I’m with you; it’s probably not meant to read as classic anti-Semitism, but damn if not calling Wiener “The Nose” doesn’t read as some 1950s bullshit (not earlier, mind, because earlier was more explicit and less veiled in body stereotypes).

More to the point from an editorial stance with Jezebel: I get not…

That Larry King interview is amazing! She just resonates so powerfully for me. I am also childless by choice, and describe myself as the world’s best Aunt. I can’t imagine the hell she caught over that decision. I still have people questioning me ( in 2016!) about my choice, as if I hadn’t really thought it through.…

Line haha what line lol I’m dating lots of celebs haha we eat dinner together every night. I’m outside hahhaha in the bushes hehe but it counts. they love me. Gonna leave their wives. One way or another haha. Widowers are single and fair game haha, i bought a wedding dress lolz. I booked a church. It’s normal. All of…

Does anyone else not really give a shit about defining Huma Abelin as any function of Anthony Weiner? She’s interesting in her own right, but the fact that they’re married doesn’t seem relevant to anything that makes her a public figure. And to suggest that one very specific person’s reaction to one very specific…

Let it be known that Merlan dimissed the entire thread that pointed out her anti-Semitic remark.

I see from another post you’re Jewish. That doesn’t excuse the Nose joke. It just isn’t clever or funny or incisive - just low hanging fruit. It gives people a pass to behave the same. Old-fashioned anti-semitism isn’t dead yet. My 10 year old was recently told by a classmate her people are responsible for killing…

Sorry, at some point, letting adults make their own (even potentially fatal) decisions has to kick in. Someone leaves, they cease to be my responsibility. They’re an adult. They likely have a telephone. They can call someone. They can go somewhere. They can knock on a fucking door & beg to be let in while their ride…

I live in Maine. I often marvel at the women in Portland that wear exactly such warm-weather clothing (shorts, stockings, tank tops, skirts, etc) on nights with exactly such chilly weather conditions.

It’s SO ingrained.

The horrifying truth is that something like this could so easily happen to anyone. It can happen to smart, capable, sensible, responsible people. It doesn’t happen to women (or men) who make ‘poor choices’ about who they date. How many women do we all know who have had a guy get scary on them? It’s happened to me,…

Yeah, I’m really getting sick and tired of hearing about people who commit suicide but prior to this decide to kill their children/partners/family members or even just a bunch of strangers. Being suicidal is awful and I don’t want anyone to harm themselves but ultimately it’s better that the take their own life,…

I often observe that a lot of guys seem to think “no” means “force me”.

He started proclaiming his love for me in one tirade as well. I know I’m a good shag, but not *that* good.

I simultaneously love your dad for taking care of you (knowing that too many parents—especially dads—aren’t engaged in their children’s lives), and am enraged/depressed that it took the words of a man to make that asshole leave you alone. Your own words should have been enough!

I went out on one date with a guy in college who started obsessively calling me after I said I wasn’t interested in hanging out any more. Made the mistake of calling me once when my dad was visiting and he asked whose call I was ignoring. I told him and my dad said “He calls again, hand me the phone.” He calls again…

Born and raised NYer here: Apartments with dishwashers are not normal in NYC since a lot of housing has free water and heat. Laundry in an apartment isn’t normal either.

I wonder if some of it is a “living in a bubble” thing - like, these women are so familiar with the reality of historical slavery, and so far removed from interacting with white racists, that the context of “slavery was awful but there were happy moments” was implicit to them. They didn’t stop to think how it would…

Seriously? A lot of people don’t have dishwashers, especially in places that are more affordable (my apartment, for example).

What exactly about the idea of a free, accessible and (originally) equal education available to all children regardless of class, race or religion do you object to?

So now a cutesy romp about the Jews helping a Nazi plan a picnic is probably a bad idea? I'm asking for a friend.