperating to me. She rejected him with patriarchy-acceptable ego-saving language and he still killed her for it.

Do these stories make anyone else want to reproduce? I'm white but my husband is not, and seriously, my father in law should just forward me conservative fear-mongering about being outnumbered all day every day and he'll have that grandbaby he wants so bad in no time.

Yeah, that was super ugly and disheartening though eventually there were some people calling others out on it, too. I hate that ANYONE feels this way, ever. As a woman and feminist, all I feel is a painful empathy for him, and sadness that our fucked up entertainment industry & society is depriving him and us of his…

Slightly off-topic: I really do not understand the idea pervasive in many comments here (and in society) that mixed race children don't look like their white biological parents. I understand all of the cultural issues with being perceived as a different race, and with having two ethnic/racial heritages, as well as the…

That system makes sense. I more was thinking if a burner was actually an anonymous source who wanted to share photos, the ability could be turned on. For most people using burners just to be a commenter, photos would always be off, they could make an account to post them. That is assuming that the Gawker line about…

Can posting images be something that has to be turned on for burner accounts? Like burners by default cannot post images, unless a staff or mod turns on images for that burner account. Seems like it would protect actual sources and staff/readers from the .gifs.

I think often unless you are in a place like philly/DC where this happens ALL THE TIME its over before you stop just being shocked and get your wits about you. I would also be very afraid to take out my cellphone and snap a pic in many situations. I think once you do that, you do become ore of a threat, and it gives…

Philly is terrible with catcalling. But I also have found guys there are usually more than willing to walk with you/stand with you when someone won't take "fuck off" for an answer (usually we'd ask groups of 2-3 guys for this type of favor rather than a lone guy unless he was big.) I'm sure after this those guys will…

This is a good breakdown of the game, but "Brazilians aren't more intense or passionate about sports than Americans are. That's a romantic myth" isn't quite true from my experience in the country. It is perhaps true on an individual level, but not on a societal level. I was in the country during the last world cup in…

This is a good breakdown of the game, but "Brazilians aren't more intense or passionate about sports than Americans are. That's a romantic myth" isn't quite true from my experience in the country. It is perhaps true on an individual level, but not on a societal level. I was in the country during the last world cup in…

This is a good breakdown of the game, but "Brazilians aren't more intense or passionate about sports than Americans are. That's a romantic myth" isn't quite true from my experience in the country. It is perhaps true on an individual level, but not on a societal level. I was in the country during the last world cup in…

THIS. Also, that party situation she described doesn't suck because the others are women, it sucks (sometimes) because you have to socialize for an extended period with people who you (might) share nothing in common with except that you are dating each others' friends. And you'll never discover if you do share things…

Thank You!
Also, she doesn't address MSG causing over-eating, which is many people's objection to it. Scientists regularly use MSG to fatten up lab rats. My appetite is plenty on its own, I don't need MSG making me over-eat food that doesn't even taste good enough to eat much of, sans-MSG. A lot of people have this…

I don't think its fair to call it "kickbacks." Some doctors do work for drug companies and get paid for that work.