That’s an excellent point. Phelps scowling became a symbol of how focused and serious an athlete he is. But god forbid Gabby Douglas not smile all the fucking time. Ridiculous.

Of course! Don’t you know girls must smile. all. the. time.???

Yes! That video of Phelps scowling was deemed hilarious but when gabby doesn’t smile on cue it’s not okay?

Always choose The Rock.

i am in fact a messy bitch that lives for drama

dead eyes have nothing to do with beauty standards

Counterpoint:

I don’t think anyone said she wasn’t, she’s obviously very pretty. However, she’s a terrible model.

The “it’s just jealousy” part irks me.

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You probably didn’t see the footage. It wasn’t one comment. They talked about him over the entirety of the race, often focusing the camera on him and then repeated at least five times that it was all due to him when the race finished. They went into a lot of detail about how a woman (who was already an Olympic…

No. If she hadn’t married Bill Clinton her life trajectory would have been different, but it’s not as though she wasn’t already political and making big political plans for herself before they married. Other women have become senators and sec. of state without being married to a former president, there’s no reason to…

Yeah, I remember Michael Phelps’ coach getting all the credit for his medals. Oh, wait...

You know what? I survived SERIOUS, life-threatening domestic violence for years at the hands of my now ex-wife. (I’m a lesbian) And yet, somehow, I manage to never derail conversations about dangerous men (who appear to be very likely engaging in domestic abuse) with “women can be bad guys too!” I know that better…

That's not what's happening here.

....do not on the whole have a disproportionate advantage in physical strength over their intimate partners.

It might be equally unlikely that he would have been president without her. They support each other’s ambitions and like most couples, drive each other’s destinies.

Agreed, but I slammed a door last time my bangs were cut too short, so I’m guilty of it, too.

Men who throw/hit/kick things when they’re angry scare the shit out of me. All I can imagine is being alone in a room with someone like that, and how I would feel if they lost their temper.

We’re all in this together.