She had asked the student to leave the classroom for being disruptive and she wouldn’t. Officer Slam was the security guard assigned to the school. The teacher was right to call school security if the student was being disruptive and wouldn’t leave the room.

I would hope that this was just to ensure that Officer Slam didn’t sue. Unions and contract issues can cause these things to drag on for years, so they might have just found some fine print that would allow the commanding officer to fire him immediately.

This is like Samuel L. Jackson’s instagram, except Sam’s selfies are awesome and nut pics are dumb.

For the record: Unpaid training periods are technically illegal, but they’re standard in the food industry. So many restaurant workers never show up again after their first day, so good employees have to go above and beyond to prove that they won’t fuck up. It’s a dumb system, but it’s not unique to this case, so…

Then what do you want? Even if he’s just paying lip service to the cause, he’s got the right idea.

I don’t want to get into the habit of tone-policing our allies. He says he supports women getting more money, but that he’ll let the experts handle the work of it because he doesn’t know how to do it. I don’t care if he’s not adequately sympathetic or articulate. He’s on the correct side of the fence.

I think we need to acknowledge that the language of sex positivity came from women who had already had relationships (many of them were married) and was delivered to younger women who, by and large, had not had relationships yet. It is very easy to have fun hookups if you’ve already had relationships. When hooking up…

I agree. How many times have we gotten mad when white men talked out of their asses instead of clearing the way for oppressed parties to speak for themselves? Hey feminists: this is what an ally looks like. This is what you’ve been asking for.

Read the whole article. It states that Renner supports equal pay, just that he won’t be able to help with negotiating, as he doesn’t even do his own negotiating.

I’ve been using Derma-E’s purifying toner mist (I spray it on my face and then rub it in) and I REALLY like it. Its selling point is the green tea antioxidants, but I love it because it has aloe and glycerin, and it’s the only type of moisturizing/anti-aging product I can rub all over my eyelids without making them…

I agree. If I ever get married, I would want the certificate to say “bride” and “groom.” I think every other couple can decide on how they want to fill in those blanks.

This is so bizarre. Judaism is pro-medicine, to the extent that Jewish law requires you to take necessary medications, even if they contain non-Kosher ingredients. Sick people are exempt from religious fasting.

It becomes so idiotic after a while. There are certain things that the feminist movement promotes (sex positivity, or should I say, the way men take advantage of feminist proclamations of sex positivity; the way it’s become fully taboo to comment on violent people who are not properly treating their diagnosed mental…

Shit like that is why I’m not a feminist anymore. I believe in and strive for equality, but I refuse to associate myself with the movement.

TD only requires $100 in checking and $300 in savings to avoid fees. It’s still more than a lot of people can stow away, but the fee is only $4 a month if you can’t keep $300 in savings.

Pretty much. Vitamin C is amazing for your skin, but it’s only stable for about a week after it’s been formulated/diluated, and only if you keep it in the fridge. Plus, it’s acid-based, so it’s not always comfortable to use. I prefer to get my antioxidants from green tea-based products.

CeraVe PM moisiturizer. It’s a nice, non-slimy gel. The AM moisturizer has SPF30 which is great, but it poses the same issues that SPF stuff always does. You can wear the PM during the day too. It’s not expressly a night cream; it just doesn’t have SPF.

Dior tends to give their best samples to Natalie Portman (she has a Dior deal too) because she’s so tiny. I’m not sure if Charlize always wears Dior on the red carpet (she does their perfume ads). I think the pickings are slim once it’s Jen’s turn to pick a dress. I like the idea of them giving her the makeup niche…

Her Dior endorsement has been terrible (though I think she also doesn’t have the best fashion sense to begin with). The brand has failed to use her stunning figure to show off their clothes, and they only recently realized that her face is a really interesting canvas for makeup (check out her new Dior lipstick…

Thank you. I’m so tired of these discussions playing out in the same ways.