I get that your sibling's case is complex. And when stuff concerns family, it's hard to be objective. But for me, what it comes down to, is what is really lost if you are just respectful of the pronoun choice he has made? I am a cis woman and I am assuming that you are cis too. I think there are things about gender…

This drives me so nuts! I am a social worker in a hospital and I have been trying to hard to work with staff on my unit to be respectful of trans patients and use proper pronouns. And yet EVERY TIME we have a trans patient, it's like starting from scratch. The staff I work with is not hateful for the most part, but…

I get that that is true, but really when you are fat you deal with so much harassment and judgement and comments from people who mean well but are really insensitive on sometimes daily basis. So it really just takes one or two comments or stink eyes at the gym to make it all a serious phobia. I get that we just have…

While I agree that this was a bit off topic, I totally get what you are saying and just wanted to pop in and express my support. I think that maybe the connection you made was that while we all agree that bullying this woman is ridiculous, people might not be so in agreement re: bullying overweight people in a gym…

Oh no, 6 days is great! Really good choice, you will not regret it. Iceland is magical. I was there for about 2 weeks but kept meeting people there for 2 days and I was like "You are missing the best place ever!!" The weather seems unpredictable to me. I was there in mid-May and wore long underwear and a down jacket…

It sounds like you have few days in Iceland with your base as Reykjavik? I always am sad when people don't give Iceland the time it deserves (foreeeveeerr!) but I get it, those other places are great too. I just wanted to let you know that when I was in Iceland a few years ago in May it was straight up freezing and…

You are totally correct in my estimation. I made these comments pretty early on, so it was before the full scope of their trolling was immediately evident. But yes, in retrospect, pretty obvious. Thanks for the kittens!

Oh. Wow. You really got me there.

You're welcome. XOXO.

Okay, my argument is that you lack basic reading comprehension skills.

I cannot get over these replies. No one is trying to tell Kirsten Dunst how the industry works. But on a larger level, it is offensive and DEFINITELY INCORRECT to state that women are only harassed when they "court" it. I think it's dimestore feminism to imply that women only get harassed when they ask for it. Oh,…

Blah! Sorry for the double. I don't know why that happened.

You don't have to be a Hollywood actor to know that you sexual harassment and exploitation can happen even if you don't "court" it.

I do find it UNLIKELY that the sole reason for Amanda Bynes' behavior was marijuana. But it's also not impossible. I work on a psych unit and have had a few patients come in who presented as EXTREMELY psychotic (paranoid, seeing demons, etc.) only to TOTALLY clear a few days later and report that they had been…

I am Jewish and always say "Jews." It is bigoted non-Jews that made "Jews" offensive, there is nothing inherently offensive about it and there is no reason that I am going to stop saying it because we should not think of it as an insult. Like you said, if someone said "Christians..." no one would be like "Wow, that's…

Oh great, the ability to sleep with gross dudes whenever I want totally makes up for sexism. You solved it.

I got my BRCA test a few weeks ago and am waiting on results. Even though I still don't know if I will test positive, my MD recommended increased screening due to family history. So I got my first mammogram found this month (I am 33), followed quickly by my first biopsy for a calcification they found. I am supposed…

Wow, do you know what the BRCA test is??? If you test positive you have a VASTLY increased chance of getting breast and ovarian cancer than people who do not. This is not "paranoia." Ovarian cancer is pretty much deadly and there is virtually NO WAY of screening for it, so waiting until you actually have it when you…

To me, stuff like this is actually further proof of why fat shaming is totally dumb and pointless. I believe this study. Ovarian cancer also runs in my family. I am terrified of it. And guess what—I am still fat! I will probably always be fat! I have lost weight, lots of weight, probably hundreds of pounds over the…