I dunno - you might not know that Ovid, specifically, loves a good rape joke, but it doesn’t seem hard to figure out that something wrote centuries ago is probably not going to live up to modern sensibility in one way or another. Literature and history seem emensly comparable, in that it’s fairly intiutable that a…

Then put the disclaimer? I wasn’t a lit major, if there’s a class that has a lot of content about rape or violence towards women I’d want to be aware. You’re mistaking my bluntness for callousness, I think that it’s certainly polite to issue a disclaimer on the syllabus but the entitlement to constant comfort in…

I’m in the camp of “teach it, examine it, move on”. Some professors will give a warning before a class that covers topics like rape or domestic violence, but in history at least, that’s just not done — either learn history completely or not at all. Your mass comm or biology major isn’t required to take classes on…

Yes. You’ve convinced me. How could I possibly think that walking your girlfriend on a leash with a spiked collar is sexual.

As a person who doesn’t want to see your (or I should say “their”) sexual play as I go about my daily life, I say, “Fuck no.”

Yeah, no. You don’t make me part of your sub/dom sexual play without my consent. There are fairs and clubs for that.

i resent the fact that there are 24 yr olds with enough money to waste on foolish retail ventures in NYC.

Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE stationery. LOVE IT. But this store is stupid and it will fail. Ain’t enough carefully curated artisan pencils to pay the rent once the novelty wears off.

no no, you are wrong

I only know another group as attached and stupidly proud of their geographic location as newyorkers are...Texans. Probably neither will appreciate my comparison but it’s still true.

it was never true. It was just some bullshit rich white people’s children invented back during the 20th century when they were “slumming it” by living in the poor sections of the city. It’s been around since Woody Allen’s first movies and was as bullshit then as it is now

just another reason to fucking hate white women, speaking of which, i can guarantee that most of the people working at Gawker, live in some gentrified neighborhood, that forced minorities out just so annoying people like Hamilton Nolan and Anna Merlan had a place to live

But FYI, you can dislike Courtney Love without being sexist. She’s just a piece of work. I remember seeing an interview with her years ago where she went on and on about how much better of a musician she was than her husband. Even if that’s true, which, whatever, is not the point, who the fuck says that about their…

I knew this shit was going to happen.

There isn’t much a person can say in defense of the book or the movie, but I like the title, “GONE WITH THE WIND.” It tells you right off the bat that this world and all of its values are on their way out. All these complacent rich people in their giant houses, the people in the first scene at the Wilkes’ barbecue,…

This got me started on anime

I swear to you that is not it.

When did Coachella get so...extra?

Ain't nobody got time for that!

I thought Tumblr was mostly for porn and sexy things...