“Retrograde culture” also made me cringe.

Isn’t it really the media giving them platforms though? Like I’ve heard about Ally Hilfiger’s struggle all week.

The eternal question!

There is local government here (in DC). The federal government does have to deal with it now, because we are not a state. That’s the oversight that the federal government maintains. We’ve only been allowed the current home rule system since 1973. Though technically, the federal government can interfere with our local…

To add to the discussion, this article on Science Based Medicine outlines the realities of thyroid problems and how pseudoscience latches onto it and convinces people that they have it too. As someone with Celiac Disease, I’m so angry that pseudoscientists co-opt terms (like Lyme, gluten, etc.) that only ends up…

Well done!

Yes! I am loving it!

No, I have not been. I’m sorry for your trauma. As you figured, my comments come from reading about safety tips. I am aware that there is very little one can do to prevent attack. I don’t think that eliminating distraction is foolproof. I was, in fact, responding to discussion of women talking on a cellphone as a…

OK. Do what you want, but I would only reiterate that perpetrators target people who are unaware, distracted, look lost, etc. You may not think that being undistracted would help you, but it can make the difference of someone targeting you or bypassing you.

Talking on the phone actually makes a person more vulnerable. Using the phone you cannot hear your surroundings and can’t react as quickly as you might otherwise.

Oddly enough , I have those same exact things (checking, trichotillomania, etc). As I understand it, those things are similar to OCD in that they are anxiety-related. I don’t know the particulars of your case, and you’re right that people vary in how much they suffer from it. And of course appropriate treatment makes…

I think it’s an instance where if you are not in the group who this effects, your feelings about it just aren’t that relevant. This is not the same as the Starbucks issue because Christians are not a marginalized group in America. People suffering with disabilities/chronic illness are. And oftentimes those with…

The issue is really that OCD is so misunderstood. People can be short-termed depressed, be mildly anxious, or have very infrequent panic attacks. So people can “feel depressed” or be “panicking.” Saying those are different than saying “yeah I have anxiety disorder too” or “I have depression too” in a way that…

#teamhollyj, but I love Declan forever.

I hear that. I imagine he/she was just responding to the speaker as they felt appropriate. I don’t think that they thought of broccoli as the only thing that is a treat.

The kid probably has Celiac or food allergies.

It’s really not that bad to cut out things when you know the alternative is to be malnourished.

I’m a celiac. Gluten-free stuff is gluten-free. The only problem is when products are cross-contaminated. So brands like Udi’s (mentioned below somewhere), Schar, Glutino, etc. are perfectly fine because their entire lines are gluten-free and so are their facilities. Then there are products that say “Processed in a…

Agreed. I can’t ascertain a point to this article except that the author felt alienated at an event that is not aimed at her. I have celiac and I’ve been on the GF diet for over six years. It is exciting when new gluten-free products come out because I know what it was like when I was first diagnosed and good food for…

It's a stupid shirt, but the wording is an Emmeline Pankhurst quote.