I don't live in NY and I know very little about this situation. What Chirlane McCray said doesn't really sound homophobic to me, but I will say that identifying as a lesbian in the past doesn't mean someone isn't homophobic or heterosexist. I have a friend who used to identify as a lesbian, but is now married to a…

Tips are not just "something extra." The tipping system is written into our laws, which you should understand since you always claim to be a lawyer. Forty-three states have laws that allow servers to be paid next to nothing (less taxes, it often is nothing) because tips are not just customary, they are expected as…

But what about Miss Claudette???? That's all I care about right now.

Repeating over and over that a smoker-friendly restaurant allows smoking therefore smoking is part of the service is a circular argument. Businesses don't get to allow unsafe working conditions because it makes customers more comfortable. Flouting the safety of employees almost always adds to the "hospitality" of…

It doesn't assume that restaurants are smoke free. It assumes that restaurants are in the business of serving food. Serving and preparing food is in no way related to smoking, so businesses have an obligation to protect their employees from a risk that is absolutely not related to whether or not they can do their…

Businesses need to mitigate unnecessary risk for their employees. That's a huge part of why people fought so hard for labor laws-so that workers would not be forced into unnecessarily dangerous situations. A place of business can't decide not to follow safety practices and just say "Oh well, they can work somewhere…

I think people should do whatever they want when it comes being a stay at home parent and there are great reasons for wanting to do it, but I would never do it in a million years for the simple reason that, as mentioned in this article, it's extremely risky. My mom is in her 60s and she has always worked, but many of…

I'm going to admit my crazy wrinkle obsession to the entire internet, which is highly embarrassing, but the water cup I use at work has a straw and I've definitely thought long and hard about drinking from it without getting wrinkles. I've found that if you put the straw in the corner of your mouth rather than the…

To the lady in the second question: when I was younger, I was very shy and definitely lacked the social skills to get to know people. I felt like a weird loser for a lot of my early 20s. Now I'm someone who most people think is extremely outgoing and easy to talk to. I can strike up a conversation with pretty much…

I think Noel Fielding definitely has the look, even though he's not quite as pretty as young Freddie Mercury. I doubt he's a good enough actor though.

"Also are you really going to make the argument of "he was asking for it"? Really? That's the argument you're going with? Does anybody else see the irony of this argument being used on Jezebel? "

You don't sound like a horrible person, you sound like someone who is extremely fearful and insecure about this situation, which you are allowing to turn into resentment and anger. My girlfriend and I are planning to have a family together, and we've talked at length over the past few years about the complications of…

You mean unlike my mom who actually loves me unconditionally. My mom who loves me so much she would never, ever abandon me for any reason. Our relationship is very good now, because we actually work at it. We are generous with each other and our love transcends our differences. Relationships are messy and many times…

I think what you're saying is just terrible. Making your love conditional on your child following the rules of life you decided for that child before s/he was even born, especially when it comes to something as personal as biology, is wrong. I hope you never tell your child you feel this way. I can't imagine growing…

Johnston-Robledo is right about one thing, though, I use tampons (or sponges) because I don't want to feel my blood against my body. It's uncomfortable to have something wet pressing against your body for hours. Why does she think we change babies diapers when they are wet?

We get it. You, with your impeccable mastery of the English language, are superior to this girl and you've made it abundantly clear that her inferiority to you is indefensible. Listen to yourself. You're on the internet trying to outclass some poor girl who is only on the stand because she had the great misfortune of…

That is so beautiful. Congrats to them!!

When women go #1, we don't even have any contact with our genitals at all because we use toilet paper, but we should absolutely wash our hands when we're done. I don't see how actually touching your junk should make you less required to wash your hands. Everyone should be washing their hands after they go to the…

I've never understood people who get emotional when they have their periods, because it has absolutely zero impact on my mood (other than feeling annoyed at being bloated and crampy), but I get so emotional when I don't sleep enough. Two days or more with less than 7 hours of sleep and just about anything will make me…