I'll back you up. I gave up on Grey's years ago, so I can't speak to that, but even though I'm hooked on Scandal, I had some issues with some of the women in season one. I almost didn't continue watching the show because in the first few episodes, the redhead chick (blanking on her name) was such a raging, misogynist…

Bless you. You are seriously my favorite person right now. And don't listen to the haters whining about your "banning books." The point, they are missing it.

As a college graduate of 2006, I thought the same thing. Disillusioned Millennials, unite!

I was born in 1983, and yes, we are considered the same generation: Millennial. Even though it makes me cry a little that you were born in 1995 (I remember that year! You were 2 when The Spice Girls were huge!), I bet we do have some generational touchstones — our relationship with technology (though relative to you,…

You have articulated perfectly the RAGE FEELINGS I was having. Thank you.

There are totally grown-up proms! At fan conventions :) I go to Dragon*Con and they are HARDCORE. Multiple tracks have theme balls, and people go all out — elaborate cos-play, prom-ish dresses, etc. (also plenty of jeans & t-shirts, because you don't have to dress up). This year I hear the Whedon ball is going to be…

Totally agree with you, though I think what complicates situations like these is Nice Guy syndrome. Men have a different set of expectations, re: what women owe them (that, in my experience, women simply do not have), and so it can be more challenging for a guy like the one in letter 1 to "reform" and come around to…

Agree. Though, man, I really wish we knew the gender of the LW and WHY they don't trust women. Because I think a male LW might have different reasons than a female LW to have trust issues. My assumption, if the LW is female, is it is a lack of trust based on competition "women are catty" stereotypes, and in that case,…

My Prom was completely lame, and I went in not having super high expectations, but I have to say that a decade later, I wish it *hadn't* been lame. Prom can be a fun, awesome night. And while it is silly to attach expectations/wishes to wanting to go to Prom with a nice boy and feel pretty... man, I really wish I'd…

Yeah, agree. Of all the images, they chose one from a Cruise movie where he is NOT romantically involved with the female lead, at all. Unrelated: I will never stop loving Paula Patton's dress in that scene.

As far as I know, Healthworks does very well in the Boston area. They have 5-6 locations and they are always full, but not too full. They really offer everything a woman could want — state of the art machines, classes, training (I loved my personal trainer), even day care. It's the only gym I've been to that really…

First sensible comment I've seen! Agree 100% Also, it frustrates me that this has been reduced to "sad women with body issues." It is *so* much more nuanced than that. For some women, working out in the gym surrounded with men looking at them—and in many cases approaching them—is triggering. Or just icky. It's not…

Yes, there are some women-only, full-featured gyms, but they are rare. Also tend to be expensive, when they exist. My favorite gym of all time is Healthworks, a women-only gym in the Boston-metro area. But it's $80+ a month. My rate was $82 and that was *with a discount.* Most of the time it was worth it, but it's…

Preach. I am not a WOC, but I am an HP reader who has always seen the more problematic issues in the books. And racism is a major one (see: the allegory of the House Elves... just think about them for a minute). Yes, HP is more "diverse" than most books/pop-culturey things, but that doesn't mean what *is* there is…

I assumed the part of the letter that said "legitimately declined" meant she had a legitimate conflict that meant she couldn't attend. Just because you're close friends with someone doesn't mean your friend might not pick a date/time that just doesn't work for your schedule. Or, maybe a third party planned said shower…

Use of funky Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow cover in the trailer = +1000

Yes and no. I personally am a fan, but not a super fan. (meaning I can recognize Mad Men's faults lol). It has moments of insane brilliance as a character drama, especially in seasons one and two. There was this scene in season two (involving Peggy, actually) that has stayed with me, really stark in my memory, for…

I know I'm supposed to be "rah, yeah!" about this, but... no. Sports bras of course are not regular bras; they are more supportive and tend to offer move physical coverage (usually), but they're still bras! You can like your body — fit and otherwise — and still not want to run around in nothing but a bra! And…

I know you have eleven billionty responses, but I wanted to chime in. I'm an "Old Millennial," like a few others, so among the first group that got this message, constantly, growing up. For me, my passion is writing. I went to college determined to be a journalist. What I learned is that passion is important, because…

Not meaning to jump on you, but you're still showing enormous privilege. American Girl dolls are still outside the price range of many families, even if they *wanted* to scrimp and save and only buy their kid one toy (and why would you when you can make your money stretch better buying a lot of toys on clearance? What…