I used to think that way. I used to live in a safe, suburban neighbourhood, in a country with a low crime rate. Then I started moving to progressively bigger cities with higher and higher crime rates. And now I live in a very patriarchal developing country with an extremely high crime rate. The police…

Is it bad that I want that Guardian Angel thing so I can call myself when I can't get rid of a student who's telling me his/her life story during office hours?

Please read some of my posts in this thread about the 3 fairies in sleeping beauty. The Disney version is NOT about female helplessness. Aurora is a cypher, but so are all of the males. Disney's Sleeping Beauty is about the only characters with personalities- the 3 fairies, and Maleficent. These are not helpless…

Totally. I guess what I'm saying is that to salvage it you pretty much need to completely restructure the story. And at that point it's a NEW story.

Frozen did a pretty great job. As did Tangled. I think that also discounts how even a change of race without a change in story can be progressive. I grew up with Mufaro's beautiful daughters, which is a Cinderella/African folk tale mix that was wonderful to have as a kid. I don't think it's that hard. Fairy tales are…

I was charmed by the first Shrek movie because it subverted some of those tropes. The princess was a real person who could save herself, they fell in love, and they stayed ogres.

You could have built any world you wanted to—why choose one ruled by the same regressive, white-washed midcentury morality as every other "modern" fairy tale? Aren't thou bored?

"SORORITY GIRLS ARE NOT 'RANDOM' WHEN U JOIN A SORORITY U ENTER INTO OPPRESSION OF INCELS".

It's one thing to SUPPOSE there are people who think That Asshole (won't use his name) is a hero for his murders. It's HORRIFYING to read their praise and their tiny-minded ranting. Ick. They REALLY BELIEVE that 16 year old 'fit' female virgins are the highest attainable goal. O RLY? And that taking her by force is…

I'm a straight woman who feels like no one's attracted to me. I "peaked" over ten years ago according to men. At least men don't depreciate like fucking cars. Whyyyy do men think women are never lonely, rejected, ignored?! Is it because the "dime pieces" are literally the only ones on your radars?

When I was visiting Utah I commented that I was surprised by the lack of private LDS schools. I was told they weren't necessary since "we own the public schools here." I don't think it was meant to be creepy but *shiver*.

Don't be! We have great camping, laid-back people, and an awesome $5 summer concert series. We even had gay marriage for two beautiful weeks! We also have a bunch of fools who photoshop high school yearbook photos and quite literally think Michelangelo's David is porn, but that's why it's so affordable to live here.…

Definitely not impugning her perfectly valid choice to wear whatever outfit she pleases, simply speaking to the physics of that particular outfit remaining on one's body during the course of a brawl. Ain't gonna happen.

I have rewatched the video, and we're missing the initial context. At the time the longest video started being recorded, Crosby was already calling out at least one of the men for something. Giving her the benefit of the doubt, I am assuming it is because he said something transphobic and it took the amateur…

Ah, I see. From my first reviews of the tape, it appears as though her top bunches down from her flailing her arms as she jumps in to defend her friend. Now it appears inconclusive. Either way, I hope you know I'm neither sanctioning or mitigating or this very clear hate crime as one commenter seemed to suggest I was…

It doesn't.

Your reply seems to suggest that you don't consider that an important distinction.

ANTM is my guilty pleasure. I am fascinated by how oblivious Tyra is of her own offensive behavior, and how sadly willing the young women are in their own eagerness to exploit themselves... It's like watching burn victims applaud Nero for his fiddling.

Yes, I'm reminded of what Tiny Fey says in Bossypants about people who ask about her face scar.

As someone who has vitiligo, I can tell you that it has a tendency to be symmetrical. I have the same patches on my hands, ankles and legs. Virtually same areas and shapes too. It tends to first appear on extremities such as hands, feet, and lips. It also has a tendency to start spreading, and then literally go…