I understand why this was an upsetting experience, but tattoo artists refuse jobs all the time for all sorts of reasons. Many have a no necks, no hands policy - it’s quite common. And, as you discovered, what’s off-limits to one artist is totally okay with another - you were able to get exactly what you wanted in the…

The logic he employed is common in the tattoo world. I have had tattoo artists strongly persuade me to get one tattoo over another, placed here instead of there. I listened. Had I not, I would have kept shopping. You threw a fit and as far as I can tell, it has nothing to do with you being a woman. You’re attempt to…

My portraits were fine (despite the fact that it was 1990 in podunk Utah) however, in the final yearbook, there was a splotch right below my nose, so it kind of looks as if I have a black booger hanging out my nose. Good times!

With respect, you could have your eyes glued to home plate, but if you think you could dodge a bat flying at you at that speed, you are fucking kidding yourself.

This. A friend of mine lost her life recently and her family chose to frame it as: “she lost her battle with depression.” Because those who die by their own hand are not making a conscious, rational decision, which “committed” and “took” imply.

I didn’t know I wanted it until just now, but I would watch the shit out of a Melissa McCarthy late night show. She’s quick, genial, and has the improv background to keep things moving.

Nope. Best practices for suicide reporting recommend not using “committed,” which sounds like a crime or, to religious communities, like a sin, and “kill yourself” is just insensitive, crude, and poorly phrased. “Died by suicide” is the phrasing recommended by mental health professionals and the American Foundation…

At a very corporate job I had once, I had the opportunity to work very closely with one of the more “likeable” and “popular” guys in my department. So I studied him to see what he had that I didn’t, as I’ve always had issues being an outlier and “the office weirdo.” Eventually it became clear that what he had that I…

Why wouldn’t she? Look how cute she looks in the photo from the linked article.

It must be noted that Clarence Thomas was the 1 in the 8-1 vote in a case that Scalia said was “really easy.”

ISIS bride honeymoon resort chic.

Isis bride honeymoon wear, huh? That’s soooo edgy and cool man. I just love making fun of young girls forcibly raped, impregnated, beaten, starved, killed. Lovely.

Thank you! :) I do have a kinja: tarajacoby.kinja.com. I also put a lot of my gawker work on my tumblr and website. tarajacoby.tumblr.com and tarajacoby.com

Yeah, LadyGrinningSoul didn’t say anything even remotely approaching what you seem to imply from her post.

Lay-offs in Joke Fact-Checking Department Inspire Award-Winning Novel About Man Grappling With Masculinity, Identity in End-Of-Men Era

You must be a level 5 vegan who doesn’t eat anything that casts a shadow.

I’ll all of y’all’s flowers kthx. :]

I know Tahera. She is the real deal, and a totally reasonable human being who gives everybody the benefit of the doubt. This is bullshit and shouldn’t happen to anyone. But it probably happens all the time, and I’m glad she’s in a position to call it out.

THAT IMAGE (it inspires awe! I saw it and love it) . Damnit guys, does Tara have her own kinja for her stuff?

I appreciate you love your friends (or at least respect your friend’s guests) and I love the intention behind this post, but the jewellery here is remarkably unexceptional. I have better statement necklaces (costume, I’m not bragging about some incredible expensive bling) that I wear to walk my dog. I would love to…