Eh, I still think the way she wrote about her own beauty was a little ridiculous and purple-prose-y. I'd laugh at a rocket scientist that described his intelligence thusly, and I think the advice-giver would also say, "Okay, get over yourself."

Not ragging on the woman for knowing she's attractive, more about how she finds herself so beautiful that she gets the tinglies while gazing into a mirror. That's a hilarious amount of vanity.

I understand what you're saying, but it can be extremely embarrassing to ask for help/an extension when there are personal family circumstances involved. In undergrad, my dad had an alcoholic relapse the day before I was supposed to go back to school for the last half of term. It was a traumatizing experience that…

For everyone talking about how this is a problem of privilege: yes, it totally is. However it's still a super important thing to think about when you consider that people with privilege (due to lack of upward mobility) are very likely to stay that way throughout their lives. If we can raise privileged children that…

When I was reading this article, I couldn't help but think of A. (the primary woman interviewed) as, well, a jerk.

I starting making a list just out of curiosity...good god, do those fill up fast. 40 seats on my side of the family (up to 1st cousins, which I would be in big trouble if I didn't do).

I watched a video today on Youtube called "Shit Guys say to Guys who say shit to Girls." It was basically a bunch of dudes saying things like:

Absolutely. I think part of what messed me up about sex for a while was prude-shaming. I was desperate to lose my virginity by college (look at how that turned out) so I could fit in with my HS friends. But all of a sudden in college, I was meeting girls who were virgins and it wasn't this huge, terrible, thing, just…

I thought I was the only one who did that. For me, I didn't realize it wasn't okay until I had a real sex partner and I thought, "Hmmm...when I say this hurts and I want to stop, I just get listened to. Why does that feel so unusual?"

I wish we could take virginity off there. Virginity is such a loaded term, and it feels very exclusive for people who aren't straight or (in my case) had a non-consensual first experience. This is just a personal thing—I always cringe when I have to think about losing virginity as a milestone (even on stupid TV shows…

It's like people don't realize that long hair/short hair is just a cut, not some inherent gender dimorphism.

Is everyone thinking it? Wendy Davis for president in the next couple cycles????

Gurl, Tyra Collette took your spot. She got into UT off the wait-list because she worked her butt off.

Well, nothing in the article or the linked article mentions vanity sizing. But I see certain brands expanding the lower range of their size (000 is now a thing) and keeping the upper range the same. So if a jeans retailer makes sizes 23-32, with the 32 being indicated as a 14, and that's cut bigger than a 14 because…

Question: is this actually a vanity sizing issue?

Cosigned. It is so damn hard though, especially if you're the only person in the room who has a problem. Often I get so flustered I mumble out a "That's not okay," and then clam up.

I just used it in this context for more anonymity, haven't really seen it used too often in real life. I like the concept though! I wish we had more gender neutral pronouns

Yeah, unfortunately it wasn't a loan. This is a former roommate who hadn't paid into the security deposit. After the apartment dissolved, the utilities charges and wear-and-tear were deducted from the security deposit. This is the money this person needs to pay back to account for his/her time in the apartment.

Any suggestions for how to get money back? Someone we know owes my SO about $1400. These are unpaid utility bills and apartment expenses, including rent—not money freely given as a loan or gift.

Let me get this straight: women should get over their feelings of inequality because the dynamic of men > women is as simple as boss > employee? And you think it's okay to shame women about what they cry over, because if it doesn't bother you than how could it possibly bother anyone?