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I initially read “caffeine runs” as meaning “diarrhea from too much coffee”, and became a little concerned....

It’s a minefield for guys. I know a lot of times when you try to explain harassment to men they wonder where does that leave flirting or asking a person out. All I can tell them is be aware of the signals, if someone is uncomfortable or not engaging leave them alone. If it’s going well, ask them out, but if that makes…

I don’t imagine AA, with their dozens of in house counsel and law firms on retainer, is too scared of a law student, Harvard or otherwise.

In an interview I think she says that they went back to the gate at 3 hours and offered to let people out, but that if they stayed aboard they would have some advantage; her reason made little sense but it’s not easy to hear the crew announcement with a 4 month old in tow; still, she stayed on the plane. Then at 4 or…

It depends on the reason for the delay and the timing. If the delay is short, the baggage handlers may still be there. If the delay has a good prediction they can schedule a baggage handler to be there. If they are weather delayed a departure window may open at literally any time and they aren’t going to tie a baggage…

When one of my kids was very young another airline demanded I pay some absurd extra bag fee for a 10 dollar umbrella stroller. The worker at the airline was beyond obnoxious. I paid the fee, and when I landed challenged the fee on my credit card. Long story short I got a letter from the CEO and some random stuff for…

The stroller was checked AT THE GATE. Which means the stroller was checked while in line to literally board the plane at the Gate. It is too big for overhead luggage so you check it there before walking down the ramp. However, if the passenger has a child and 3 bags there is a limit to the amount of bags you can bring…

Remember those laws about not locking people in planes until the lemon-soaked paper napkins arrive? I’m pretty sure they were getting the passengers out onto the terminal and Williams wanted to push the baby instead of carry, andthe staff knew that there was no viable way to go digging through the checked luggage…

I don’t wanna be “that guy,” but can we get a little clarity on this? Was she trying to get her stroller while she was still on the plane? Where was she going to put it? Was she trying to get off the plane with the stroller? Was everyone getting off the plane?

Just teach her - and teach her RIGHT NOW - that she has the right to say no to people touching her no matter who they are. That, while it’s generally good to follow directions, she doesn’t have to comply with anyone, no matter who they are, when it comes to her own body. And if anything ever makes her upset or…

I don’t get it, you’re smart enough to write words (barely) but you’re dumb enough to put them in the order you did.

“What you wearing?”

sitting at my desk (as the father of a teenage daughter who’s been actively involved in sports since she was 4 years old) thinking about all of ways i would torture these miserable excuses for human beings. this fucker needs to hang by his balls from the uneven bars. 

Yes, in a sport where a small group of adults has complete control over which six of the hundreds of competing teen gymnasts get to realize the Olympic dreams that they’ve spent thousands of hours working towards, the gymnast has all the power.

Counterpoint: go fuck yourself.

Do you know a lot of 13-16 year olds with the confidence and self-assurance to do something like that? Don’t be dense.

Thank you for summarizing Jezebel.

Your response ignores the country goats who have been harassed.

The problem is everytime someone tries, sites like this write giant articles about how “Men are trying to take power away from *real* victims of sexual assault” and then accuse them of being sexist MRA sympathizers.