Okay, I have to share this. It made me stop and think really hard about how difficult it is to be a women in the comedy business. This was years ago and I don't remember the comedian's name, but she was really funny (and happened to be black). I saw her doing a stand-up routine late at night on cable. She had…

Yeah! "Sex policing"!

I dunno. "Sex shaming"?

Yup. Me too. Fat and 41.

But the thing is that you are well within your rights to be an Old Person Who Thinks Hickeys Are Bad during your personal time. But while you are acting in your capacity as my medical doctor, you do not get to pass judgment on my sex life. That is Doctoring 101. Like, I'm sure some doctors think anal sex is icky or…

You're going to get piled on by framing this as a "pretty people problem". They're both catcalling, they're just two different types, and neither is okay. I *do* agree with you however that it's unfortunate that the former "hey sexxxxy!!" kind is talked about as though it's a universal experience that all women can…

I get this shit pretty much every time I walk to or from my house. Sometimes it's aggressive monologue, other times a whistle or "hey beautiful"; it's all crappy. A few weeks ago, I was heading to my house from the subway, having been sent home from work because I'd come down with a yucky stomach virus. As I'm…

What a way to put it into words! People (men) seem to assume that it's not your right to get offended if the feedback you receive is "positive" in nature. "Favorable" "compliments" one receives on the street only serve to make one feel the eyes that are on her at all times, sizing up her value based on her appearance.
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My mother died from lung cancer two years ago, and yes, many people asked "did she smoke?" upon hearing the news. No one ever asked me "did he fail to exercise and eat a lot of red meat?" when my uncle died of a heart attack.

Mine are too. It was wonderful of her to make herself so vulnerable in order to help others.

Almost a year of no smoking for me and if I can do it, so can y'all.

That reminds me of another really popular name from back then, Deodat. Means gift of god in Latin, it's like a version of Theodore.

Right. "This field was alarmingly packed this year, but the hands down winner has to beMiss DC..."

I accept your terms. May cats and dogs live in harmony.

Declaring a ceasefire and calling for peace negotiations...

Am looking forward to visiting it once it's opened. I just hope they really make the cats' welfare their prime focus; not long ago I took someone else's children to a beautiful city farm, only to find that nearly all the animals there were acting stressed and rather fearful of humans, especially children. It broke my…

This is the best idea I've heard in years.

Thought this might be apropos

Smoking in bed when your arms aren't long enough to reach your mouth.