No, it isn't your fault, but I'm just trying to envision what kind of person is comfortable telling others that they must put their families into poverty and insecurity so she can get ahead. You do realize people don't work because it's awesome fun and they love it, right? Most working Americans would gladly quit if…

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I'm astonished to realize that I could have written precisely this screed when I was your age except for the bit about living at home. I'm old enough to be your mother now. You wrote, "When did you have to apply to over 100 jobs before getting hired? When did you have to pay too much for an education that has led…

Really? And what is the "age of retirement" to you? Are you aware that the gubmint is trying to raise it higher and higher? And how exactly are they supposed to support themselves after they've gotten out of the way so some self-important younger person can horn in on the action? Would you happily volunteer to "take…

Seems pretty straightforward that he's doing it for political reasons only. It's clear that the GOP is struggling hard in large part because of its position on women's rights. It'd be stupid of Canadian politicians not to look south to see what an anti-abortion platform would do to their party in a few years. The GOP…

Ah, I didn't realize that feminism meant I had to agree and accept every harebrained bit of bullshit that pours out of any woman's mouth. I trash her with non-gendered terms because frankly, she is a lying sack of shit. She is ridiculously stupid and not self-aware enough to even realize how disordered and deranged…

Yay, another Christian who has no idea what she's talking about. Another breathtaking display of privilege and ignorance. I'm getting so tired of this. But since you insisted on showing your ignorance in public, here you are:

Saving this URL forever. I tangle with way too many men online who are dead-convinced that feminism is why their lives suck so bad. Oh, they say they're not MRAs in the same way some women say they're not feminists, but they certainly share all the attributes of unwarranted self-importance, narcissism, self-pity, and…

The more I notice about how women's bodies are public property and their sexuality is considered fair game for public judgment and control, the more angry I get about it. Not surprising at all to notice that one of the primary sleazebags lying about it is also a forced-birther who proudly bleats about "speaking for…

What. A. Piece. Of. SHIT. He. Is.

It's okay if you're not, but please don't belittle those who are. I found her piece enormously troubling for its sexism and misogyny. She did not aim her piece at Princeton men, but rather squarely at women. She did not demand that Princeton men "be nicer" to their female classmates, implying that they should settle…

It's sad that people will say it takes a village on one hand, but not like it if the village says something when it sees a bad example. I agree, the way that other mother was described makes her sound rather hostile and belligerent; I'm not sure saying anything would get you anywhere but a big fight and drama. If you…

You don't even make any sense at this point. I never said I liked them or wanted them to "move in next to me" and am not sure what I said that made you think I even halfway wanted that. I'd mind immensely if a pair of convicted rapists moved in anywhere near me. How rehabilitated do you imagine they'd be with our…

No, they're called "hilariously sad attempts to make sex terrifying so women will stop having it" in your punitive and misogynistic little world. Thankfully, American courts disagree. In the real world, the one where real people don't consider implied consent a valid thing, consent can indeed be withdrawn. Otherwise…

I genuinely think that these unfortunate young women are falling into this destructive pattern because they just don't think there are any other options that'll get them the attention and money that this one will. $60k is a fortune when you're 16 (heck, it would be now for me, a middle-aged woman). What other options…

Aww, that's so sweet. You don't want these vile beasts to go to prison because it might make them worse. Maybe what's good for society as a whole is coming down like a box of rocks on animals like these, because going nice and easy on them has been working oh-so-well?

Big news, because I know this is going to be a shock to you: a person gets to consent to every single use of his or her body, and the corollary to that rule is that that person GETS TO WITHDRAW THAT CONSENT AT ANY TIME. It doesn't matter if the other person is violating you with a penis, fingers, an ultrasound wand,…

It's disgusting he used that word to describe a duly-elected legislator, yes, but even worse is the "disrespectful." I get the feeling he uses that word in that unique way that MRAs tend to use it—to denote a woman who is uppity and not at all compliant, a woman who refuses to submit herself entirely to his authority…

I appreciate the heads-up. I agree, if she's got that kind of a problem, then it makes perfect sense why she's lashing out like she is. I hope she has some handlers or managers who can keep some kind of hold on her till she can get treatment. I can see why you were concerned about the discussion of PTSD and comparing…

Perfectly said.