I’m so sorry you had that experience. I’ve been victim to a lot of shit across the sex abuse-harrassment-discrimination-assault spectrum. Some of it criminal, some of it petty shit like being catcalled at the grocery store. I think so much big shit happens because we exist in a society in which the small shit is…

My understanding is that second-wave is the 60's and 70's movement (though I’ve never heard the term ‘liberal second-wave’), so we’re talking about a previous generation who 100% broke down barriers and busted ass for us, but might not be the best standard-bearers for 21st century feminism. I respect their work, I…

I just blazed through this series over the last two days and looooooved it. I saw the Susie-ambushing-the-agent scene more as Susie protecting her friend, not her client (though she dressed it up in manager-client terms). We’ve come to understand Susie has been around the business for a while, even if just at the…

Thank you, friend!

Lobsters can be deadly. Don’t act like y’all don’t know.
Edit: Total image upload fail. Imagine Bob’s Burger’s Lobsterfest episode with Gene’s anaphylactic reaction-engorged face here. *sigh*

So, I didn’t watch the show, and only watched a few clips this morning (Beginning with Oprah, natch). The ... producer? showrunner? gentleman who accepted the award for Handmaid’s Tale best drama series win said he was grateful to everyone who works so hard to make sure Handmaid’s Tale never becomes reality. He didn’t…

This is good strategizing.

I do think there’s a pre- and post-Weinstein thing at work here. Cross our fingers the post-Weinstein guys never see the comebacks they want. I don’t understand people’s continued association with Allen and Polanski. I hope they’re the last holdouts of the old way of things. I hope Hollywood at large will come to…

My money’s on Louis CK for sure. But I wouldn’t be surprised to see Kevin Spacey make an attempt, then be bewildered that the world doesn’t work like that in anymore when no one in Hollywood will touch him with a ten-foot pole.

LOLOLOLOLLLLLLL! Way to ignore institutional racism, you ridiculous white man. Tucker Carlson is a perfect example of white male privilege. If he was any other race or gender, his mediocre ass wouldn’t have that job. I, white lady, am sick to death of white men. And I appreciate The Root for bringing to my awareness…

Why hasn’t everyone at NBC blocked Lauer’s email and phone number? Does he think this is a temporary exile, and that after the storm blows over he’ll be welcomed back with open arms? I think (HOPE) we’ve grown beyond giving predators a pass after they’ve done their time out of the public eye.

Anyone who is honest with herself welcomes this comeback.

Absolutely! When I put up my damp hair, scrunchies give me soft, pretty waves, while standard hair elastics give me a gross crease in my hair. And for a gal with long, thick hair, scrunchies have always been more reliable than the scrawny elastics. I’m so glad this moment has come.

I, a sister old, had never encountered assigned seating before we went to see The Last Jedi on Sunday. I have been happily buying movie tickets online for years. My husband thought we could just roll up to the theater (“Who’s going to the movies at 8:45 AM on Christmas Eve?” he asked. I LOL’d becuase Star Wars.). I…

I believe you’re correct. Messrs. is the plural of Mr. Borrowed from the French, because we never got around to ironing out the particulars of some of our words. I can see someone not familiar with an old French plural giving “Mrs.” a stab. Thank goodness he didn’t shove a desperate apostrophe in there.

Please let it be sabotage! It’s like that episode of Futurama where the mutants rise up against the surface dwellers, and Bender helps the cause by bending the sewage pipes to send wastewater back up all the drains.

I really hope this is the beginning of the mutant uprising.

South Carolinian, born and raised. Descended from plantation (ie, slave) owners and CSA soldiers. That flag and everything it symbolizes is repugnant. I won’t have it in my home, and I don’t associate with people who display it.

She is woefully unqualified, and she does tick off lots of boxes, but she was appointed because then-Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster, an early Trump supporter in a key state, wanted to be governor of SC. He’d never managed to be elected governor, so his friend Donny J. whisked Nikki off to the UN so Henry could sit in the big…

Absolutely! To come forward in spite of the fear and confusion and sometimes in the face of threats is HARD. It’s hard for adults. So it’s no wonder most cases go unreported. A child who tells is metal AF.

Yes, every bit of that. We tell kids, if anything ever happens, tell an adult you trust. But literally almost all of the time, they are being hurt by an adult they trust(ed). All adults must be thrown into suspicion then! Silence is a perfectly reasonable response when a kid’s world has been turned upside down and…