Nope. The whole “I’m going to hurt myself if you leave me!” is definitely emotional abuse. Good for her for getting out—that was not going to get better.

Narcissist who wants to be loved is reversing on his own actions because people didn’t love them. He jumped at the Democrats debt ceiling/Harvey funding deal without negotiating because he was pissed the GOP in Congress were going against him. This is a continuation. He’s being spiteful to his nominal party in the…

One of my personal mottos has long been, “Do not fuck with nuns, or little old ladies.”

Of course, but this isn’t just a natural change - she’s in the spotlight and under that Hollywood pressure and suddenly has the resources (totally earned and deserved) to do whatever she wants in terms of her health and her body and so of course we’re watching what she does because we were already watching what she…

Celebrities who raise money for anything are always chastised for not giving enough themselves, no matter how much they actually give. Every person involved in this kind of endeavor gives some money; some more generously than others. But I don’t see the problem with a rich person giving a nice chunk of change AND…

I know, same here. That’s part of what hurts, realizing that beauty standards are so drilled into who we are that we’d all do the same. *sigh*

I just don’t understand why these people can’t use the word “some.” It would fix everything. “Some men are very visual.” Great! My response would be “it sounds like your husband is one of those men, Miranda! I’m glad you guys know each other’s likes and dislikes! That’s an important component in a marriage!” Instead,…

Listen. I have no real interest in doing this anymore, and I’m not going to do it at any length, but is your privilege really so deeply engrained that you just cannot accept the idea that there is such a thing as a women’s space? That there are places where it’s important that women’s voices be the ones with the most…

The literature is pretty clear at this point, the ‘bad apples’ theory has been completely discredited in favor of the ‘bad barrels’ theory. 

On any given day, in any police department in the nation, 15 percent of officers will do the right thing no matter what is happening. 15 percent of officers will abuse their authority at every opportunity. The remaining 70 percent could go either way depending on whom they are working with.

I think more places need to look into what the country of Georgia did, and disband their whole police department and start over. Too many of these issues run too deep, and the stakes are too high to wait around for slow, incremental change.

This is true. As a proud owner of a good nose job, I can say that my plastic surgeon did not need to advertise.

That’d make more sense, just go full Alicia Silverstone and chew you kids’ food before you spot it in their mouths.

Sticking to your principles is expensive. (Being genuine here. It is!)

This feels like a needless takedown. Teen Vogue has done an excellent job at integrating social and political issues into their already-established brand. No one thinks of it as the NYT; they might think of it as NYT + a “go-to” for lifestyle, fashion, beauty etc. advice and inspiration. But like, that’s fine?…

I see no problem with this. It’s the equivalent of Porsche starting to sell SUVs in order to finance the performance vehicles that “purists” know and love them for.

If they want to say “we’re pregnant” then they must also say “we’re on our periods” once a month.

I just hope the nose job was a change that made her feel more like herself, rather than less. I have a tattoo that definitely feels like a part of me, and it really did immediately. But when I dyed my hair red, I was creeped out any time I looked in the mirror. Sometimes we make cosmetic changes, permanent or not,…

Ehh. I think it’s more “would like to believe” they’re taller than they are. When I finally questioned the 6' claim, he was like “Well, I’m BASICALLY six feet tall, so...?”

It bugs me that she sets up men as the ultimate standard for acceptable behavior: “Your brother is not going to waste any time doing this...”