No, but they were influenced by 19th century individualist Henry David Thoreau.

"Guilty pleasures: Art museums."

This libertarian lady laughed at that. Maybe I'm just thrilled when any Gawker platform people notice that Republican isn't Objectivist isn't Libertarian.

Topanga?

This former homeschooler appreciates your "My Side of the Mountain" nod. That was so my life, reading that book, and then reading history books, and not waiting for the Rapture at all.

Oh. Those violent gifs — which are now all over the Taylor Swift album thread.

Jesus Christ. :(

Why not disable imagines and gifs? Tipsters could still use burners, but at least the horrible visuals wouldn't be there anymore.

God, that was the worst. But maybe that was because sad Pete is actually even worse than regular Pete.

She wasn't bad on Gilmore Girls all the time, but you are right that she got worse. I bought her as an awkward teen because she was like a mix of me and a friend of mine. I have yet to see proof of her acting abilities sans Rory character.

No, because this is Jezebel.

Word.

Yep, in jail with the real criminals like the drug users and prostitutes and such.

This is outrageous, but let's not pretend that there aren't thousands upon thousands of people in US prisons already who shouldn't be there.

No.

It is the ultimate affordable — even for a night out, for those of us who don't spend 100 bucks out drinking — at a bar beer. Cheap, but don't God-awful. It's a staple.

Took over? He lived there.

Koresh was a creep, however, but the feds caused Waco. Call him Saddam, and the US military the ATF and FBI in this comparison, I guess.

That's so unamerican.

It's awesome when men do this. I have a clueless dude friend who declared that he lost respect for Jay-Z once he heard he added Beyonce's last name to his.

I mean, Jesus Christ.

I was being an asshole, but thanks for the response. I'm interested to know people's reason for doing this. But I still find it suspect and a little odd that so many people — feminists included — so often pick the easy, patriarchal answer here.

If the guy puts no pressure on you, that's also different and a good…

Addendum: at the end of the day, if you have a reason, like your father was an asshole, fine. But that's a whole lot of ladies changing their names. And I went to a women's college! And I still see them all adding husband's name, but he doesn't return the favor.

Why?

Oh man, I would have been so fashionable back then.

"Ultimately, the act of naming a child after yourself as a woman is an act of preserving your own name. But that name is probably your father's name."

Uh, yeah. You gotta start somewhere, though.

I don't want kids, I don't think. I definitely am going to keep my name.

I realize we're all third wavey up in here, but I…