I saw a great thread the other day about how online out rage is basically a marketing scheme. That makes sense to me. 

If I, who am biologically and self affirmatively female, take hormones to improve my performance, I would be banned for cheating even if I kept the range inside the very top of what considered within range for women.

“Being biologically male is not what grants men an edge in sport. It’s testosterone.” This is a largely untested theory without much scientific support. What limited science has been published indicates the opposite: Men have inherent biological advantages over women.

Testosterone is a big part of it, but biologically born men also have larger hearts, greater lung capacity, stronger bones, and more upper body strength than biologically born women. It’s more complicated than just testosterone suppression and I’m not sure what the answer is (at least for ensuring equity in professiona…

Agree. There’s nuance here that is reflexively overlooked in favor of lumping together those with different opinions into one big group and calling them bigots.

I’m no right-winger, but I think this is a much more complex issue than has been perpetuated. Conservatives aren’t the only ones protesting this issue, though their (underlying, prejudicial) reasoning is certainly unique.

Trans women are destroying every sports record set by women around the world. It’s a problem.

That being said, I’d be all for us setting up leagues for trans students to play, but there may not be enough population for them in some areas? I’m not sure what a good solution would be. 

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I miss everything about Gawker.

Thank you. I've told my mom over and over again why I don't reach out to my siblings - namely because they are unable to give me the support I need. For example, one of the driving reasons I never told my sister about my pregnancy is because I knew she'd complain about my weight. No, Mom, I don't care if she doesn't…

The next step is that a woman who stays with her abuser out of fear and miscarries a fetus after he hurts her gets a harsher sentence than the abuser, because she shouldn’t have stayed with him. But for the woman who leaves her abuser and is stalked by him, hurt and miscarries is also responsible, because she should…

It’s funny. But it’s also accurate. And not just in the way they thought. The quality of the writers and content has been in freefall for a while now, it probably started when Gawker folded and then the Univision purchase and the latest one. I feel like any really good writers left and found better employment, and the…

I may be the only parent in the world who really doesn’t mind this song but you are spot on with using the melody for other things. “Gooo to sleep, do do do do do do” is a good one for my kid, but I find myself doing it when I am annoyed and it’s honestly very soothing. When I have to listen to a client complaining…

I don’t care if it’s a publicity grub, big companies do those all the time and have zero obligation to also make them socially aware. Not sure if this will actually be an ad shown on TV or just a web exclusive, but this may very well be the first depiction of a trans man that Joe Everyday has ever seen. That is huge.

I feel sorry for her. I’m not in entertainment but I am a freelancer, and often find myself working closely with 2 or 3 people. I consider what would happen if someone I worked with were suddenly exposed as a sexual predator, how that could impact me from the standpoint of my professional reputation. Pamela has a…

“Adlon struggles with the fact that, while cutting off contact with CK was the right thing to do, a certain part of her life is over.”

It tracks. This is 100% what many of her characters would say.

Pamela Adlon is a treasure, and it’s great to see some coverage of a more nuanced nature regarding how one processes the actions of their friends and mentors.

Anonymous internet pile-ons are satisfying, but I am *super here* for women who’s work I respect having complex feelings about men they previously liked/admired. Until we start having these kinds of conversations, the only men brought down will be long after their peak (your various Weinsteins and Cosbies).