The Hooters thing reminded me of in King of the Hill when Dale Gribble applied to work at Bazooms (a most obvious reference to Hooters) in an effort to not get hired and sue for gender discrimination. The funny thing is the guy sees through his plot and does hire him. In a further twist, he actually becomes really…

He was a friend of a friend on Facebook and I liked a couple of his comments on the friend's page. I was curious what he was whining about with people not supporting his websites. I felt sorry for him and thought I would friend him and found out what his websites were about. That was a huge mistake. This guy sent me…

If there is no evidence that men at temp bartender positions did get better pay then women, it is far fetched and only used as a "don't look here, look over there" tactic.

It probably has to do with men being unlikely to file an EEOC complaint. It's pretty well-documented that certain jobs do favor women, and men are pushed to do different, often more prestigious jobs (the "glass elevator"). But I'd imagine it's rare that a man gets pressured into management and decides to deal with…

So, in a comment about a post dealing with gender discrimination against men, you're assuming gender discrimination against women without the slightest clue about the wages being paid here? You've got your talking points down to a T. (slow clap)

This is not a bad thing. Bars that hire exclusively female bartenders are likely not doing it because of their skills (although many of them definitely are highly skilled and great at what they do) - they're doing it because they want to add eye candy and please male patrons. A bro has a better night out if he can…

I'm a female bartender, and it's funny because it is easier for women to get a bartending job, but the industry is still dominated by men. In upscale mixology it's almost entirely men still. At my job out of thirteen bartenders only two of us are female (plus one waitress who bartends sporadically). I don't know if…

No, you've got it all wrong. A lawsuit like this is GOOD for feminism. I'm sure this chain is guilty of what they have been accused of, as with other (Hooters, breastaurants of various sorts of variety). The more we limit women as being seen as attractive ornaments to draw in customers the better for ALL of us.

Women can be power-mad and commit sexual assault too. Not saying that's the case here but it doesn't seem like she objected to anything according to the victim's story.

Normally when someone details you until you show them your vagina, it is kidnapping and sexual assault.

Dude, I totally agree. It seems like a red flag for underlying greediness/dishonesty. I dated a dude who was weird about money even though I was always really open about how much I had and where it was. I say dated, but I mean we were together for a decade, cohabitated, and were engaged. I just find that kind of…

I've been pretty honest in my comments that I don't have money, and that you're talking a lot more money than I can really wrap my head around. My parents probably made about 100k/year (very good for where we lived), but there was a pretty big difference between their incomes for most of my childhood. If they were…

I agree, I need to just ask. It feels weird but I disagree with everyone who says its his money, you aren't entitled to it, especially when he refers to it as our money. And by even saying that it makes me feel better about wanting and needing to know.

I am SHOCKED at the number of people saying "don't ask." As a recently-married person with my own substantial inheritance account, I say you should absolutely ask. Ask how much, what he wants to use it for, and if you guys should get a prenup (especially if you are uncomfortable because you don't want to be greedy…

But...but...how do they KNOW? What's to stop a bunch of uppity women from taking communion even while menstruating?

Additionally, there has been no point in time in which crimes against children walking on the streets were a substantial risk. Even when crime rates were much higher, children were not the likely victims of street crime. Children are at much greater risk from people they know than from strangers.

That's an important thing to remember. People keep saying "but it's so dangerous NOW!" Nope, crime is down hugely. We just hear more about every single incident because internet.

This is crazy. A 10 and a 6 year old, together, are old enough to walk home.

There's an interesting book The Cute and the Cool that you might like — about how the last hundred years, mostly in consumer culture, have invented an new style of idealized childhood and then gotten angrier and more scared by older children/teenagers as they leave that childhood.