The precedent he’s attempting to create is that “mother” is no longer a gendered term and simply refers to who carried the baby, thus there can be male mothers.  However, his argument doesn’t recognize that not all people who want to be identified as “mother” carried the child.  What about adoption and surrogacy?

I’m glad the school made a statement that the principal requested that the arrest not take place. However, I wonder how it all went down. Did the teacher ask the officer for assistance? It should be a rare circumstance that the officer is involved in a disciplinary matter with kids that age.

Maybe Dave Chappelle?  I remember something about the cop ignoring pictures of him on the walls or something like that.

He got the star first because he paid for that...

So Twitch bans people for cosplaying the characters that are played in the games that are streamed on the site?  It’s ok for the video game character to be sexually suggestive but not a real woman?  Cognitive dissonance?

And that is another level of the abuse.  We’re expected to handle it all with style and grace.  Why?  To what personal cost?  Michelle herself even said “when we go low, they go high”.  It’s a great catchphrase, but why do we have to continue to bear these burdens with strong shoulders, chin up and a smile on our…

Miniature horses can be service animals as well.

I am so excited for this. I love Linda Hamilton. Her shooting the shotgun one-handed in T2 is a fave movie moment.

Thank you!!!  It was killing me trying to figure our who she reminded me of.

OMG we need this at my office!

That’s one of my biggest fears as well.  

They way he described sounds like she didn’t pull his pants all the way down, but that she pulled the elastic waistband out (and perhaps down some) so that people could look in and see his genitals.  There are definitely elements of bullying and displaying her power over him related to sexuality so I say it’s both…

McLeod Plantation near Charleston is also a good option.

I think she’s attributing her opportunity to have someone notice her to give her a chance to show her talent. The haircut made her standout and get noticed. Her talent has kept her around.

It’s one thing to catch some flack for being the other woman when a married man cheats, it’s a whole other to go through what she went through.

I could see myself doing something like this if I drove to work in the mornings. Luckily for me I take the train so it’s not an issue. I have such compassion for the parents and the families who go through something like this.  It’s horrifying.

That’s a good idea.  You can also get in the practice of putting your work bag or other things you will need at work in the back seat so you have to look in the back seat before leaving the car.

Any game where balls are being thrown up like that has a risk of getting hit in the head. The vulnerable kid could miss the ball that was thrown correctly and still get hit in the face. If he has such a sensitive medical condition, then care needs to be taken at recess and gym by the teachers.

The article seems to be about how narrative around this crime dehumanizes her, but then it does nothing to counteract that.

This is all about strippers, nay, women in general, knowing their place. And that’s on the dance floor popping it and getting money thrown at them. They were never supposed to have a VOICE!!