It's even simpler than that, I think. In that letter to Doris, all evidence suggests that the letter writer has made choices that she believed were consistent with the role she was expected to play, but those choices didn't bring her the happiness she feels she was promised. Now she probably resents just about…

Right, it's probably legal to ask about convictions, but illegal to ask about arrests. So if Idol was asking about arrests, they broke the law, hence the lawsuit.

The law is probably against asking whether a potential employee has been arrested (meaning that Idol was the one committing the violation). Legislating against employing anyone with an arrest record seems...unlikely.

I'm guessing the race bit is a second-wave vs. intersectionality thing, but could someone confirm or deny?

Super informative, thanks! I'm going to look into that.

That seems odd. I'm not a medical professional, but I thought the reason ovarian cysts are a problem was that they can build up and eventually become cancerous. You would think your doctor would want to check, but maybe it shouldn't be all that surprising, since she doesn't seem to be taking it seriously.

Yeah, something involving the words "endocrine" and "imbalance" for sure.

Find somebody who will actually test you for it. There are absolutely reasons to investigate even if you're not trying to get pregnant, because you might want to look for things like, oh, ovarian cysts. Also, you deserve to understand the way your body works.

Geez, what PatinaVerdiGris said. Weight gain (or trouble losing) is a symptom of PCOS, not a cause. You don't have to be taking BCP, either; depending on your situation, it can also be treated with things like Metformin, or (as in my case currently) you can just monitor the symptoms and not take anything. My doc takes…

This is the best thing I've ever seen, and yet I wish I could unsee it.

Yup, fair enough. If it's already got a large and diverse audience, no point in encouraging people to pigeonhole it as a Black People's Show.

Yes. And I feel for them somewhat. Even (especially?) when you've already classed yourself as one of the good guys on the side of equality, it's hard to discover a new sort of privilege you benefit from - exhausting, even, like, "oh great, when will it END???" But the mature thing to do is get the hell over yourself,…

I'm doing the Lucille Bluth hand-flappy squee right now!

Oh man, me too. I haven't read it in almost twenty years, though; I should hunt a copy down.

Edith and Mary's rivalry is a perfect example of how the patriarchy works to pit women against each other.

Next on the patent roster: an emetic intended to be served in champagne flutes. It's sure to be a hit in the Capitol.

I have it in merlot. It is the most amazing swimsuit ever.

You should probably let The Sun know, then, since that part is pasted directly from their article.

That shouldn't happen. "Fund my lifestyle" projects are against their TOS. http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines

YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH ABOUT THE STAR WIPE.