Seconded. X-men has almost always been an oasis of solid writing and fascinating character development, regardless of gender.

I've always loved Rogue, and I definitely agree there is good writing out there, but the people who choose blockbusters want characters non comic fans can recognize. To me, that causes a problem because all the well-known storylines and characters are of the T&A variety. If you ask the average Joe (or even Jane) about…

Agreed. He's one of the only men in Hollywood who can write women so well. I was so sad when Electra's character got wasted on that stupid-ass movie. Joss could have done it justice. Maybe he'll do a Zatana movie?

Prince Philip is literally the best-looking 91-year-old I've ever seen.

The problem of women superhero (not just hero) movies comes from the lack of good storytelling, ie the comic books. Even the badass female superheros in comic books are still all about the T&A, for the most part, especially the ones with name recognition. And the ones who have been around long enough to pervade mass…

LOL, I thought about that, but murder has more victims than just the dead one. I was thinking about someone who's mom was killed by a sibling (who would probably not find Stewie's plans to kill Lois all that funny).

One print is obviously daffodils, the other is obviously orchids. Totally different, u guyz!

One of the subtleties that appear to be missing from the wider debate is how not everyone finds the same things funny, and that's OK. All the comics shrieking like eels about being "censored" by feminists should acknowledge that some people actually don't find their rape jokes funny, because rape isn't funny to a lot…

I work in consumer floor care market research, and we try to do 60/40 female to male ratio in focus groups, because that's actually the purchasing market. Plus, when we showed a group of women an ad showing a dude vacuuming, they thought it was awesome (the concept totally won). The dudes, on the other hand, didn't…

Maybe I'm cynical, but I see it going even farther, with the bully making it even worse for his/her victim if there's a threat of the bully's parents finding out and getting fined. The desperation might only increase the motivation for violence.

I'm no expert, but I'd say someone he feels superior to, who appears to sitting behind someone tall. In other words, everyone in rows 3-10 of the press room.

That is the smarmiest of smarmy non-smiles.

Wow, that's, like, planetary levels of self-involvment. "I am humiliated, all citizens will lose rights!"

Thanks for the encouragement, it's always positive to hear about others with similar ideas when you're stepping outside the norm. Yes, we'll still have him home with the baby, but we've agreed, if he starts to feel too isolated or left out of life, we'll switch. I'm not particularly passionate about my current field,…

My life is a microcosm of this: I am the one with the bigger earning potential, my husband is the nurturer. I'm currently pregnant, but if he were to stay home with our kid (which I'm the first to admit, he'd be way WAY better at), he'd face shame and isolation from both men and women for that choice. There are no…

Scary, Sporty, Baby, Posh and Ginger have been knocked from their throne

Good point. The decisions people make in the sort of situations described by the article are so personal and deeply felt, it's hard not to be defensive, I guess. At least everyone appears to be taking it seriously, though. I couldn't stand it if everyone was like, "stupid little girl, that's a dumb Halloween mask…

Yeah, that is one of the most "I'll cut you" looks I've ever seen on a non-human. But I agree the babies are precious.

*illusions shattered* I bet you can't rob a bank in the old west with two cute orphan kids and a rickety wagon either! *sob*

They have teeth (sort of). Creeps me out.