So it doesn't count when you do it? That's pretty hypocritical.

Well, that's... extreme. And very unlikely to affect anyone but the former students who you're discriminating against, based on something they probably had no control over. Not cool.

So, like, everyone on Livejournal in 2002?

That's so weird to me. I wouldn't want to date a racist, so lying in case my date is one seems kind of pointless.

EXACTLY how I would react if I met him, too.

I don't think she was complaining about being a sex symbol, she was complaining about the fact that douchey grown men treat her like a sex toy/non-person in real life. If you meet an actress on the street, you don't treat them like the character they play on TV and expect them to respond in kind. If a man can't…

Sadly, lots and lots of people believe that girls are bad at math, just like lots of people are angry about it.

The fact that something sells doesn't mean it's good for society. Obviously, no one product is the problem, but I reserve the right to eye roll when yet.another.toy. for girls is pink because "girls like pink!" Girls like lots of colors, they just don't receive cultural and social reinforcement that they're "girlie"…

As a marketing strategy, you're right, it's dead on. I guess my problem is with the notion that pink is inherently feminine. It's just a color. We imbue it will all sorts of cultural connotations, and I think little girls can sense that they are expected to like pink. It seems extremely unlikely that so many little…

Why do we assume that pink will interest girls, being an astronaut won't? It's great if this happens to get a girl interested in a STEM career, but I don't think I was that shallow as a kid. I think adults are that shallow, so maybe this will convince someone's aunt that it's ok to buy her niece an astronaut doll…

The problem is, if you're a little girl who doesn't like allpinkallthetime, your options are limited. Check out the "girls" toy aisle at Toys R Us sometime. It's creepy.

I think so. Skipper, maybe? But you're right, she was a "little sister" character. There needs to be a Grown Up Woman Barbie who doesn't wear makeup and doesn't have giant breasts. That would be nice.

Agreed, boys' options are limited, too, in different ways. I'm glad girls' toys are moving away from housewife/model/nurse cliches and including STEM careers, but I dislike the notion that we need to trick little girls with the color pink. Liking pink isn't a biological trait, it's something adults project onto little…

Why does everyone assume that little girls are inherently attracted to the color pink? Or that they wouldn't find "Mars Explorer" interesting for other reasons? I remember being a little girl, and I wasn't that shallow. I do, however, remember lots of adults commenting that I liked things because they were pink, when…

The lack of alternatives is the issue, really. There's nothing inherently wrong with pink, but the assumption that little girls are pre-programmed to like it is just silly and sexist. I know pink is Barbie's "brand," but I think it would have a huge impact if Matel moved away from what we think of as "girly"…

Because if you're a girl and you DON'T like all pink all the time, you're left with few options. Girls should have as many choices as boys.

I've acknowledged several times that this isn't cool, but I think the comparison to rape is both misleading and insulting to actual rape victims. You explained it better in your second comment, but my response stands. Looking at someone's exposed genitals does not hurt them or violate their rights. Taking an…

Yes, looking at someone's exposed genitals is the same as raping them.

If you'll notice, that's not what I was saying AT ALL. An upskirt is photographing something the person didn't intend to show. This dude knew his junk was visible when he left the house. But again, if you'll notice, I didn't say it was ok in either case.

Yeah, if this were a "trend piece" (god forbid), I could understand running a couple of headless shots for illustration, but I don't see why one dude's questionable pants choice warrants this kind of scrutiny. If he were posing for the picture, it would be different (and honestly, he looks like the type of dude who…