I want to quickly point out that of course of this woman’s actions were irresponsible and irrational—that’s the nature of phobia, an irrational fear that is debilitating. I have nearly done this for another reason (not spiders) and it’s horrifying. I’ve been locked in rooms by my phobia. Locked out of my house for…

I mean, why would you leave a kid without a license a car. Even if she was sober, it is useless.

Her license was suspended automatically for refusing to blow.

She was underage, even a 0.01 would have gotten her popped.

I don’t know where you’re from but you always refuse (except if you've had exactly zero to drink). There’s no true guarantee on accuracy on those machines.

We don’t know that she drove drunk. Her license was suspended automatically for refusing to blow. She hasn’t been convicted of anything.

I hate that they call it a career “pause.” Let’s call it what it is - if you genuinely want high-power career and want to be climbing that ladder all the way up to the c-suite, leaving your job/going to a more “flexible” situation for a few years is a career derailment. And one that very few women recover from, in…

African Dandy? african Dandy-ism?

I signed the petition as I think Ellen Pao is not a good CEO and should be ousted, which is what the petition is about. You are entitled to your opinion, but please don’t call those who signed it “racist/misogynists.”

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Not necessarily the high bar but I agree.

Awesome reference, but uniforms are the obvious solution to this issue. They’re also easier on parents and cheaper. My mom is on the board for the local chapter of The Assistance League, and their largest project is called Operation School Bell. With funding entirely from a thrift shop they own and operate to which…

Unisex uniforms. Period. It is absurd we don’t do that for every school.

My best friend is a teacher in CA. A fiercely feminist teacher. She has sent students to the principles office multiple times for dress code violations. They are inevitably sent back to her classroom. She has sent both male and female students, although the violators tend to mostly be female. So, my first point is not…

I’m sure there are victims of crimes on juries all the time. The problem is he didn’t disclose his own rape at a rape trial. The defense is allowed that information during the jury selection process.

Where did anyone say “any civil role”? They're purely speaking about jurors who are frequently barred for a large number of reasons. Potential bias is a perfectly valid reason, though it does not seem to be the case here

The term Birthright itself seems sooo Orwellian...Is that lost on you?

Just for the sake of honesty: I live on the West coast (best coast) and we definitely have sharks. My rule of thumb is anywhere there are seals = sharks. I live on the Central Coast and I’d say we have a shark-related injury or death every 5–7 years or so... A decade or so ago the son of a friend of my mom was…