Tara and Sam are consistently two of the best reasons to visit Gawker Media. No matter what this place does, I’m really hanging around for them. And Jolie Kerr (she is arguably the best columnist).

Man, when’s the last time the art dept got a raise?

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Personally, I’d rather fly in a plane that didn’t have windows in the passenger compartment. Those fancy windows seem to add needless complexity and weaken the airframe.

Looks like Richard Belzer.

I see Detective John Munch

I am so sorry to hear of your struggles and I am glad to hear that you are getting help...I waited way too long when I was feeling that way and it didn’t do me any good. It is okay to need help and the fact that you recognized that you needed it and got it proves that you are much stronger than you are giving yourself…

I was once told by a wonderful woman to remove any “I think” and “I feel” statements when stating anything that I firmly believe in and is based on facts, even if those statements are still opinions. No reason to qualify an opinion with “I think” or “I feel” when you’ve come to an educated opinion based on solid facts.

This is why, when opening wine for a table, I pour the taste for the woman. IDGAF. It’s my little way of bringing a touch of misandry to fine dining.

Partner and I are both journalists. Male politicians will always talk to him about local issues straight over my head. One guy is a repeat offender: he consistently gives me a once-over and then forgets my name, and once asked my partner if he knows how to get [place I worked for] interested in a story, right after I…

My 60+ year old retired Army Colonel father drinks Cosmopolitans. I, a traditionally femme, 20s-woman, drink a dry gin martini. I don't think that order has EVER been delivered correctly at the start of a meal. We go out to eat together approximately once a month.

I absolutely understand that this is an entirely different animal (I’m a gay man- so I have the societal advantage of being male but the disadvantage of being openly gay)- but I can relate.

Speaking as a (male) teacher: I’m not even sure what that’s supposed to mean.

During a dispute with some clients about being slandered by them, so they could award 100% of 25+mil of business to one vendor, one of the culprits turned to me in frustration and said “you really know how to express yourself, you remind me of my ex.”

I get sexism from my mom, who is more versed in feminism than I am. Things like I should smile more cause I look angry and unapproachable when pensive, or not to be so bombastic in my opinions. She just figures it’s better to play on people’s stereotypes and prejudice than to martyr yourself for change (her words, not…

Answering questions “too quickly” and without appearance of thoughtful contemplation is something that can backfire on anyone, not just on women. Indeed, on anything. Early expert systems designed for medical diagnosis were as accurate as human doctors, or more so. But because these programs gave answers too quickly,…

The same thing happens to me when guyrootof and I enter a record store. Granted, he is more of a collector than I am, but the point is, we both collect. Clerks try to talk to him about obscure jazz stuff and then barely acknowledge my presence. It's obnoxious.

I work in education, specifically special education, so this isn’t usually an issue at my school site, though I have seen instances where, say, a male psychologist on the team insists that he is the only person who makes eligibility decisions, when in fact those are team decisions.