Between Labrie, Turner and other “promising” young men who are able to get away with reduced sentences, I wonder why no one seems to care about the promising young women whose lives may be irrevocably altered by the actions of these assholes.

I stand correct on that. Thanks.

France banned all religious headgear (hijabs, Kufis, even yarmulkes so as not to single out Muslims) in public schools a while back. They’re pretty equal opportunity militant secularist over there.

This is so utterly ridiculous. Yet again women are being forced to shoulder the blame for a culture’s fear and ignorance.

I’m sure that was his mom’s doing.

For what it’s worth, Daily Mail is reporting the swimmers trashed a gas station bathroom, and the security guard at the gas station pulled a gun and said they had to pay for damages. But some other outlets are saying generic brawl at the gas station. I am anxiously awaiting the leak of that footage.

Whatever this story turns out to be...short of murder, it was still a terrible, terrible idea for them to confiscate the passports of Olympians, particularly in a country that’s known to be rife with police corruption. I’m not saying they should have let them get away with a crime, if one was indeed committed, but…

I’m a little surprised to be feeling so much “Nope” over this.

What is the connection between a guy who was found not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and thus was never incarcerated, and the mass incarceration problem? His acquittal entitled him to not being incarcerated. It didn’t entitle him to anyone’s respect, to not have to answer questions, or to be free from criticism.…

I once tweeted Neko that her on the Middle Cyclone cover was my patronus charm.....she replied saying it was the dorkiest thing she had ever heard and that she loved it. I died.

Question: has there ever been a cooler album cover than Neko Case’s Middle Cyclone?

Jackline Mwende, 27, says she was counseled by her pastor to try to save her marriage, despite escalating abuse.

Will we ever live in a fucking time where the Margaret Atwood quote is not dead on 100% fucking accurate?

Pastor Kioko added: “But we noticed the man was determined to leave. So it was agreed that they live in peace in their separate homes

Not drums. But fake drums. Those fuckimg bucket bangers. I always want to stop and teach them proper stick technique.

She should have accepted, gone on stage and stood there singing her saddest song. No back up dancers, no light shows, just her bringing everyone down.

Is there a Chrome extension you can get that turns “right to life” to “forced birthers”? Cause that resonates with me even more than “anti-choice”.

And more importantly, asking for a particularly high price on eBay isn’t the same thing as actually selling something for that price.

Not to defend the guy, but I had to know. If you figure the 5M price tag as a percentage of the 8.3B net worth, it comes out to 0.06%. At this percentage, it would be like a American millionaire spending about $600 on a birthday party. That is one mind-blowingly rich kid there. Another way to think about it - if I got…

That would have been great, but a lot of people just will not show up to a party without a physical gift, so I understand it. At least wine is something which can be convivialy shared.