blergh, no, your response truly did horrify me

Been there!

In high school one of the guys in my health class showed up about five minutes late for class. When he arrived the teacher asked why he was late. He replied "I saw two girls making out and I HAD to watch them."

Yes. There is an infamous book oft-referenced by MRA types. "Screw the Bitch: Divorce Tactics for Men." There are several forums and MRA groups online where they exchange info on how to continue abusing their exes via the court system.

When I fled my abuser with my small child, he took all our savings. He squatted in my home for weeks, then finally took off to another state, leaving piles of bills. I filed in court to protect our child (I needed custody settled so that he couldn't take him and run). He didn't show up for the hearings. This cost me…

When I got my first job in an electronics assembly plant long ago, I was a newly married 18 year old. There had been some violent incidents between me and my husband. Shortly after I started work, another employee's ex caught up with her in the parking lot after her shift and beat the crap out of her. Although she was…

I do want to say "no shit", but I won't because it's true, these things do need to be proved with studies.

The Victoria Secret Angels subsist on egg powder, water, and vitamins for weeks leading up to their Fashion Show and there's no hysteria over that. I don't see how this is any worse.

I've noticed this decline over the past 5 years. I saw it in the Port Authority and in bus service in general. I think there are 3 things going on here:

I recently moved out of New York City after living there for 10 years. This was part of why I moved (one of many reasons). It's also part of why I miss New York, but not enough to move back. Anyway, shortly after I moved, I spent about 5 weeks in Japan, in Tokyo and Kyoto but also throughout the countryside.

JURNEEEEEE. Also not gonna lie, as an old, the first thing that came to mind when I saw yr hed was this:

I get that its peanuts, but does any one really buy VS stuff because Carlie Kloss advertises it?

Elisabeth Moss: My Favorite Scientologist

My best friend having the strictest AOL parental restrictions (yes, I'm that old) up until he was in college doesn't seem so wrong once you find out what teenagers are doing online.

If you read the comments round these parts this morning, a LOT of people missed the intersectionality talk.

That's just fucking horrific...

Must have killed a black woman.

I actually just read it:

How about the dipshit in Florida who was showing off how fast he could draw his gun in a restaurant when it went off and killed a pregnant woman? Not only was he not charged with anything, he got to keep his guns. Pure fucking insanity.

Yup. Never going there. My dad's entire family is there and I have no interest in ever visiting. Sorry, guys.