For real though. Too bad he has the whole Orange Country republican vibe going on.

No. I'm saying that the vast majority of women that did what Mayer did (or some equivalent of what Mayer did) would NOT have been allowed into the boys club. Obviously Mayer worked for what she got. The question is, why did her work get rewarded? We will never know. But it's in patriarchy's interests that a few women…

I think that the article sounds bitchy towards Mayer because it's meant to be bitchy towards Mayer.

This isn't about you douche canoe.

What are you talking about? Women who shave and wear eyeliner know better than anyone how true this article is.

I love Barbara Ehrenreich. LOVE her.

Yeah. In my experience that's more common. Back when I was a nanny (in a very hippie-dippy, upper class area) I would get berated all the time for not breast feeding "my" baby. Fuckers.

I understand that for some people transitioning is a "crucible." But I don't know how helpful it is to speak so graphically about people's negative experiences of transitioning without giving at least equal time to people's positive experiences of transitioning. Because the universe is definitely not stacked against…

This article explains the time line in a clearer way: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2…

The fact that anorexia has a strong biological component and should be understood in many cases either as a symptom of a neurodevelopmental disorder or a neurodevelopment disorder in its own right has been known for a long long time. (As has the fact that anorexia has an incredibly strong hereditary element.) So it's…

There are also a lot of dudes of color (especially black and hispanic dudes) in the US whose autism/autistic traits go unrecognized as such because of differences in socialization and differences of perception of non-comforming behavior. Basically, black and hispanic dudes (like girls) are often much much more…

Today, while browsing Gilt, I learned of the existence of "bust life sprays." http://www.gilt.com/sale/women/lie…. That's right. A spray, that claims to lift your breasts.

I don't even go to io9 anymore. They've made it clear what they think about women over there. And I can't take seeing the female commenters bend over backward to try to fit in to a community that sees them as sub-human trash. Really the female commenters on i09 can be more pathetic than male commenters. I only do…

I've never lived in a country outside of the US where a photograph wasn't a required part of the resume. It's not just China, or Asia. Most of the world works that way.

It's J. Crew! Who would pay $200 for shoes from J. Crew!?

Fuck me. I want everything on the All Saints site. Can't justify spending $300 on any single item of clothing. But it's all gorgeous.

I would also say, Roseanne and Jackie from "Roseanne."

I'm not sure how serious you're being, but now that I think about it, I actually DO think that the relationship between Patsy and Edina is one of the few authentic female relationships I've seen on TV. The depth of their connection is representative of the depth of the connection that exists between best female…

I used to think that most guys who couldn't stand to hear about periods were just misogynistic on some level. Because really... to me, period blood is downright charming compared to other bodily products. I mean, period blood is just red liquid (not really worse than actual blood) that smells like copper. But now that…

Tortoises are great. I always assumed they were semi-animate, and stupid lumps till I had one. (Found in the backyard, abandoned by someone.) But it was a surprisingly smart and crafty animal with a strong personality. I'm not a reptile person but I like tortoises.