I mean, this is fairly standard for Hollywood, women expected to put a ton of effort into their looks and the men can slide on buy because real genius can’t be stage-managed or some bullshit.

she had a genuine sparkle in her eye talking about the foods and fries because her baby wanted a different kind than her. i’ve honestly never seen kylie look so pretty.

That was a very touching video honestly

He was absolutely tacky. And we’ve all been there. But to call this an “assault” diminishes assault and removes agency from women. (Not arguing at you - just thinking out loud!)

I will say this about the spreadsheet, not as a way to argue that there isn’t a problem within English departments, but to explain why the chart might not tell the whole story. Kelsky’s blog is pretty widely read by English grad students and faculty. She’s hugely popular. The week that she posted the spreadsheet, I…

It’s not the subject matter. I think it’s because of who enters those fields of study now and who runs those departments. There are a lot of young women in the English/humanities disciplines and relatively few women at the top, so there’s more power imbalance in those departments and more potential targets for any…

Shame on that white trash big girl for being star struck. Who does she think she is, growing up poor and abused with a shitty life and thinking she can talk to celebrities and DARE TO ASK FOR A PHOTO. Those inferiors really need to learn their places.

Me either. She shouldn’t have had that happen. I said it was shitty, and prob irrational.

I don’t think you need to project a lot onto her to dislike Kerrigan. You could just dislike her for the snotty way she treated Oksana Baiul after she lost to her at the Olympics.

“ No that isn’t a Tayna doll on the mantle with all of the needles sticking out of it....thats...just where I keep my needles. I think this interview is over!” - Nancy

I know it makes me an awful person for saying this, but I don’t care what she has to say. Yes, she worked hard her whole life to get to the Olympics, and it was taken from her. She is a victim. I just don’t like her. She seems like she was a victim, before she was a victim. Like everyone had to treat her like a…

Kerrigan was always really awful. She was never gracious and, while a great skater, was bad with PR. Not justifying anything that happened to her, but she was pretty hate-able. She also married her much older agent who left his wife for her (which always seemed like a possible abuse situation to me). I say this as a…

Thank you, I really appreciate your thoughtful response. And I laughed out loud at the “oh god no” to being a Humanities person.

Look, I’m and English major, not a stats major.

Oh God no. I’m a humanities scholar. But when it comes to commitments, my philosophy is that you can’t be committed if you’ve been crushed: physically, psychologically, etc. I’m not the sort of neoliberal asshole who thinks being a feminist means choosing the choice that makes you happy, regardless of how it impacts…

That just shows how many, not the rate. I doubt English majors are much more likely, if at all, to be harassed/assaulted, but there are more of them so the number is higher.

I had the same reaction to the movie as olivianewtonjohn, I have empathy for Harding but I wouldn’t say it’s love. I don’t think she knew the full details of what was going to happen, and the banned for life punishment did seem unfairly harsh. The skating establishment just wanted to get rid of Harding and took their…

She was just so powerful on the ice. Kerrigan had the artistic bits down, but Tonya could jump like nobody’s business and had way more stamina for long programs.

All I remember about Harding is that the media made her a devil, even tho Gilooly is a real scumbag that got off lightly compared to her.