I agree that the article is flawed, but am grossed out by just how much people need to slam this author. I mean, is work/life balance solely a woman's issue? No, of course not. But are women disproportionately impacted by various social structures and work polcies? Umm, YES! The responsibility of raising family still…

Man, racists, stop messing with my opportunity to see lots and lots of fine shirtless Jesse Williams! STOP IT!!!! Don't you know the only reason I still watch GA is to gawk at him?!!?

Good for you! I am on week 3 of no processed sugar (well, I had a slip last week, but it was a mistake! Freaking labels!!!) and have yet to notice any of these benefits. Hah. But I am hoping I will soon!

I commend you for realizing that. It's a hard thing to come back and admit that. We all need to do more of that in our daily lives!

Methinks you need to reread this piece and reexamine your own reaction and why you might have had that. First of all, like Lindy wrote, you "can" do whatever you please. No one is saying otherwise. Also, the part re:IHOP and "slumming" is more about the attitude involved. Like "Oh, check me out, I am slumming it in…

I guess it's different depending on state and context? I used to work at a sentencing alternative program and if you had a diluted UA, your PO (or "case manager" as they were called there) would kick you out and consider it positive. Now I work in housing, so it doesn't come up as much, but if someone has a court…

Drinking lots of water is a bad idea. I work in community mental health and UAs often come up for court ordered stuff. If you drink too much water, the test is just considered dirty anyway, because uhh, obviously you are hiding something.

Oh god, this is a stretch! Sometimes I feel like all Jezebel is here for is to just pick everything to death. I love this song and one of the things I like about is that is captures the complexity of an ambivalent relationship, which we have ALL had. Saying you are glad that it is over, but also still being so hurt by…

I love you Lindy, but on this one, I really strongly disagree. I work in a hospital and also have had to spend a lot of time at various one for unfortunate personal reasons, and the lack of healthy food is already appalling. I am already trapped in this shitty nightmare place, now I have to eat wilted fries that are…

I know we were feuding a few days ago, but I could not agree with you more here. I think this piece is very even handed and raises an excellent and important point. I feel like peoples' reactions are overly defensive, and I can't help but think that it has something to do with not wanting to own up to their…

Yeah, I agree. I actually had to go and reread the article to make sure I wasn't going nuts. I am really thankful to Jezebel for making this point, as it's really important that we all are aware of our own prejudices and the way even subconscious ones impact the world. I see nothing even remotely anti-Kiva in this…

I was born and raised in NYC in the 80s and 90s and saw with my own eyes the impact that SATC had on the city so please do not try to tell me that no dumb show will make dumb people want to move to NYC more (which I think is what you meant?). Because this has already happened. If we do not learn from history we are…

DEFINITELY! I never got creeped on more than in the gothy/punk rock years. Non-stop creepathon! Old men whispering in my ears at grocery stores and shit, asking if they could clean my house nude.

I was kind of excited for this, but now just feel like it will be SATC for hipsters and that is a really revolting concept to me. And great, another show that will make even more obnoxious young people with stars in their eyes move to NYC, drive up prices even more and make the city progressively intolerable.

As a native New Yorker now stuck in Seattle, I can confirm your suspicions that yes, this is for some reason some weirdly shameful thing. I don't know why. We are a weird people. I wish it weren't this way. It's like some tragic doomed abusive relationship.

Umm, I like to get dressed up and wear make up in my own house when all I am doing is sitting around reading or knitting or whatever. Sometimes, it is just fun to dress up. I see make up and clothing as forms of self expression. It feels good to express myself. Even (or maybe ESPECIALLY) when no one is

Oh okay, awesome! Yay! Sorry I misunderstood. I was totally confused because I was like "Buuuut you say you understand! And it sounds like you do! So why don't you like this???" Hah, I just loved Lindy's piece so much and was getting so pissed at some of the comments that I wasn't seeing straight!

Thank you! I can't believe how bent out of shape people are getting over this. "WHAT?? I can't look at a woman I find attractive?"

Is it really so unthinkable that a woman would spend hours taking care of her body to...FEEL GOOD ABOUT HERSELF?? And that a woman could feel good about herself without it being related to men or whether or not they are looking at her? If so, maybe you are the one who would feel more at home in a conservative country,…

How did this get to print? Because it is awesome, funny, insightful.