The GLAAD media reference guide is awesome as well. I work for a media company that struggled to report compassionately about the death of a transman because EMTs initially identified the body as female, which caused a lot of confusion in press releases and whatnot. In the end, the publisher and editors made the…

Absolutely everything is wrong with your sentiments. Everything. So let's get a few things straight (no pun intended, and I'm a lesbian but this isn't a fucking contest): Raven Symone is the opposite of an attention whore. She's a former child star who keeps her private life EXTREMELY private (especially compared…

So the title of this post led me to believe that it was an article all about how the gently-used mattress market is populated with heartbroken sellers. Because I found myself in the same boat a few months ago. When I first got together with my ex last year, she wanted a nice, plush queen-sized bed we could both…

I wholeheartedly agree. She's been through hell and deserves to live it up anytime, anywhere, and in any way her heart desires. Anyone who judges her for anything she does (especially something as innocent as going to a concert and appearing to enjoy herself, HEAVENS) is a fucking asshole.

Also, holy shit, I have no idea what website I just linked to but it appears to be extremely racist, my apologies. I Googled the guy's name and linked to a story that looked like it had most of the basic facts right, but I just saw some questionable sidebar stories on there and now I'm ashamed :(

I immediately thought of this guy who's been causing a stir in Connecticut recently by flying a rotating combination of the U.S., Marine, Vatican, Confederate, and Nazi flags. Private property and slightly different circumstances, but still relevant: http://www.newsnet14.com/?p=126155

Not that this has anything to do with how disgusting Paul Ryan is, but there is a grand tradition of fish-kissing in the professional bass tournament circuit. Jimmy Houston in particular is famous for kissing his prize fish, and I'd bet money Ryan is emulating Houston's trademark move:

It ain't bragging if you can back it up, and it ain't showboating if you can pull it off. The one thing I take issue with in the premise of this article is that not everyone who proposes in a showy way does it for their own ego, I think a good chunk of people want to show their partner how much they really care and…

If only my capacity for righteous indignation was as attractive in real life. Sigh. I appreciate the sentiment though :)

A. I never said anything in the article was "wrong." Nobody did. "vanessakeepslosingherburnerss" said that if Stewart's going to report on a serious subject like child sex abuse, "you do have an obligation to your readers to at least get the basic facts right."

Congratulations, you've goaded me into another reply.

I guess my biggest problem with this is that Stewart is obviously trying to generate outrage and debate about the nature of sex offender registration. But if that were truly the goal, why didn't she answer her own question and then put that in the article, so people would have more information to go on for discussion…

The author said that "a few questions remain" and then listed two questions. Which is less than "a few" but I digress. Stewart asked:

Do you think that maybe I'm infuriated by this because I've worked as one of those "actual reports covering news" you're referring to? This post by Stewart is currently circulating the world and reaching far more people than the Republican-American's story, even though the newspaper reporter that originally took the…

Excuse me, not "unanswered questions," Stewart said "a few questions remain." Which is still false.

I'm sorry, I know I'm falling prey to the "I don't have to look you in the eye so I'm being snarkier than I would in real life," but honestly, I'd say exactly what I just wrote right to the author in person, without hesitation. And I would love to hear her response. She basically copy and pasted an article by an…

This is why we need actual reporters covering news stories and disseminating information instead of glorified bloggers who can't seem to figure out how to access publicly available information.

Hey, Tracie. Forget the content of the article for a minute, I'd like to address the writing style. PLEASE CUT IT OUT with the heteronormative shit. I'm a woman. I'm not romantically interested in men. If you're going to write generally and broadly about all women everywhere, at least acknowledge that not all of…