I actually met someone that thought that when two Catholics got married, the bride spent her wedding night with the priest who performed the wedding ceremony. My response: "If that were true, do you think there would be such a shortage of men entering the priesthood?"

My grandmother escaped from her husband in dead of night because he became convinced that she (raised catholic) was of satan. Encouraged by the minister in his campbellite church he became convinced that my grandmother, like all catholics, was waiting for the "high sign" from the pope at which point she and the…

Its faint praise, but my impression as an immigrant is that the US is more integrated and more honest about racism than Europe (which doesn't mean America isn't racist). Perhaps because of the ethos (achieved or not) and the Melting Pot nature of the country, or the fact the US had to confront its racist legacy in the…

Well it's not hurting anyone until you give birth to a girl instead of a boy. I've been on the receiving end if that shit and it suuuuuucks. You are free to do as you please but I think you will find raising a daughter far easier than your single parent father.

This comment may well get lost within all the others, but really feel I have to write this...

Scarlett gets so much hate on Jezebel, heck of a lot more than others would or even have for saying/ doing something similar. Thing is, I still really like Scarlett and can't help but respect her. She stands up for herself…

Will you offer $10,000 for the unretouched cover photo?

Wow. Just wow.

Now I'm thinking about that episode of Seinfeld where Elaine had the friend who wore a bra as a shirt.

Wow, you can't even tell that Shailene Woodley's dress was woven from hemp and moss by squirrels and birds!

In fairness to the OP, this article is written in a very anti-Beastie Boys way.

They can't possibly be racist. There is no racism in the UK. Or so I've been told. Over and over and over and over.

If anyone ever has the pleasure of seeing a WBC protest (I live in the Midwest, I've seen a few), do NOT kiss them or interact in any way. (Yes, an uninvited kiss can be assault and battery).

It's disturbing to me how people are buying the "Mean Old Beastie Boys" thing hook, line and sinker. Goldie Blox is a for-profit company marketing cheap pink crap with a completely disingenuous feminist veneer, and they are using a tactic common to copyright infringers. Goldie Blox brought the original suit, just…

I'm confused as to how manufacturing tinker toys in pastel colors constitutes a "feminist toy company," or "toys for girls." Also, if Goldiblox (sidenote - lame name) used a Le Tigre song without permission and Le Tigre sued, would anyone be accusing them of ruining a "feminist" start-up?

Yep. Legos (pink and otherwise), knex and erector sets are still way better engineering toys for girls.

I never was a fan of the Beastie Boys so I don't have any personal vested interest in them regarding this case. But I'm siding with them. Internet outrage is great at drowning out reason. Supporting GoldieBlox is the right thing to do, and the ethical thing to do. But not at the expense of someone else's ethics,…

If I recall rightly, they hadn't performed the song in years because of it's misogynistic message. That along with the copyright infringement is what prompted the suit.

Engineering toys for girls? I didn't realize girls weren't allowed to play with Legos or Lincoln Logs or Erector sets or, you know, saws and welders if they're a little bit older. So because a savvy businesswoman attached your pet cause to her product, you feel as if everyone else in the universe should discard their…

At least British TV can only claim to have come up with the idea. American television saw it implemented, and still decided to import it.

I cannot hear/read the word "puddin" without thinking...