That's a comment on the show's premise, not the actual usefulness of BMI. The Biggest Loser treats BMI as correct, telling contestants where they fall on the chart and celebrating any move down toward the acceptable numbers. Also, Weight Watchers is the show's sponsor.

I agree with you. I'm a survivor of both incest and sexual assault and these scenes have been hard for me .... but I find myself somehow relieved when I see them. The scenes have been the most realistic portrayals of these things I've seen on TV and it's like, ok it's all public now. It's out in the open and I don't…

Well, we may not be getting the entire picture of how the family lived. I'm not inclined to believe that the media is innocent of building a narrative that fulfills the racist expectations of their audience. How do we know that the rest of the house was squalid?

From the little bit that I've heard and read of the…

I've dated a few women who smiled 24/7. It was absolutely maddening. I could never tell what mood they were experiencing, so I never knew how I was supposed to act. I'd much rather be in a relationship with an actual human being who will express themselves, not just plaster on a fake smile. To be fair, one of the…

I firmly believe Kanye's proposal was intended to get press and be as ridiculous as possible in an egotistic tongue-in-cheek way (which is his constant attitude, except when he's being purely egotistical.) Come on, guyssss. He literally wrote PLEEEASE MARRY MEE!!! It's commentary on how desperate everyone is to see…

Try picking up any medical textbook that covers pregnancy. It is universally considered a disease state. That pregnancy is a medical problem isn't even slightly debatable.

I'm sorry, the slow loris incident?

What is the female equivalent to brotastic? Whatever it is, this girl has got it.

MY COMMENT IS BEING TAKEN TOO LITERALLY

LONG LIVE THE MAN BUN. Except no, good Lord, he looks like Olive Oyl.

I posted this on the Gawker Dayman story as well but I really think that it needs to accompany any story about Dayman.

jenny, your comment reads that you think that this is a situation where "both parties are equally guilty". they aren't. this entire debacle is a republican fabrication. they've decided to gum up the gears of the us govt to try to win on every point that they lost on for the last 6 years. given that the dems in…

But this is the sort of thing that warrants attention; these are real human beings living in the year 2013 who are opening meetings by singing fucking Amazing Grace like Coen brothers simpletons. They're in charge. And they're so preoccupied with women having sex without consequences that they're willing to burn…

Most foreigners don't care about American internal politics. But this default, if it happens, will completely fuck over the global economy. It will affect everyone on the planet, and poor countries disproportionately. Believe me, we're all paying attention to the US right now.

First, who told Kenan he could speak. Shhhh, Kenan. Just shhhhhhhh.

I seriously doubt that Smart "got over" her rape. We don't know her internal battles. She presents a polished front, but I bet she has her fair share of trauma. Your dad is being really thoughtless. People recover in their own way and time, but no one "gets over" being raped and just returns to the exact way they…

The fact that there is any amount of snark and derision towards Jaycee Dugard is FUCKING ASTONISHING considering what site we are on. That little girl was not only raped pretty much daily for the better part of a decade, she was forced to give birth to two children. She was in captivity for 18 years, which is an…

:( will you accept an internet hug? i'm sorry your dad was so un-understanding. in my experience, there is no getting over but there is a slow getting past, if that makes sense/is any comfort.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. For your father. From his unfortunate case of cluelessness. Here's hoping he gets his clues back soon. Hugs.

In one of the linked articles, Lindy shares four examples of rape jokes that she feels "work". Not that they're "right," they work because they're making fun of rapists/rape culture, not rape victims. It's why, in general, jokes about George Zimmerman are funny but jokes about Trayvon Martin are offensive.