True. After this last couple of weeks, though, I just want to hold on to the dream that when it grows up they’ll call it “Porkerella” and dress it in fancy sunglasses and feather boas and make it its own fantabulous Insta account and post pics there every day and then take it out for walks on a rhinestone leash and it…

Just wait until that fashionable miniature pot bellied pig grows up to be a regular ol’ large sized hog.

Okay. Yep, you meant it. Wow.

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That is a fantastic article. Thank you so much for sharing. God, did that resonate.

So, a guy who says he’s the ex-boyfriend. Is he? Or is this another fabricated attempt at discrediting a credible witness account?

It was the first thing I thought of, and while I know it’s made the rounds before it encapsulates the entire situation so well in four panels.

Translated:

I’m positive a large part of the inability to identify threatening behaviors in other men is because men, in general, don’t ever have to worry about that on a personal level. They’re able to overlook it because they can.

Men don’t believe women. This is not news. See also: “he was such a quiet neighbor” and “he was such a nice boy.”

Well, they do the trick. Every time I see his name I think “wait, who?” then I see the pic and I’m all, “oh right. That dude who will rapidly regret his life choices once he hits 40.”

Now all I can think about is the running “Michael Bolton” gag from Office Space.

The deck is definitely stacked. But what can we do but get out and vote and rabble rouse and do what we can to stem this tide? I’d rather be doing that than sitting back and doing nothing. Gerrymandered districts are slowly becoming un-gerrymandered, so maybe we’ll be on even ground someday.

This is the smallest of silver linings, I know, but this behavior has always been normalized in regards to how men treat women. It just hasn’t been so out in the open. Your daughters would have had to grow up with it anyway, as we all have, but I’m taking a grain of hope from the fact that a significant chunk of…

This is my utter lack of surprise.

Everything out of his mouth is basically an attack ad.

You too, Jez staff!

None of this is easy, I agree. I will say thanks for posting, and listening. All we can do is try to make this world a little bit better and talking about this is a step in the right direction.

*internet hugs* It broke me last night. You’re in good company.

Wow.