Crazy idea: wanting money after getting raped is 100% okay and we should start normalizing it. There are huge quantifiable losses via medical bills, costs of therapy, things taken as evidence that are never returned, missed work, loss of productivity at work and SO ON. And that’s not even touching on the dramatic…

Oh God, stop. At some point it’s a matter of integrity. For the hypothetical people you mention “presenting themselves as bimbos” was not a requirement; it merely made things easier, more straightforward. You choose how to live your life. I’m sorry, but you can’t call everything “victim blaming” without also…

But it’s one episode. It’s hard to pin the entire series on one episode.

Fuck the misogyny that created this sham of a male. Fuck the pulpy at-right edgelording neckbeard bitches on the rings of this fucking cultural splash.

My good friend had EB. He died a couple years ago but he lived to be in his 30's. Keeping him in his own apartment and living independently was really hard in terms of resources. The town we live in had fundraisers to pay his rent and bills so that he could live his life as a man on his own. I cooked for him every…

Cigarettes After Sex. Childish Gambino. An episode or two of Jason Schwartzman’s Coconut Radio show (Sirius XMU).

Yup. Grown ass men. Sorry mommy was mean to you. I’d be a lot sorrier if they didn’t take that hurt and multiply it exponentially in the people around them.

Hello, and same, so same.

I’m a high school teacher and I don’t particularly agree that there is a vast change between 16 and 18. The thing is that voting is not a culmination to high school, as the vast majority of students won’t be able to vote until 6 months after they have graduated, it’s barely even touched on in any real way. If they…

There’s still a world of difference between a 16 year old and an 18 year old. Both of my boys were fine students, high ranking Boy Scouts, conscientious athletes, the whole nine yards. And still capable of making boneheaded decisions. As for the rest of their classmates... again, for every one “woke” one, there were…

I saw this yesterday in a theater full of black MBA’s who bought out the theater for the occasion and was overcome. Since I was a child I’ve wanted this movie to be made. I’ve followed Black Panther as a character since I discovered him in grade school and have identified and loved every piece of associated work.

Maybe I’m an asshole for saying this but...

Y’all, these paintings are SO BAD. The painting of Michelle doesn’t even look like her. I get the desire to break the mold of traditional formal portraiture, but this was not the occasion for that. This country has such an issue with the othering of Black people, and the othering of Obama in particular; these…

It was news 15 years ago, I certainly remember it. I’m more surprised at the outrage only starting now for some people... Tarantino has always been a douchebag of the highest order.

The depressive part of my manic depression has been very active lately, and it’s been hard, though it is getting better. I just wanted to shout out to anyone else who is dealing with depression. You aren’t alone, and it will pass. All of the negative things your mind is telling you are cruel symptoms of a terrible…

It always bothered me that they tried these two girls as adults.

People keep seeing ‘they’re trying to stop her abortion’. And thats all well and good...but its not the biggest issue.

Unpopular Opinion: You cannot shame or criticize victims, but I think there is room to just believe people you care about. I don’t think it’s okay for Keaton to go after Dylan Farrow, but I do think it’s okay that she believes Allen and is wrong. I also think it’s okay that Nikki Minaj never spoke out against her…

But the frailty/purity thing is still default. It’s always lying in wait underneath, ready to be used when other tactics might fail. You see white women all the time talking tough and being a “momma bear” but as soon as that doesn’t play or people don’t back down from that, they fall back on their cultural perceived…

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one relieved that the journalist wasn’t American.