@ohheyy_monet: That's not how the study methodology worked. Each subject was shown only one video and then surveyed. No repetition involved.

There's a big difference in saying the Antarctic station is not a place for women and saying it is not a place for pregnant women. Pregnancy is a medical condition that requires specialized medical care and, in some instances that are not that rare, ultra-specialized medical care. It actually doesn't matter what has…

Many important figures in history also suffered from being gaping assholes.

David Cassidy did it better, Bieb.

@bluebears: He is better than many, but I don't think we should have to apologize for wanting even better. And, if anyone thinks Dan Savage is the best we can do, that makes me pretty sad.

I like Dan Savage well enough. But even if you like Dan Savage, you have to accept that he is not perfect. Does he give pretty good advice? Most of the time. Is it great that he is so sex-positive? Yes.

@whimsicalBS: Note about thrifting and bedbugs: 115 degrees kills them (and their eggs!) dead ... which means 60 minutes in a hot dryer kills them dead. Until you fry the thrifted clothes in the dryer, you should keep them sealed up in a plastic bag away from other clothes/bedding/upholstered furniture. Bedbugs can…

@kreizler: The thing is, there is room for consumers who "need" to shop at thrift stores and consumers who "prefer" to shop at thrift stores and consumers who "occasionally" shop at thrift stores. I think what people who are very "territorial" about thrifting don't realize is that there are more than enough discarded…

If a talking cowboy pull-toy and a talking space ranger action figure can star in an Oscar nominee for Best Picture, so can people of color.

@kreizler: Here is the link to the article voteforme mentioned:

@kreizler: There is still a lot of social stigma attached to thrift stores, which is unfortunate. However, I actually think it is those who are more privileged who have an easier time getting past the stigma of thrift stores — that is, those who have status "capital" to burn. It's cute for a white student at an elite…

@highjump: I gotcha. I just saw no connection between Sen. Gillibrand and the announcement about the study. I assumed the photo of her was filling in the "easily recognizable but not controversial, embattled, conservative, or recovering-from-a-gunshot-wound female politician" box.

@closetalker11: This is the past post we've been talking about:

@Ri_L is Team Squidward: Yep. It was all, "These pieces are classic, so you can spend more on them! They are investments!" Barf.

@highjump: What is your complaint? That the research is too old? Although it's been a working paper for several years (which is not at all unusual in political science), the AJPS is just getting around to publishing the Anzia and Berry article. The AJPS is notorious for its backlog. That said, given the constraints of…

The knit fetus toy looks vaguely like a crustacean. The eyeball toy, though, is pretty gross. It's the vein detailing.

Your awesome, Wet Seal. Keep up the good work.

@girlwonder: And it really isn't just illegal labor practices. Some absolutely horrific working conditions, as well as desperately low wages, are perfectly legal, depending on where a factory is located. Employment in garment factories also often intersects with other kinds of social injustices.

@closetalker11: I do believe there was a post awhile back about ethically sourced clothing. It ... wasn't the most informative. I don't think it was a Dress Code, but the prices of the brands and items highlighted were, I believe, in the $100-$500 range.

"Every revolution, every hated dictator, indeed, it seems every leader must have its femme fatale, the Lady Macbeth figure who is held responsible for the problems of the regime."