Oh. I expected this to be an account of the casting for the new Robin Thicke video.

I still don't understand this. Your employer-sponsored medical coverage is a form of employee compensation - the employer pays part of the premiums as an employee benefit, and the employee pays the rest. So are we really saying it's acceptable for companies to dictate how their employees spend that compensation,…

Where are all the Christian Scientist employers protesting the ACA? Their theology maintains that all medical treatment is a betrayal of one's faith in god. Where are all the Jehovah's Witness employers protesting the ACA and demanding that insurance providers create plans in which blood transfusions are not…

Just like a slut's (here defined as a woman who dares to show shoulders, thigh, cleavage, or a sense of self beyond wifedom and motherhood) legs!
Sorry, it was too good a word choice to pass up.

When video games deal with real life topics, expect real life concerns to come into the conversation. Just because you'd rather not talk about women's issues doesn't mean they're not an issue worth talking about.

He was fiercely devoted to his wife. He said in an interview once that she would constantly worry about getting a phonecall one night, finding out that he had run off with one of his co-stars, and because of that, he paid more attention to her, especially when co-starring with a Hollywood "glamour gal", because he…

Yup. I was a JV and varsity cheerleader in jr. high. I was THE base in that I was the only one who would try to catch girls who fell instead of shrieking and jumping back. I got gouged by other girls rings, had one land with both elbows in my eyes (How is that even possible?), tore something in my hip cheering in a…

Here's the thing with Texas Republicans (and Republicans in general). They live in an echo chamber of yes men. They believe their own hype and that their shit doesn't stink. They think the majority is on their side and will yell and holler with approval when they do stuff like this. They live in a world where they are…

Nope. He had no part, whatsoever. And what's more, my dad didn't give two shits what I wore out of the house, as evidenced by my wearing shorts and heels outside on a regular basis. I may have looked slutty but I wasn't having any sex! I am so thankful my father treated me with respect while I went through my weird…

Ok, I don't even see how the dress she had on originally (the not-daddy-approved one) was much different than the one she modeled in the fashion show. Both were strapless and pretty short, but otherwise relatively demure. I don't get it.

Uh, am I the only one whose dad didn't get a goddamn say in what she wore to prom? He paid for the thing, yeah - but hell if he was telling me what I was wearing. That was Mom's job. And thank Cthulu, or hell knows what monstrosity I would've ended up in for the sake of just picking something.

Moreover, why to they pick the affectionate honorific only used in sex roleplay scenarios and when you're trying to get money for a new car stereo?

"And marking that child as a predator indefinitely is essentially dooming a life before it really begins."

That is basically a textbook example of age-appropriate teaching about consent!

I agree. I was abused by a girl who was only three years older than I. It was full on abuse which started with physical bullying, moved on to sexual stuff. Did it fuck me up? Indeed. But when her family moved, my abuser was gone (the only trouble was getting therapists to recognize the difference between…

I absolutely think there should be a different set of rules for minors accused of molestation than for adults. I have no problem with the idea that an adult would be on a registry for life after molesting a young child. However, if a child molests another child, it is almost always a sign that he or she has been…

Mmm hmm.

"A.V., now 28, was 13 when a classmate at his elementary school "accused him of 'always trying to hug her.' He was adjudged delinquent for criminal attempt to commit third degree sex assault," according to the complaint."

Yipes. Yeah, this is extremely tricky. Because while you do have juvenile offenders who go on to be sociopaths (for example, the monsters who murdered James Bulger, age 2, when they were 10... do not go to that Wiki page unless you have a warm cozy blanket and several boxes of tissues), the majority of juvenile…

My body fluctuates like crazy but is often pretty similar to that red chalk drawing. I have had no babies, but do have inflammatory bowel disease thanks to years of bulimia and laxative abuse. Even when the rest of my body is thin (even at my all time lowest weight when I went to hospital with failing kidneys!) I have…