I’m not sure what your problem with this is except that people who aren’t parents maybe don’t experience this fear but I can tell you that - as a parent - what happened to Elizabeth Smart and her family is absolutely my worst nightmare.

Yes, I’m sure it is similar to many other things, such as alcohol consumption. For a large majority, there is no issue or problem with consuming it on a regular basis. For others, it can be devastating and interrupt all aspects of their lives. I think we should be able to have a nuanced conversation about such issues…

Actually I do care enough to say that putting a 14-year-old girl in the “Missing White Woman Syndrome” category is pretty fucking low and fuck you for doing it.

I have nothing but respect for her, but porn did not turn him into a monster any more than religion did. He was a monster who conformed what was around him to his vileness.

I say that if pursuing this calling helps her feel better, then we leave her be. She’s not likely to convince anyone of anything, nor harm anyone else.

I feel like a person whose introduction to porn was their rapist abductor kind of doesn't have the most level starting point for a conversation about the subject. But maybe that's just me.

That’s awesome for the rats! Last time I checked, I’m not a rat.

I can’t thank you enough for recommending My Favorite Murder. Based on your recommendation and the agreement of a few others in this thread I subscribed last night and listened to the first episode today and enjoyed the hell out of it! My new favorite thing!

I appreciate you making the distinction between average size and “normal” size. My argument is not that fashion models should all be size 14; fashion is generally aspirational so I understand the desire to represent a more “idealized” world. But that aspirational image is repeated often enough that it becomes the…

Just fantasies of it.

My brothers and I did this kind of late-night mischief at that age.

I think it is totally the point. You could replace my chef example with a career or skill that is more unlearnable. A senior engineer at NASA or an Olympic basketball player or something that I’ll never have the body or the brain for. I could learn to be alright at one of those things, and she could lose some weight.…

I think... the doctors decide what a healthy range is, and then what’s considered over and underweight. Are they negative terms? They’re negative in that they indicate that something is falling outside of an ideal range.

You are just shrill and obviously defensive. The woman has much too much adipose tissue for her frame, and I would bet her heart has an UNHEALTHY amount of fat encasing it. If you ever saw an autopsy, you would understand. Or just google it. If she is happy, and enjoys clothes shopping at her size, then bully for her.…

There’s nothing wrong with saying she’s fat/overweight. I don’t think the OP meant it as a value judgment.

I mean, I can see the picture :/ She’s fat in the same way the water bottle I’m looking at is, in fact, a water bottle, this laptop is silver, my shirt is a shirt. It’s obviously making you emotional which wasn’t my intention. I don’t particularly care how she looks to be honest with you. Per my original analogy, I…

The idea that a designer should make a range of sizes is sensible and right. The idea that a designer should make a sample size to satisfy someone who is not actually paying for it is some nonsense. A designer does these sizes to satisfy their vision. If you don’t like that vision or have moral qualms about it, that’s…

Oh, my god, this entitled b.s. AGAIN.

Yeah, I hate it when people say being curvy is ‘real’ and thin is not. All sizes are ‘real world’.

This is a visibly overweight woman holding up teeny tiny clothing to her body. It’s like a holding a chihuahua up to a great dane and being like “it looks small!!” This experiment may have been more meaningful had an average sized woman taken her place.