You're right that a survivor may feel threatened and belittled and mocked by the police when reporting the crime. It's a fucked up system that causes a person to hesitate to get help after they've been assaulted.

If you went directly to a hospital ER (not a campus health center) and told them you were raped and needed a rape kit and to speak with an officer, you'd get a city cop, right?

But if someone gives you something you don't want or didn't ask for, you don't tell them it sucked or that they should have given you money. If it comes with the gift receipt, which it should, return it and get something you need. Maybe even tell them in your thank you card that you appreciated their thoughtful gift…

What the hell is a weather station?

I'll be honest. As a trying to live frugally grad student, I'm kind of annoyed when my friends don't register at Target and the only things under $30 on their Crate & Barrel or Williams Sonoma registry is, like, a salt shaker (pepper sold seperately). Gift card it is!

Complaining about a model's size = automatic bottom three (or eight, because you know there would be more than three).

Know what I want? I want a YouTube video (like one of those honest reaction videos) where they ask women if they know what it means when you have an abortion. Because I'm so sick of all these waiting periods and forced ultrasound laws that "protect" women because who obviously don't really know what they're getting…

I was going to copy and paste the same damn thing in a comment because...

Very well stated.

If I agree to pay more for my fancy lady insurance, will you eliminate the wage gap and reimburse me for those goddamn 23 cents of a dollar that my male peers got and I was missing out on for all those years?

They can say no, they just can't say, "No, 'cause you're gay, ew."

I always think of this when I see stories about wedding photographers or cake bakers or reception hall discrimination of gay couples. Just lie. "We're booked." "My assistant broke her toe and is bedridden so I couldn't provide you the quality service you'd need." "I'm closing the shop for my godson's cousin's dog's…

During the Rachel Dratch kerfuffle yesterday, someone made a comment about bracing for Jezebel's outrage when the new, and likely mostly male, cast members were announced. They pointed out that three male cast members left the show last year, so it would make sense if there were more new male cast members than women.

Do not blame "some fat celebrity blogger" for R-Patz. Blame Jennifer Lopez, who named her 2001 album J.Lo and opened the door to all the abbreviated celebrity nicknames, like LiLo, ScarJo, and K-Stew (remember her?). At least the R-Patz guy got a little creative with the "z" addition.

Sometimes I'll read a bio, but I'll only remember the details if something is out of the ordinary. "Oh, this erotic historical fantasy was written by a woman with three grandkids and a pet alligator. Huh."

Sorta wish his co-author would contact the publisher and ask them to change his bio from "wife" to "partner." Let's see what they would say about THAT!

But that's what was published in the New York Times. I didn't see anything about the context of "I had to come up with 100% new material, yikes!" in the original article. How was Kate/Jezebel supposed to know that until she clarified the context on Twitter.

But Jezebel posted the entirety of the quote, as published by the New York Times. Shouldn't she be dismayed at the Times? Maybe she is and I'm confused.

I don't think some of the hairstyles themselves are all that feminine. The accessories are what make them look "girly."