I totally agree with you. 100%.

Original paper costs $5 to purchase, but a close reading of the NYT article suggest that the test the students were given at the beginning of the study was some sort of measure of mathematical “potential” since the conclusion in the abstract is predicated on the teachers’ having biased expectations in elementary…

‘“You can’t pick up a brain and say ‘that’s a girl’s brain’ or ‘that’s a boy’s brain,’ ” Gina Rippon, a neuroscientist at Britain’s Aston University, told The Telegraph last year. The differences between male and female brains are caused by the “drip, drip, drip” of the gendered environment, she said.’

I’m not sure the science is 100% clear on whether or not men and women and trans people have different brains: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_facto…

Agreed. ICU nurses have a similar mindset: “I’m not going to fix you but you’re not going to die on MY shift.” Sometimes, that means if the patient lives through enough shifts, they might get better.

Update on Angela Ames case:

Thank you for an excellent response! It seems a bit much to make every disordered eating pattern its own unique disease if there is no evidence showing why it needs to be diagnosed and treated differently from OCD.

I kinda share your opinion on this. The flip side of respecting individual autonomy is that sometimes individuals make terrible, stupid decisions. The law draws an arbitrary line and I don't blame the judge for taking advantage of the loophole of her age, but this kind of thing always skirts that slippery slope of…

Having been on the other side of the equation (as the spouse who's avoiding any physical intimacy), I can only say that I'm deeply sympathetic to your situation and applaud how considerate you are being to your wife. Though I do hope that she will come around to seeking marriage counseling soon, because this isn't a…

I would disagree. I think it's fair to get more upset when stereotypes are applied to groups that have been systematically deprived of power ... I'd certainly be more vocal about calling for repercussions for a white person who said "black people are dumb" than the alternative situation. But I don't think that makes…

Like making jokes about women being more nurturing, caring, and in tune with their emotions because they have uterus? Because that's just as broad (and false) a generalization as "men are more likely to do stupid things".

Wait ... Don't we usually protest when someone proclaims overly broad gender stereotypes like "women do whatever they need to do to take care of their loved ones"? isn't that just a form of complimentary sexism?

Yup, we got that one from the library. It's a great book! : ) I'm always on the hunt for more strong-girl stories.

Agh. My in-laws are buying my 3 year old tickets to Disney's Frozen-On-Ice. Two weeks ago, we went to a whole Frozen-themed birthday party, complete with Elsa impersonator. The playgrounds are full of little girls belting out "Let It Go" at the top of their lungs. Kids in her preschool classroom show up in Elsa…

There are days I fantasize about getting that level of domestic help. If we had an extra bedroom we would have seriously thought about getting a live-in nanny. Because it sucks to finally put your kids to bed at 8:00p and still have 3 hrs of work-work to do, plus making lunches, cleaning up, and getting ready for…

You're welcome! She certainly said what I was thinking ever so much more eloquently than I could have!

Gawker wasn't the only site that carried that story. It fit too neatly into the stereotype of Asians-getting-plastic-surgery and therefore must be true. : P

Can we please stop with the "European standards of beauty" trope every time we talk about Asians who prefer double eyelids and lighter skin? It's a particularly Eurocentric view and it's a bit annoying.

That was Photoshop. Not plastic surgery.

When I was pregnant for the first time, I wanted to hear EVERYONE'S birth stories and all their opinions but half the time was a bit nervous to ask. I can take what other people say and choose whether or not I believe it. Birth is such a weird thing that we don't discuss openly ... if people hadn't been willing to…