I like hate-watched. That basically describes my feelings towards it too. Not too much to love but somehow the fact that Hank (Dean Norris) is in it made me curious and I was also curious because the guy who plays Barbie was in the much better Bates Motel show earlier this year.

Is your little redneck town in Western N.Y. by chance? I say that because I never heard that particular expression until one day my sister dropped it in a phone convo. I work for an Indian man and my best friend at the company I work for is an Indian woman. This was highly highly offensive to me. She also drops…

There are lots of interesting daily articles on this website and many of them are important but I would say that this is the single most important topic in terms of equality with men. Until it is a law or common practice to pay a woman with equal qualifications the exact same wage for the exact same job a man is or…

I totally agree. She did what she needed to do and maybe what she wanted to do. It worked out for her in the end and she is being honest about it. The End.

You make a great point. When we are dealing with the East we are dealing with cultures that are a lot older than our Western cultures. I'm sure the West has had some influence in some places but I think these cultures are more influenced by their own standards and customs and traditions than they are by us Westerners.…

I have nothing against Brit Brit. She got up and did this stupid promo for her album and tour-in-place. I just can't stand any of these morning shows and their constant "EXCITEMENT". Who the fuck is excited at zero dark thirty in the morning?! Apparently Sam Champion is. What utter crap and what a big waste of time…

This "chicken or the egg" stuff goes nowhere and you are right that this study is too small to make into scientific fact. As a porn watcher, I can honestly say that it has not made me more sexist. I work with mostly women and treat and respect them as well as I ever have. I don't confuse reality with fantasy and…

I am happy that an Indian-American won last night. I would have been happy if Miss California had won. I was happy to see the top five finalists all be brunettes. I have always found dark hair attractive. Back in the 70's, it literally was a Barbie contest. I have nothing against blondes either but Miss America should…

I like it. It's catchy and what with Breaking Bad ending, its an ode to Jessie's favorite word...."BITCH".

Now that is hard to beat!

Jezebel is fairly consistent in its anti-slut shaming philosophy but I assume that most of the Jezebel staff is unmarried, youngish women with no children. I agree in principle and philosophy that females are free to wear whatever pleases them and that men need to keep their eyes and their hands to themselves. I also…

All these mysteries and more, I'm sure, will soon be explored on one of those stern Friday night network news magazine programs for lonely people looking to television to justify their agoraphobia.

Not to mention the very obvious nose job. She had a very rounded or even flat nose and now its very thin and more aquiline.

I think historians try to understand the morals and mores of the time they are studying to try to understand the motivations and inhibitions of the people of that time but historians do judge and they are justified to judge. Just like people in society have a right to judge what is right and wrong. Without exception,…

Thanks for posting back Cuttlefish12. I think we are pretty much on the same page. You are right in that we spend a lot of time analyzing when a young woman has sex or ends up working in the sex industry and we don't seem to give it a second thought when it is a young male. I won't deny that there is some sexism at…

I'm not totally convinced by your argument that women in country are just eye candy at awards shows and country radio is afraid to play their music. I think that this might not be as fertile a time for strong country women performers as it was in the early to mid 90's with the likes of Trisha Yearwood, Wynona, Faith…

I know exactly what you mean. I grew up rural and still go back from time to time and this "Larry the Cable Guy meets Jeff Foxworthy meets Lynryd Skynyrd meets the Dukes of Hazard really doesn't much exist. But you wouldn't know it from listening to today's country music. It's almost a country minstral show on…

First off, why am I still grayed out? I made a unique point in this discussion that was piquant enough to get someone to reply.

As a father of two boys, I dodged this bullet. I wonder how I would have treated my (hypothetical) teenage daughter as she matured and wore more stylish and grown up clothes as she aged. I probably would stay out of it. But this is why it is hard to be a dad of a teenage girl. If you totally ignore them and pretend…

panting heavily....