It won’t solve the root of the problem, but for the sake of your own sanity, I’d avoid cable news networks. Instead of simply doing their best to tell us what we need to know, their job is to fill up 24 hours of programming talking endlessly about whatever they think will keep our attention for another miserable hour.…

Well, you probably wouldn’t find it on Google unless you added the keyword “Jezebel.”

You’re definitely not the only one.

Ugh – the idea of him actually being popular at this point is so gross.

“I will continue to see the day that is coming, not the day that is gone.”

OH NO YOU JUST REMINDED ME OF THE PUMPKIN SEED STORY

Well, if he rationalized his attacks as normal sexual behavior, it’s entirely possible that he stopped once he was married, á la Roy Moore. Because, you know, cheating is a line that an Upstanding Christian Man couldn’t possibly cross. 😒

I mean, it would be both, no?

Hey, that’s okay. You do whatever you need to do to take care of yourself; as long as you’re still stepping up when it matters, you’re under no obligation to immerse yourself in every miserable moment of the news cycle.

Hopefully the Kavanaugh outrage will act as a motivator, though ofc we do need to shift focus enough to actually direct that energy toward the polls. I’d like to think that these senators’ votes on the Kavanaugh confirmation will still be fresh in people’s minds come Election Day.

Tbh, I was more blown away by AC’s use of “boofing”; after all, it’s a completely juvenile-sounding term for anal penetration. It’s just, like, not the sort of word you expect to hear out of a newsman’s mouth?

Remember when it was jarring and uncomfortable to hear words like “pussy” and “shithole” on the news? I just saw Anderson Cooper repeatedly list the terms “boofing” and “devil’s triangle”– during a live interview on CNN, no less – as though they were a couple of small towns in Missouri. He said “BOOFING” on LIVE…

I agree wholeheartedly with pretty much everything that’s been said to you thus far. Take the job and do your best to make use of your time there until you find something better. I know people are half-joking about the potential for ~undercover~ shenanigans, but in all seriousness, while there’s only so much you can…

“Jamie Lee Curtis has done ads about eating yogurt with lots of fiber to keep her poops nice and firm... That doesn’t mean you should ask about the frequency and consistency of Ms. Curtis’ stool.”

Nah, it’s cool – I wasn’t bothered. I knew all too well where you were coming from.

You’re not wrong. And yet, we must march ever onward, because what the heck else are we supposed to do?

I am so sorry!

Oh, yeah, sorry if I was unclear: I think that men absolutely can understand the trauma of being assaulted, by virtue of the fact that men can be assaulted. The cultural dynamics may vary by gender, but I think the primitive sense of violation stemming from the crime itself transcends cultural differences. No one is…

Seconded. Internalized misogyny is an insidious plague that all too often goes undetected, as it did for me as a kid. Waking up to reality wasn’t exactly the most pleasant experience, but I’m so much better off knowing what I’m up against. And it’s heartening to think that little girls today will be better equipped to…

Well, if you vote overwhelmingly enough, you can vote out the gerrymanderers! Better yet, some states are currently considering having an independent commission redraw the district lines, and you can vote for a ballot measure supporting that. If you don’t have that option, though, you can always start by contacting…