Telling stories about discovering your own privilege or lack of privilege (this goes both ways) are valid and important because, guess what? We experience life subjectively. We don't experience life through the lens of social scientific "facts" about the world. Telling stories, to ourselves and to others, is a key way…

There are different ways of being a nerd.

I think the end of the quote on abortion is actually important to include. He says: "I guess I haven't been in that position, so I wouldn't be able to judge that." He clearly hasn't thought through the issue with any level of sophistication, like the vast majority of 16-year-olds (especially 16-year-old boys), but…

I have only caught a handful of episodes of SVU, so I can't speak to the details of Olivia Benson's character development, but I really like the idea of a woman protagonist on a popular network television being interesting for reasons other than her relationships or romantic life ... like, you know, her work. The show…

Pantene, are you telling me that Herbal Essences has lied to me all these years? I thought that haircare was all about self-pleasure, and here you go saying it is all about attracting men? What is this bullshit?

I want nothing more than to vomit all over that.

Why aren't Republican explicitly tying abortion to economic growth? All this emphasis on family values is too polarizing, and that Bible stuff has too many holes in it.

I think Jessica Simpson's business empire speaks for itself.

@Cara02128: Fur might be gross, but you can definitely wear maxi skirts if you're under 5'10". To avoid looking like an extra on Big Love, however, ruffles and calicos should be avoided.

Have at it, kids:

It makes fun of eating disorders (compulsive overeating/bingeing and anorexia - look at the plates) which are mental illnesses, not jokes.

Racist. Sexist. Fatophobic. Ableist. Mean. Stupid.

I thought patents were for doll urns and pharmaceuticals (pharmaceuticals you will need after knowing someone came up with and patented the idea of a doll urn).

Screw all that Anti-Valentine's garbage. If you are single and feeling whatever about the day, or if you have a romantic partner and just don't want to partake in the usual chocolate/flowers/prix fixe dinner crap, use the opportunity to donate a few dollars to charity. Whether it's a donation to large international…

1. Swings are fun.

'Boring' is an opinion, a matter of taste. 'Boring' isn't an academic claim, let alone a fact of the matter, when it comes to understanding a work of literature or art; 'boring' is just a matter of subjective perception. As a play, I happen to find Romeo and Juliet terribly boring. I find other Shakespeare tragedies…

@GunwallsLizzie: There are costs to being labeled a feminist, and labeling yourself as a feminist. Even in 2011. That's just the reality of the world we live in (not that that reality can't change, but that's a separate issue), that 'feminist' carries particular problematic connotations. If someone expresses feminist…

I think the meaning was a little unclear. Gwyneth's Glee version was very popular, and there was talk about a Cee Lo/Gwyneth collaboration after it aired. This didn't come out of nowhere. And, in any case, it was a collaboration, and the Grammys show was all about collaboration. Mumford and Sons and the Avett Brothers…

The Grammys aren't the fucking Academy Awards. I want and expect eccentricity and personality from Grammys attendees. If you don't take a risk with formalwear at the Grammys, you're lame.

For anyone else who, like Margaret, doesn't know how Gwyneth's involvement came about.