Oh man, maybe I'm too sensitive, but that just seems...mean.

I was under the impression that the overuse of antibiotics in livestock is a lot more worrisome than people not finishing their prescriptions, especially since the vast majority of antibiotics used in the US go to farm animals. Anyone know what the relative contributions of livestock vs human use are to antibiotic…

I prefer Dirtbag Little Women.

How about the fact that the benefits of breastfeeding have been greatly overstated?

I'm all for breastfeeding, but the harsh judgement that mothers get when they can't or won't breastfeed as much as sanctimonious onlookers think they should is a real shame.

"Biodegradable" doesn't equal "safe for plumbing and wastewater treatment facilities." All cotton is biodegradable, meaning it can eventually be broken down by microorganisms, but that doesn't mean you should go flushing t-shirts down the toilet.

I'm convinced.

I'm not arguing that people don't have a right to change their minds. I'm saying that you can't negate a rape that's already happened. I don't really see how it could be otherwise.

I dunno, I don't find it complex at all. If you have sex with someone against their will, it's rape. Whatever happens afterwards cannot negate that deed.

What's that Louis CK bit about men who press women for sex, because even though she's saying no she might really want it? Something about the fucked-up-ness of…

Sure, but sex that "starts non-consensual" is still rape.

That well may be the author's intent. Still, I'm afraid that too many viewers are just going cheer on much-hated Cersei being punished, and ignore Jamie's basic despicableness.

She pounded on his chest with feeble fists, murmuring about the risk, the danger, about their father, about the septons, about the wrath of gods. He never heard her.

I wish the quality of discourse was better, too, but it is an internet comments section after all. I don't expect too much :)

Eh, I think that's pretty normal. Everyone likes to talk about themselves.

She is beautiful, but there is still obviously some makeup and photoshopping going on here. Brows filled, skin smoothed, light lipstick...

"What we have is not a war against fakery, it is a war against that which displays itself as fakery; we're all supposed to be pretending that we're naturally wide-eyed and soft-skinned and blushing and blemish-free. Women are expected to be photorealist portraits of femininity, not expressionist canvasses; lies are…

Hi! I'm a scientist. This is an opinion article that cites little to no scientific evidence to back its claims. It's definitely not science.

Exactly. There are studies showing we treat male and female children differently literally from birth. I'm not saying it's not possible there's a biological component to gendered behavior, but to say that 3-year-olds often exhibit gender-stereotyped behavior is not particularly good evidence that it's biological.

Also…

I keep getting distracted by my fear that her low-slung leggings are going to cause a wardrobe malfunction.

I don't know, I think Hobbylobbist makes a good point, especially with regards to race. People might read a white person in funky clothes as artistically disheveled when they'd read a POC in the same outfit as sloppy and poor.

Pretty much. I like to wear offbeat things, and I think it's easier for me to get away with it because I'm thin/white/youngish. The flip side, though, is that I'm in a field (science) where it's almost embarrassing to care about appearance, so I think I also get pegged as a bit shallow.