I think there’s a difference between atheists and Internet Atheists. IAs are, it seems to me, mostly young white men just aching to be oppressed by something.

Much like asshole religious people who generalize all non-believers, atheists or skeptics should not generalize religious people, lest they be seen as assholes as well.

I haven't read past the teaser on the mainpage yet, but I might ask you to marry me when I've finished reading the whole thing. I sometimes feel extremely ostracized on Jezebel as a Christian, no matter how many Jezzie-approved things I do or say.

The outrage is that the authors of the study framed the data in a way that implies that women experience mental illness more often than men. Which is not true. Or at least there's no data to support that. What the data supports is that women report mental illness more often. Which is old news.

Again, in different words: more women than men are self reporting mental health issues =/= more women are struggling with psychological issues.

But they DID make sweeping generalizations about what the data means.

This data isn’t illusory: it shows that huge numbers of people are struggling with psychological problems – and the majority of them are female.

Because the "messengers" designed the study? And completely neglected to take into account real, demonstrable differences, caused in large part by a sexist society, in the way men and women handle their emotions and mental states? Sorry but if you are designing a study that you purport to be scientific in nature, and…

Do you know what makes me feel crazy? Being told I have to be nice without being a pushover. Firm, but not too firm - that's bitchy! Professional, but not intimidating - or no man will marry you! Professionally successful, but also maternal - because that's what yer parts are for, woman! Be fashionable, but don't…

So this is all based on patients seeking treatment? Good thing there isn't any social reason that men wouldn't seek help for mental health problems, and instead, I don't know, commit suicide at rates ranging from much to astronomically higher than women. Seems legit.

Jesus loved it when people called women sluts. He was all "throw stones at those sluts!" I think that's how the story goes.

Ah, the good old moral "family values" anti-choicers, who just want to respect and protect women so much that they call any teenage girl who dares to contradict them a whore.

It's telling how they define the word "slut." Having sex isn't actually necessary; all that's required is being female, existing, and having opinions they don't agree with.

Not gonna lie, the photo jarred me a little bit, but I guess that was the point.

This is one calm-ass dude. Looking at his twitter feed, he would be totally justified in just losing his shit on these assholes. But he's cool as a cucumber.

It's so icky how Republicans can actually say that stuff about young girls in public... *shudders*

No no no! Let her talk, she keeps digging herself into a bigger and bigger hole. It just brings more light to the fact that this trial was anything but fair. If she says enough stupid shit, someone is bound to investigate into her selection and the connection between her husband and O'Mara.

[Criticism about your macaroni privilege.]

[Anecdote about a friend's shitty boyfriend.]

Why are the women serving the drinks and making the dinner in feminist heaven? In my feminist heaven, I want fucking Jerry Falwell to do that shit. Just so Judith and I can say, Hush, Jerry. The grown-ups are talking now. Now make us another round of Manhattans.