Sadly, he is a crazy Christianist, to the point that I believe he refuses to kiss co-stars in the performance of a role. (See also: Neal McDonough.)

He never did anything for me (I watch PoI for the sci-fi, awesome women, and Finch), but your enjoyment of him in your imagination won’t hurt anyone, and won’t in any way…

This is great for her. All the gatekeeper press he gets will drive people to that shelf, and some of them will pick hers up. I have no interest in her work, but I respect what she’s done to promote herself.

Also, Franzen’s title? Ugh.

Did you get your vinaigrette? Also hartshorn in water is supposed to be useful.

Serious question, because I don’t follow college football much: Is there an incredible QB in this year’s draft?

When he’s older, check out The Mad Scientists Club. There were some books about three boys who time travelled together that were a bit sciencey, but they were coming out just as Miss Sky was moving on and I don’t remember them that well — Time Warp Trio, maybe?

I think the classics are worth doing even when there’s…

I’m assuming you already know about the modern stuff like Magic Treehouse and you already did Little Bear (if you haven’t, do; IIRC, it’s easier than Cap’t U, but that might not be a bad thing.) Miss Sky’s first really independent reading experience was Frog and Toad, I think. The Frances books are great. They’re not…

The elite private elementary schools don’t care/are likely to select AGAINST significantly early reading/high intelligence. It makes the classroom harder to manage, causes resentment about the wealthier families. (Despite how they used to market, that included Mirman; not sure about now.)

Oh! Oh! What’s he reading? I…

Except 15 years ago in the Valley, at least, leaving was very difficult. Our first preschool lied to us and did some manipulative, dishonest things with Miss Sky. But finding ANY decent preschool with space for a three year old if you hadn’t been on the wait list for at least a year was almost impossible — and if you…

Agreed they’re both social constructs. I’m migraining today, so I probably shouldn’t be commenting.

Minor point: back when Miss Sky was in a series of posh preschools (because it was that or a place where the play room was the furnace room, with explosive chemicals on top of the furnace and no guard rail around it), all of them had outdoor lunchrooms. It’s LA. It rains very, very rarely, little kids like eating…

How much of that is that they are raised in that culture (or trapped in that culture) and therefore work to fit those norms? My impression is the “conventionally attractive” in these studies has as much to do with efforts the woman makes as her natural body and features, and “feminine” is a social construct. In that…

Nope. There’s no one standard of attractive. I agree with you that someone rejecting heteronormative standards might still be perceived as VERY attractive to someone of the opposition sex, but not every single one of them, and to some degree it depends on how much they reject those standards. An otherwise…

I have made my point clear across numerous comments. You are either unwilling to read for comprehension, or deliberately misreading me.

The fact that they didn’t say it in front of her does not make it okay. That guy was clearly THINKING it in front of her, because he felt the need to say it the instant he could. This isn’t about what’s polite and what’s not. It’s about how this accidentally recorded conversation illustrates something women know to be…

I’m trying to strike a balance between what’s out of bounds enough to be shamed on the Internet and what’s not. And yes, I think there IS a difference between starting to evaluate a woman’s body (and let’s be real here, talking about big breasts is very freighted in our culture, so it’s not even as simple as “she’s…

Uh...I didn’t play the vid. Is it not the case that he left the voice mail, forgot to disconnect, talked to the dog and then, with the phone in his hand from calling her, start evaluating her body?

I’m sorry, that’s not acceptable social distance. That would not happen to a man. You really think a woman officer would…

But do you actually evaluate their genitals in brutal detail moments after engaging in a professional interaction, though? And if you do, maybe you should stop.

Like, this happened while he was STILL ON THE PHONE from replying to a professional request. It wasn’t later over beers.

Sad to say, though, that’s most most mainstream bra manufacturers have rolled for decades. I think it’s getting better, but I believe it’s still pretty common for a woman to be unable to get bigger than a D in a lot of places, and have clerks tell her to just up the band width. “DDD” is a real thing, like going any…

Yes to all of this. Someone in the comments says they have met him and he is an actual imbecile. I don’t care. He is facilitating fraud. If he’s that dumb, his management team should be blocking these statements. If some kid drinks this crap and gets concussed, I hope he sues Wilson personally for lifetime damages.

Ugh…

Good.