Even if it wasn't a great simulation of objectification, I like the creativity in the experiment. Having something fairly neutral that still innately draws attention (a cake) that makes you aware of when people are looking at you is indeed a sort of...first order approximation. Not close in the details, but the spirit…

I'd like to see a bit less on the religion hate here. There's a big difference between fundamentalists and, really, everyone else. Not all Christians are fundies. Most of them, in fact, probably aren't. (I certainly am not.)

The reason the "rapist list" should not be allowed is because the second some jackass with an axe to grind decides to write their non-rapist enemy's name up there, the named person's life is over. No, most of the names will not be that. Yes, it *will happen someday.* And the list is very visible compared to one person…

I have issue with how high the age of consent is sometimes. Keep in mind that through much/most of history, people were having children the moment they were sexually mature — something like 12 or 13 for some folks! And somehow a 16 year old can't decide to have sex? Unless it's with someone their own age, apparently?…

The one question he asked that I think makes perfect sense is this: "Then I thought they didn't want me to graduate. Now they don't want me to have a job or be part of society. Do they want me to commit suicide? Is that what they want me to do? What is the endgame?"

You're being snidely sarcastic and bitchy now but you know if you had tons of money to spare you'd do this. Working out is obnoxious and boring and the more motivation provided and the easier it is to do, the more people will do it and the more healthy people will end up. Besides, all of technology and services is…

Absurdly sensationalist headline. She doesn't think rape accusers should go to prison. She thinks people who *falsely accuse* others of rape should go to prison. She thinks her dad is innocent — whether or not he is, is moot for this argument — and thus her views are that the folks accusing him should receive his…

I once stole a toy from my friend's house when I was about...maybe six, seven years old. It wasn't like "oh, I was playing with it and accidentally took it home" — she lived across the street from my grandmother and I just walked over to her house, saw a yellow plastic fishing rod about a foot long (the kind you use…

Yeah, I'm so glad my grandmother divorced instead of stuck with it. She did keep going "for the kids" until the last one left home, then dumped her alcoholic husband's sorry ass and lived the rest of her life a happy single woman. She never regretted it.

I'm going to totally dodge the real point here. "Holy cow he choked a guy to death" makes it sound like the cop was throttling him, it kind of invokes the image of an attack meant to kill, both hands on the throat like a caveman, etc. The actual maneuver done here is a martial arts technique that is not supposed to be…

My attention here is way more drawn to the transcript than anything else. Are you seeing the amount of legitimately diabolical-sounding stuff in there? "We'll price it as close to the naturals section as we can" = "we'll mark it up so it matches overpriced organic shit." Really. They are blatantly talking about how to…

Yeah I'm pretty sure my dad would be willing to go to jail over this one. Brian wouldn't last long.

Sounds like somebody should take a good hard swing at Brian. Namely, his balls. Kick 'em good and then get rid of them. That fucker doesn't deserve them. He gave up his right to do anything with his genitals after the first time. Take that shit off, and hell, maybe give it to someone who needs it (do genital…

I got to say, I didn't feel terribly experienced until pretty far beyond that point by those standards. :P I think that dude is just nuts.

3 is definitely the most acceptable thing here, I must say. I'd call 6 is the most ridiculous. Really? There's some sort of magic that happens when a girl sleeps with her fourth partner that suddenly makes her a bad girlfriend? Man, I must be the *worst* girlfriend. Better let my long-term boyfriend know that one!

I admit I really want a big party wedding. Why? Well I dunno, it seems like after childhood, you don't get any cool events that are about you and the awesome stuff in your life, and isn't it awesome that you get a whole giant celebration about you and your partner and your commitment? It's a big deal. I like the idea…

Online voting. Bottom line. Offer it as an alternative to paper mail (since many Old Folks don't like/know the internet much). Younger folks think paper mail is crazy obsolete, and many of them don't check their mail on a routine basis. Back when I was in school I had friends get letters a year late because they…

Young people have looked at politics and decided "fuck the lesser of two evils." They're tired of not having options that *don't* suck. When both sides suck, where's the incentive to care? Third party candidates *never* win and often end up helping the worse of two evils. Both main parties have lots of incentive to…