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I cannot believe the shit you're getting on this thread. I.Cannot. Believe. It.

Well, I was glad to see two gay guys and then they barely kissed. So the authenticity isn't exactly there, is it? All the straight couples get to kiss, as well as the lesbian couple but not really the gay dudes. I don't know, that annoyed me, not the fact that it's an ad.

"Assuming a grown ass woman (whether she is skinny or fat — words I loathe hearing equally!) doesn't know basic health is fucking insulting"

Because dying of a heart attack at 45 isn't ideal? I don't know, just a thought. Do you want your sister/cousin/mother/father to die early because of health-related issues instead of living a long, fruitful life? Being healthy or unhealthy isn't just about you and your own comfort, it's about us as a society: we have

Service in North America is truly amazing, because having read all those stories about horrible customers, one thing is clear: horrible customers who still get treated well because they're customers only exist in America, let me tell you. In Europe, for pulling half the shit that woman did, she would have been told to

Agreed. I've never understood that petty revenge of spitting in people's food. Firstly, what does that achieve since they don't know? Does it make you feel better when you mess with people's food? I don't see the point. It's stupid and immature. And secondly, it's gross and unsanitary and as it's been mentioned, could

Well, Peggy is my absolute favourite but I have to say, the scenes that have me glued to the screen are the ones involving Peggy and Don. I find their relationship fascinating and both their characters equally compelling, which is why The Suitcase is my favourite Mad Men episode. I personally think those two

Last year, I read somewhere that Elizabeth Moss was a Scientologist and I was upset FOR DAYS. Like, whyyyyyyy??? Not her, not her!

Oh yes, all of them are. Every single one of them. The same way all Americans are obese, carry guns everywhere, eat cheeseburgers all the time and are stupid.

Because Vogue Italia is the most prestigious European Vogue? Along with the French Vogue I think. Therefore, well, it's got more of an impact, the magazine isn't sold solely in Italy and if there's something problematic, more people will notice. And then it gets reported by Jezebel.

Seriously. Can we please stop looking up to dumb pop stars and expect them to be super articulate about feminism (among other things)? I speak Spanish and she doesn't sound smarter in her native tongue.

Your story resonates so much with me, especially the "what do you even do? how do you even react?". It's often the helplessness I feel that's the most infuriating.

I'm laughing at the "fallen in when it's dark" because that happened to me too! My ex was constantly forgetting to put the toilet seat down and it used to drive me crazy.

Agreed. I loved Melancholia. It's usually the movie I bring up when people dismiss Von Trier's talent. And I say that as someone who hates most of his work.

Definitely. I still like Jezebel but I think I'll stop commenting on prostitution posts because it's too depressing.

Great and insightful comment. Although there are quite a few actors/directors who have a bad reputation and who still work constantly in Hollywood: David O'Russell is a known asshole, Edward Norton is famously hard to work with, same with Russell Crowe, Julia Roberts is a diva, Christian Bale while super talented is

Who are those sex workers? Are they really representative of prostitution and the whole sex industry as a whole? I don't think so.

Yeah, I really liked the song actually (not the clip though, I can't stress that enough) and now she goes and says that crap. Ugh. I know that we shouldn't expect too much from pop stars but for once that a pop song was actually smart and feminist.

I'm glad you kept making that point again and again because with the exception of you and maybe two other Jezzies on this thread, I was slowly losing hope with regard to the way feminism often tackles the issue of prostitution and the supposedly choice prostitutes make when they enter the sex industry. So thank you.

"So if prostitution is a capitalist transaction, a job like any other, why is it gendered?"