I don't know about sleazy. Stuff like this is deeply affecting. I'm desperate to humanize the person that raised someone of cartoonishly villain proportions. I'm not happy he's in pain, but I am relieved that he isn't some other mawkish, unfeeling villain, where one can clearly see the lineage of hate passed from…

Wanting to appear girly, but having a thick body, a propensity for muscle, few female friends and role models, and, when I was young, no style and a frugal, unfeminine upbringing. But I'm a straight, cis woman and I wanted to broadcast hairlessness, because everything else about my body made me feel mumsy or…

It's worth knowing that not every medical system is the same. Canada's much lauded socialized healthcare has its downsides. It's harder to get a second opinion, or to see any kind of specialist. GPs and emergency room doctors are gatekeepers to expert medical opinions, and if you see a doctor who's lazy or cynical or…

Gah, so jealous. My brain is a big fan of coming of age in the 21st century but my body misses every fashion cue that's come along in my life time. Going without a bra is just sooo not an option. :(

What I think is that you're debating the veracity of the video's title on Jezebel rather than its actual title and oversimplifying a complex argument. And everyone who gets super mad about that wants to jump in and get heated, either because they don't know where you come down on the issue or they don't particularly…

I know he's not denying misogyny is at play. Probably the fact that he's often the first to shut down distracting, irrelevant commentary in the Jez comments contributes to my frustration.

You're entitled to disagree, of course. I'm entitled to believe you missed the whole point. Nothing you've said so far as demonstrated otherwise. You premise of "oh well, country's fucked, nothing we can do about it" is particularly concerning.

And just as I might be a frequent contributor to sites that deal with…

I guess you have the privilege of not being convinced. Tellingly, very few feminists who happen to be women have the luxury of ignoring that culture. Certainly the law limits the extent to which he could have been stopped, and certainly not everyone who is undiagnosable is well. But there are many problems with the…

Anyone that blames the community for murder is obviously reacting with anger and being unreasonable. Guilt by association is bullshit. Only Elliot Rodger is responsible for killing people and anyone who thinks it's simple to dissect anonymous grandstanding on one of the Chan sites from a legitimate threat has…

That totally depends on where you live and education of the person you're speaking to. In smaller towns or more traditional cities (I moved from Vancouver to Saskatoon), the word "partner" is just understood as code for same-sex partner and twice I've been told that I've "confused" people with the use of that…

You must be new here. Generally we agree that it's ill-advised to pick skinny or fat bodies apart in vague or specific terms according to arbitrary descriptors like "sexy". Don't feel too bad though. You can have this conversation virtually everywhere else.

If you're not interested in debating this, perhaps the comments section isn't for you? You're entitled to your theory, but if it's especially dear or spurious or both, keep it under your pillow where it belong.s

I've worked with a lot of heroin cases and opiated behavior like this are pretty unmistakable. If you're a mom with a drug abuse problem, taking the bus right after shooting up isn't at all uncommon. I'm kind of shocked people are making such a big deal of this, not because it isn't sad or difficult to watch, but…

Re: also Imperialist.

Let's not give this stupid argument anymore attention. Why should aspiring artists get to decide when a particular entertainer has become "too" successful? Why does Lynn Shepherd get to publish her stupid opinion when real journalists could be contributing something meaningful about the entertainment industry? The…

Oh for heaven's sake. Lots of people worked very hard for their useless arts degrees, what makes you so special? I'm a writer and my partner is a musician. We went to school and earned titles but media today is democratic. Your degree doesn't make you a photographer, your art does. If you're pissed that some random…

What? We can't question whether having rigid and social cultural norms drilled into you to the extent that you feel like less of a person when someone does you small favors is bad? I get what you're saying, but there's a big difference between, for example, validating someone's self-esteem issues or depression, and…

This sets a different kind of dangerous precedent, doesn't it? She made very specific claims against someone who has made his brand about being a feminist and against violence. She has every right to claim it, but I did think the system went "innocent until proven guilty". Since there's no criminal trial, if he didn't…

Why does everyone seem mad about this? Girls and young women who grew up with social media don't view it as some extraneous activity that exalts their vanity or wastes their time. For a lot of young women, social media is socializing, especially in an age where three hour phone conversations of my teenage years are…

I mean, I'm a jerk about "alternate medicine", but I thought the mostly what Sara was calling out was her friend's belief that her training made her friend more spiritually advanced than your average person. I think it's necessary to call this kind of thing out whether or not you believe in spiritualist stuff like…