Ah, I see. The tired old trope of "Oh, this is in [the South/the Midwest/a rural area] so of course this is expected." I really dislike this— it's not as if there aren't racist and sexist assholes in places like New York or LA. Why don't you attack the asshole who wrote this, instead of the town he's in?

Some of those responses are just vile and heartless. It still amazes me how some people walk through life with zero empathy for others.

At first I thought the cover image was the actual ad that Cover Girl ran. I was all "What the HELL, man?!?"

That's exactly what I remembered most. You were not imagining it.

Ruth Skater Ginsburg.

I have all the answers! I went to Transy (oldest college West of the Alleghenies - now you know!) and my husband was/is in this fraternity!!!

As a proud alumni of both Transylvania and the Beta Mu chapter of Delta Sigma Phi, I can attest that these guys seem EXACTLY like we were in the late 90s: nice, not really cool, but secure enough to not care, and do fun stuff like this video. We did this kind of thing too, but didn't have social media to share it (or…

I agree with you. This might "prove" that his semen was on the shawl and that they knew each other, but it doesn't prove he was Jack the Ripper. She was a prostitute, so I think there's just as strong an argument that he was only a customer of hers, not her killer.

Wow.

This school distrit is a jerk,

I think she's mocking how she can't fit into that mold (whether it be hip-hop, techno, etc.) and is making fun of how bad she would be if she tried.

Personally I am torn between staying up late to watch <i>What Dreams May Come</i> and never watching that movie ever again.

That documentary is amazing! I have lived in Alaska my whole life and that guy makes me ashamed that I spend all of my time inside on the computer rather than building my own cabin and MAKING MY OWN SPOONS! That guy is totally awesome.

Kelvin is the absolute zero of filters.

I meant the Beetlejuice cake!

I'm cool with Ms. Hasty's thinking that girls should not be "guilty for what guys do," based on what the girls choose to wear.

I feel very conflicted about this. On the one hand, school dress codes shouldn't be written in a way that makes girls responsible for boys behavior, and it's pretty awesome that these girls are thinking critically about the implications of the language in this policy.

I think the men's poster is supposed to be a subversion of the saying, "A woman's place is in the kitchen," not a purposeful reference to sexism among male chefs (though it's clearly tone deaf to that reality, which is another kind of problem).

My little sister goes to Princeton and is in the same eating club as the younger son. They don't seem to be friends, but she feels bad for him, so he must not be a complete dick, because my sister can be super judgmental.

Garofalo and I exchanged emails last night. I live in the MN urban district that did elect the first Muslim to Congress. I wrote Garofalo an email and resisted an urge to call him all the names I see posted here.