I’m basically going to be her Giles. I think we should all train our daughters to be Slayers.

I was sad to see he didn’t get pompoms and got to wear pants.

Attachment theory is absolutely a cornerstone of relational therapies. It didn’t originate in Levine`s book, but comes from decades of research. It integrates the "critiques" mentioned here into a nuanced explanation of human behavior. It is a foundational element of Emotionally Focused Therapy, which is the couples…

Considering that PCOS, a hormone imbalance where androgens are raised over the norm, affects 1 in 10, the IAAF is going to have to do a lot of testing if they want to play this game.

But if we are going to maintain two separate classes for events, popularly understood as men’s and women’s, I would say that distinguishing primarily on the basis of an eminently reasonable testosterone standard is probably the most fair method to the entire field of athletes and not simply some means to shirk a…

That goes in the same poor analogy bin as “Let’s go a step further and let people marry animals”. Taking your argument to a real conclusion would mean men and women compete together since it is just “natural physical attributes” that differ in the sexes.

This. Exactly this.

Yeah, this is a difficult situation and I really wish Jez and the commentators here would stop pretending like it’s a clear-cut easy case of right vs. wrong. That’s not what this is. 

It would be great if the IAAF and all reporting outlets would appropriately outline the differences between anatomical sex, chromosomal sex, genetic sex (all components of biological sex) and gender. That this article is categorized under Gender Testing shows just how little the general population understands the…

I think this highlights a different problem than intended: if we all agree that gender is not, in fact, truly binary (a perspective I think which is uniformly held on this site), then how do you square that with competitions such as this sort of sport which have a pure binary division (i.e. “male”/”female”)?

Great stuff. I’ve often noticed this as well. I tend to be competitive, so I may be one of those asshole men yelling at the ref. But I never yell at my teammate, and I certainly make my fair share of mistakes, so I try to play the ball to any one who is open, regardless of gender or ability. I’ve definitely noticed a…

What if women who wanted kids started matching and entering into civil partnerships with other women who want kids (straight women too?) And joining single mom/civil mom co-ops? I mean . . . don’t we already do this de facto? So many husbands/dads out there only have minimal involvement by his choice. What if we just…

sure, but they did commit a misdemeanor crime while fleeing rape torture and death for them and their children in their home countries so, y’know, gotta think about both sides of it, huh?

I’m reading through the comments on this post and am kinda surprised no one else has gone with the incredibly simple solution of black sheets. Good for the occasional sleep-leaks too. Just wash them and go about your life with no concerns about stains.

are there no prisons? are there no workhouses?

I don’t see any reason why they can’t continue being artists. Now, whether they’re popular artists or not is up to the audience.

What is the worst living thing on Earth? If you answered “centipedes,” you’re correct! But coming in a close second are humans, of course.

HARD disagree.

I am SURE someone has written an exhaustive hyper detailed breakdown of her gown down to which trees the silkworms that made the silk ate, but a quick look at the gown shows a likely un-stretchy duchesse type silk satin (no stretch), a portrait neckline, and with a sleeve length that is AFAIK dictated by…

I didn’t mind your almost chuckle-worthy dick joke and funny gif.

Me, too. I’m sorry.

Sometimes I don’t know if it’s better to come here, to this sort-of echo chamber of mostly sane people who also see how nuts the world is right now, or to stay away, because...well, the truth is fucking awful.

Hugs.