There was also an article floating around, pretty sure on Gawker (could be that one?), that had a direct link to some site hosting the pictures. I thought it was a link to a related article (because I'm apparently terribly naive and assumed they wouldn't actually link to that shit). I saw someone's boobs. I didn't…

At what point does a "leak" upgrade to a "flood"?

Well, individually it's clearly the leaker(s) who committed the greater crime. However, if the lookers are counted cumulatively...ew.

I have way more faith in people helping a stranger carry cumbersome furniture than their ability to stop victim-blaming. But let's hope some people catch on to this awful awful irony.

Well, convicted felons of all shapes and sizes still have rights, so...

I really, really hope that this project goes well for her and that word spreads re: the rules surrounding carrying the mattress. It could imagine it turning into a great, cathartic experience for her, where she is surrounded by strangers and meeting lots of new people who support her and her struggle (literally). I…

I'm guessing that getting the attention of the university administration in a negative way could become an integral (and expected) part of this piece. It would be pretty damn symbolic for her to be threatened with punishment in a way that her rapist hasn't been, and for something as benign as carrying a cumbersome…

I'm also sure she'd rather be distracted by carrying a mattress around instead of empty-handed and worrying about running into her attacker – I know I would be.

I also love the idea of people being allowed to help her carry the mattress, a physical demonstration of their support. In the perfect world, she'll never walk alone.

Can you please explain the lazy comment? I mean, no one has to like it since it is subjective (and I find performance art like this to be pretty damn subjective), and I totally get the boring angle...it's not like watching someone carrying a mattress around is scintillating in any way. But physically it's the OPPOSITE…

Here's my crack at it: the second tweet about being WITH someone reads as a direct response to the many many sane people who likely pointed out that someone passed out clearly wouldn't remember being raped. And I actually think he's acknowledging that having sex with some who is passed out IS rape (because they are…

Well, to be fair that's kind of what Google is for, Pinkham isn't our babysitter and/or first grade teacher (probably a good thing). But hey, on the bright side you will never not know what this dish is again! Also, relevant fact that I haven't seen mentioned is that the paper also holds all of the cooking juices that…

From the news reports, it sounds like the child had also recently undergone brain surgery, and therefore was in an even more fragile state. However now I'm curious if your scenario is legal in the UK (i.e. choosing to withdraw care for a minor), or if child services would step in at this point anyway? I would probably…

Well, Jehovah's Witnesses do reject certain medical procedures (including blood transfusions), but I think it's largely a personal decision that would depend on the parents' own particular beliefs – so it would be impossible for us to know if/what the parents might have refused in the way of treatment. However, the…

This really needs to get bumped out of the grays, along with some other very reasonable and balanced comments floating around down here.

I feel like there is so much misinformation (or simply lack of information) to make a clear judgment of the situation. Obviously the parents want to do what's best for their kid, but how do we know they are actually making an informed medical decision here? How do we know that the NHS didn't recommend this treatment…

This is what I'm so confused about. I'm actually really annoyed with how flimsy this Jez article is. It's one thing to feel bad for the parents (it's a pretty sucky situation all around), but there seem to be a lot of relevant contextual details that have been left out.

I dunno, maybe they're both foot fetishists? There must be something we're missing, because 1st base does not an open relationship make.

Ya, I think he has truly missed his calling as a Zumba instructor.

Me neither! I have the Hobbit on audiobook and the entire book read slowly by a Brit is only 3 hours 41 minutes! And I don't think I can count the number of times that I've shouted "BUT THERE AREN'T CHASED BY ORCS IN THE HOBBIT" at my boyfriend. I'm not even that into LOTR, etc., I just really really liked this book…