The video is awful, and there's certainly an element of fetishization to it. But is kawaii cupcake stuff now like some sacred party of Japanese culture? Come on. This is trendy, fashion, stuff, hyper-commercialized, capitalist bullshit in Japan, too.

Wear what you want, but that outfit... chic is not the word, nope. That is a real mess.

WHY IS RON SWANSON THERE

I guess the app is for "walking home" but I was imagining it for all trips. I guess if you only use it while walking it should be fine, as long as you don't respond to it while crossing the street...

So... if I'm stuck in traffic, I have to play with my phone in said traffic, otherwise my family members will get a text that I might be dead? No. I don't think I like this idea.

Nixon, go home, you're dead.

I really, really like it, but I cannot articulate why, and it is pretty extreme so I might come to hate it eventually.

It might be time for you back away from Friendzone for a bit. It's clear that it doesn't really share your values, so are you wasting your time on it? It's becoming a toxic force in your life, so it's time to cut the ties.

Reddit is largely user-run. It is not "openly and proudly misogynistic." I see less misogynism on reddit than I do on gawker and sometimes even the gray parts of jezebel comments. That's because I don't subscribe to subreddits that are full of misogynistic content. Reddit has everything and is open to everything, and…

Why are we still writing articles and talking about this very small group of bigots? The protests mean nothing. They are about nothing. The only good response was the "Sorry for your loss" sign a few weeks back. This is a placeholder for actual news; outrate we can all agree upon and feel good about ourselves for…

I hate speculation but this was my first throught as well.

I'm really glad you can talk about her. I'm sure you have a lot of great memories, and maybe some that are mixed, but keeping the best ones alive is important. She sounds like an awesome person and it sounds like she was luck to have you in her life.

I do see the ick factor, though.

And even those who aren't going strong often learned something from those relationships/had expereinces they wouldn't give up. Being 17 or 18 is not the same as being a child.

"Female celebs don't screw their male fans/groupies regardless of how attractive the guys are."

I'm sorry for your loss. How horrible.

Sorry, but publically posting a private conversation of somebody hitting on you legally and non-aggresively is not "mature and self-possessed." It is petty and attention-seeking.

Does "meeting someone" always have to entail knowing somebody's hopes and dreams? Doesn't "meeting someone" mean quite literally meeting someone, whether for sex or a relationship or whatever? This doesn't feel dishonest to me.

As there is betweeen ANYBODY FAMOUS AND ANYBODY NOT FAMOUS.

Am I the only one who found the message not at all creepy? She was super young so it's a bit uncomfortable, but she is not illegally young, and it seems in retrospect that the girl was obviously trying to get the picture so she could post if publically. I KNOW I'M ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO SIDE WITH TEENAGE GIRLS, JEZZIES,…