I grew up an evangelical, “speaking in tongues”, born-again Christian. I was anti-abortion, anti pre-marital sex, and had no idea what LGBTQ+ was (it didn’t even have the letters back then).

Yeah, it’s a crime the pain he caused, but he was a 21 year old indoctrinated into a belief system, writing about something he probably had almost no experience with.

Yes, it would have been nice if he had realized this before he wrote his book, however the book was a reflection of part of that culture and someone would have written something similar.

HELLO, HOW DARE YOU DISMISS WHITE MEN UNDER THE AGE OF 40 WHO ALSO THINK GUITAR SONGS ABOUT THEIR SPECIFIC SITUATIONS AND FEELING ARE REQUIRED AND RELEVANT. WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TED(X) TALK.

There was something about this guy that always creeped me out. I can’t imagine finding him motivational in any way. My first instinct every time I’ve seen him over the years on television was to change the channel immediately.

To be fair (and touch on the funniest moment of the episode)...Rhaegal (Green Dragon) seemed to disagree with his technique for riding the metaphorical dragon.

As someone who has had 2 miscarriages so far in 2019, I’d like to issue a very hearty, very personal “fuck you” to the Biebers. I sincerely hope they never have to find out firsthand how painful jokes like this can be for some people.

Joe Dirt, 2.0.

Jameela Jamil is the hero we all needed but do not deserve. 

Why on earth would this girl tell the entire world that this happened? Why on earth? Do you know what it’s like for survivors? Do you know what it’s like to tell people? Don’t you roll your eyes at me. You should be ashamed of yourself.

It started receiving AARP magazine in the mail, unsolicited as usual.

You condemn the article as “a piece of obsessive self-aggrandizement” and “a cultural critique starring [the author].” But the article is also a LOT about Stanich—as a person, not just a restaurateur. There’s him visiting his parents’ grave, there’s his clothes, the pictures in his office, his opinions. Basically, the…

I would argue, respectfully, that the self-aggrandizing myths men tell each other—which are then accepted uncritically and enshrined in, say, the press as a matter of record—are among the most common ways men (and yes, people) consolidate their interests and protect each other, whether they know exactly what they’re…

When a food critic goes to a restaurant to review it, yeah, it seems pretty unlikely they’re going to do a background check on the owners. However, this is talking about the post-review, post-closure “Author goes on a search for truth” article that came way, way after the review.

There absolutely is an attempt to discredit critics of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and this rift within the Women’s March leadership is (imo) part of that campaign.

Yep. Purely from an org standpoint, this is the time to bring in fresh perspectives and energy. That doesn’t mean steering in a new direction or changing values, but it does mean allowing for growth and evolution. 

Here’s the thing — I get this. I really do. I get it because it’s how, as a Jewish person, I feel about Israel. For Jews, Israel is a bit like your dad; embarrassing, possibly not totally emotionally rational, definitely has some good qualities, some bad ones, you guys disagree on stuff, possibly lots of stuff, but at…

3 things can be true:

Wow, that Slate piece is a meisterwerk in deflection and minimization. He would rather be talking about anything else BUT this topic. He’s getting hung up, as men do, on whether or not the crime was proven in court and a guilty sentence awarded; he doesn’t consider sexual assault or harassment to be crimes, only…

Your first line literally gives two reasons why he deserved to be sacked as the editor...