Is it strange that this talk doesn't really surprise me, because I once attended an evangelical church where this talk was totally and completely encouraged?

While I don't think people on Jezebel hate engagement rings, I absolutely think that engagement rings, like a lot of traditions involving marriage, raise issues for feminists. This story illustrates that quite well. Engagement rings, like marriage, used to symbolize a man's commitment to take responsibility for a…

I'm somewhere in between you and Laura on this one. I think if someone wants to put a five-digit payment on their finger, whatever, that's their prerogative. Not what I would choose, but it's also not my choice. On the other hand, I think the cultural emphasis on YOU MUST HAVE A PLANET-SIZED ROCK SPARKLING ON YOUR…

This was a marketing campaign devised by DeBeers. They are pretty much responsible for changing the whole tradition to a diamond rings as well, as in olden times loads of other stones were much more popular to give as engagement jewels.

Yeah, god forbid Laura Dale overhear your daughter taking a piss in a locked bathroom stall. Or worse yet, glances at your daughter while she's applying lipstick or washing her hands.

You know what's sort of a bigger deal though? When transwomen are forced to use the men's room and are physically attacked because of it.

It's hard to tell sometimes, but when these topics come up if you do a quick comment count you find that the ignorant sacks of shit are outnumbered by the people who are rightly appalled by this sort of thing. It's just that the ignorant sacks of shit are persistent in their sacking of shit and you don't notice the…

Why would you be uncomfortable in the bathroom? A transgendered woman is not going to have any more interest in seeing your daughter peeing than a cisgendered woman. She just wants to do her business and leave, just like anyone else. Perpetuating the idea that transgendered people are deviant is not "fully accepting"…

Congratulations - every single thing you've said is factually wrong.

he apparently said "it" and "thing". It was no mistake. You don't call any human being "it", not even by mistake

Also, if someone dresses like a woman, presents as a woman, behaves like a woman and wants to be addressed as a woman, what is the benefit of addressing them based on their biological sex? What information does that give you? Unless you're trying to get in their pants, it really shouldn't matter at all.

Transgendered people have some of the thickest skin you'll ever see. They deal with this kind of shit daily and still continue trying to realize their true identity.

Eat them. Isn't the issue with giving money to the company? You've already done that so wasting food will hurt no one but yourself.

I think you're misunderstanding how our idea of P.I.E. is constructed. It's not "extrapolation" in the way you seem to think, by looking at what records we have of ancient languages and somehow working backwards. P.I.E. is based on the similarities and differences between, largely, modern Indo-European languages.…

I'm a rage crier. I think it comes from being "trained" as a child that showing anger was never acceptable and would earn me a spanking. The only times I ever cry are out of pure misery or anger/frustration. It is not something I can turn on or off and is really embarrassing; I know it makes people view me as…

I want to smack Tiki Barber in his fucking head for shaking this douchebags hand but then I realized their cut from the same cloth. Why would I take advice from someone that left his pregnant wife for a Today Show intern and why is that intern sitting there like she should be giving anybody fucking marriage advice?

"There are general ideals that most people desire."
Yeah, that most people desire to see. Not walk around with. C-cups (like mine) are certainly big enough to fill a racy dress and create ample cleavage. Meaning, they are already the generic "ideal" you are talking about. Covetous even. Ain't no way I or most other…

I think it is weird to drop $100-$200 on a blouse when your salary isn't going to be any more than $45k. Tops. They're working beauracracy in small town America. Most blouses are going to be picked up at JC Penney and TJ Maxx.

How many women talk to you about how they feel about their breast size? In my experience a pretty decent number of women do complain about their breasts being too large or uncomfortable. This isn't limited to the physical reasons you outlined (backaches, etc.); some women feel very uncomfortable with large breasts…

A reduction doesn't deprive the world of anything, lol. Smaller breasts are still breasts. Besides, it's not as though my choice would make any difference to anyone else.

How many full-chested women have you been around? Every. last. one. that I know (myself included) complains quite mightily. Center of gravity. It's a bitch.