Also, the hole that eventually forms in EVERY SINGLE PAIR OF JEANS I'VE EVER OWNED from my thighs rubbing together. I have so many pairs of "painting pants" now...

+1 to everything Burt said. Doug's take on the article was SUCH a record-scratch moment. And that's my reaction from DOUG, who is a writer I always expect to be clueless and stupid. I was honestly shocked that he was able to treat this subject in the way that he did and NOBODY at Jezebel stepped in and said "erm,…

Doug should be fired from Jezebel.

Oh Erin, we all knew you'd do a good job delving into this issue. It's just that, there were at least two articles up in the past few days here and another GM outlet. And gurl. They were not good. And sure, Gawker and Rich J are what they are. I don't expect more than LOL CLICK COUNTS LOL TRAFFIC LOL COMMENTER RAGE…

While I agree with you, I would also settle for someone from Jez pulling out something like "We here at Jezebel just want to say that Doug Barry is a dumbfuck and his article from last Sunday was total shit."

I really appreciate that you wrote this. I hope there was some kind of conversation with Doug and the author of the Gawker article about their pieces. For a website that spends a lot of (important) time speaking against victim blaming, it really was atrocious and disheartening that a piece mocking someone for…

I'm a little upset that it's not mentioned that Jezebel also messed up in how this was addressed.

This should have been up instead of Doug's. In fact, I find how Jezebel has handled this to be bizarre in general. And incredibly disappointing.

Yeah! I've seen some beautiful pale pink gowns that look so lovely and dreamy. Even if people stick with the soft colours it's nice, but I LOVE seeing bold dresses. I have a friend who wore a bright yellow, fifties style dress with a bold black pattern over it an it just suited her personality perfectly. Better then…

RED. RED AS MY BLOODSTAINED VIRTUE.

Right?!?

Oh Christ on a cracker, you are a teacher? You should not teach people if you can't handle internet discussion without resorting to "kill yourself" comments. Yikes. I hope it was not children!

I do wish more young men were included in these discussions (like in the clip above, with the guy talking about the three virginity types.)

He would demolish her. It might even backfire, making people sorry for her crazed brain and tiny intellect, the way you'd feel sorry for a tiny kitten told to read The Iliad in the original Greek.

I think that ending this thread where you try to defend Christians against those who don't hold organized religions in high esteem with a hearty now kill yourself was a really bold move.

No, fuck you is not pearl clutchy, you are right. But it is also not the edgy, non-housewifey response you think it is (as, um, I'm sure housewives use that term plenty). What it IS is incredibly off-putting for anyone actually wanting to engage you in your topic at hand- the care for Evangelical girls and their…

Purity balls strike me as one of the creepiest events on the planet.

It's a bit unsettling when your economic policy begins and ends at "God will provide."

Noah's kids didn't get to go on the Ark because they were Noah's kid but because they were the only people who believed him about the flood. I mean if you are going to try to justify your shitty behavior with a bible story pick the right one like Rebekah helping Jacob lie to his father to get the blessing that was…