It's funny, because I don't ever have anxiety when I present papers or during my handful of years in theatre, but when it comes to literal personal displays of affection I turn into a wallflower. I want nothing to with big scenes when my personal life is the focus.

I tolerate public proposals so long as 1) the couple has already agreed to marry in principle, 2) the proposee has spoken often about their desire for a particular kind of public proposal, and 3) no one else is unduly inconvenienced in the process.

And in Jewish law, a woman's health includes mental health. So basically, if her physical or mental health were to be compromised, abortion is essentially mandatory. This is one argument I like to use when lobbying on behalf of reproductive justice - it's wrong for a legislator to impose their religious beliefs on…

Yup, everywhere and by males of all ages, races, socioeconomic groups, etc.

They also need to do these in different cities, I saw a lot of comments on the Gawker article implying that this is just an NYC thing, and it's definitely not. I used to get catcalled by dudes from their cars walking home from high school in the suburbs.

i'm in line to be the benign and powerless queen of the world, bOrg is going to be the shadow queen, running everything behind the scenes so i actually have very little pull on how the world is going to go.

you have the right to have a religion but it's mostly going to be mine because you're not free of religion

The million dollar question.

This will be short-lived. The GOP will be facing the same structural problems in 2016 that the Dems faced in 2014. If the Republican Senators decide to act like the petulant babies that control the House, it will be even worse for them.

We can totally make this a thing. Colourful signs and everything!

You know. I don't even mind anti-abortion protesters that much (assuming they keep it to protesting and not actually obstructing access to the facilities or threatening people) but I could really get behind protesting these cpcs.

A feminist group in Chicago is starting an anti-CPC campaign, where they do exactly this! I'm fucking pumped.

"They were men and women who were discriminated against"

"I don't have a general understanding of currency..." cracked me up.

The only time I got scared being harassed, followed for mintues, chatted up the whole time, was in London. Now granted the guy was Egyptian (he told me so) but still... if I'd had more of my wits about me I would have thrown fit, or yelled fire, but I was tired, looking for my hotel, etc...

"It's a uniquely US thing"

So if it's not against the law it's totally acceptable? Hey, heads up: that is a terrible argument. What makes your point even dumber is that is is against the law in a lot of places (google disorderly conduct).

So yes- if a woman comes to me and says "That man over there just tried to engage me in conversation", she…

Well, here's the thing...many of them CAN sense it, just like you can. Street harassers are the guys who get off on that. They don't want to assuage women's fear. They want to bask in it.

attempting to start a conversation while someone is busy - for example, walking to a place- is disrespectful of someone's time imo. it's not a bar or a social setting. if someone is walking somewhere, it's sort of like trying to talk to someone in their car- weird.

Once in a while, I run into people who are willing to actually talk about the fact that maybe they shouldn't impose their aesthetic preferences on me and no, it's not a compliment and yes, it's just interrupting and ruining my day. It's interesting to see these people backtrack a bit and try to justify or explain…