Why do I have to change my title from “woman” to “cis woman” for your comfort? I find the very phrase “cis woman” offensive, as though we aren’t members of the right club and must have our experiences qualified. Caitlyn Jenner is a woman but I am a cis woman? Bullshit. You have just made Elinor Burkitt’s argument for…

I love how you claim to preach inclusivity and acceptance yet dismiss the idea that for some women being a woman to them IS about stuff like menstrual pains, child birth, breast/cervical cancer, pregnancy worries, etc.

As a cis woman, I certainly don’t go walking around thinking to myself on a daily basis about what…

But in many ways it’s a double standard all women have to deal with, don’t you think? On the one hand, trying to dispel gender stereotypes and move away from traditional gender roles and expectations, while on the other wanting equality that recognises that men and women are different and that, like you say, there is…

That was my initial reaction. Now, after mulling it over for a bit, I kind of think both Burkett and Sarah Miller are exaggerating and letting their emotions get the best of them. I mean, in some ways, Burkett makes some good points: we didn’t come this far in rejecting traditional gender roles and stereotypes and…

Am I the only one here who’s noticed that there are at least two subgroups of trans women out there? The girly gay transwomen who have the best claim to “lady” brains* are the ones who are actually listening to radfem concerns, saying things like “we’re men with gender dysphoria, not women”, trying to come up with…

The NYT piece wasn’t necessarily argued well but I also take issue with this autor’s rhetoric about Burkett’s feelings. Elsewhere, we rage against the idea that the only kind of “acceptable” dialogue is a disaffected ‘objective’ one, an argument that men have been using to derail women’s contributions to a discussion…

In regard to talk of vaginas being deemed “exclusionary”, here’s a good opinion piece:

All these kings throughout history OBSESSED with getting an heir, and he just goes and burns his only one. This is no way to build a dynasty! And with a wife unlikely to produce a living heir any time soon, no living siblings, no living trueborn niblings, apparently no cousins... good job, Stannis. You just wiped out…

Am I crazy or drunk, or is that a small dick on Taylor’s elbow?

I would say stellar. I think Shireen, had she attained the throne in future (and assuming there would be people left to lead), might have been one of the best rulers Westeros ever had. Already, as a very young autodidact, she was beginning to understand strategy and risk. And with her value of education, paired with…

If Stannis weren’t batshit, he might have tried to train up his daughter to be that strong ruler. Shireen was sweet, but not stupid. She was educated and knew her history. With the right tutelage she could have been a competent, if not stellar, queen.

That is so unfair! She’s the Mother of Dragons, she’s a strong female character, she’s a bad bitch who knows what she likes and takes charge of her own sexuality. How could I possibly think she’s a bland Mary Sue, or a hypersexualized plot device, or essentially George W. Bush in a blonde wig minus the charm, or…

I’m not sure you can call Shireen wimpy.

I love Jorah. More Jorah.

Re: 8) Ughhh Dorne could have been so cool. Beautiful sets and costumes! So much smoky eye! But Jesus, such bad acting and fight scene choreography. A plot that makes no damn sense and doesn't fit in with the rest of the show.

People that have $15,000 CASH to pay for maternity tourism have the money to pay their hospital bills. It’s laughable when people in America ask this question like they are wealthier than wealthy people from China and other countries.

With the insane tax burden that now faces US citizens wherever they live in the world, I don’t see this practice as being incredibly long lived.

I realize they are skirting the law here, and there is definitely an issue... but I think that it’d be much more work all of our time if we applied the same scrutiny to investigating asian sex slave trafficking rings that are thriving here in the US, bringing young women here on fraudulent visas, holding them…

I see you keep repeating this thought over and over. Not really the same jokes. You should give the movie a try.

I was expecting pretty much nothing but Spy is my favorite movie of the year so far. It was super funny and also sweet. Melissa is such a star.