I found it extremely curious that their source for a “government study” was the Wall Street Journal. . . .Why not quote the actual government study? The quote is from Douglas McMaster—who has published a couple of studies on survivorship in orca populations—studies which reached different conclusions. . .

It is ridiculous. And dispiriting. And enraging. We should encourage all women to be self-confident, no matter what, for sure. But that does not mean there is ANYTHING wrong with targeting a message directly at young black girls or young women of color.

I have read the wikipedia article. As well as many other pieces about the case. I cannot say that there is “no doubt” in my mind regarding the truth or falsity of the claim. There seems to be plenty of evidence that the accuser was not globally credible. There doesn’t seem to be evidence that the accusation itself was…

I agree with you that we should worry about rape cases being sensationalized. However, there was no determination that the Jamie Winston accusation was “most likely false” (there’s a whole lot of evidence that the case was mishandled, however), nor was there any determination that the Strauss Kahn allegation was…

I’m looking for advice from all women about the best way to respond to this kind of racism. . .

I gotta say, I'm a little bit offended by the phrase, "he tried to Cosby me." I'm all for coming up with a noun/verb for "Cosby" a la Rick Santorum (as other commenters have suggested), but, in this case, it's seems like we're using "Cosby" in lieu of "drugged and raped." I like subversive humor—but this just falls…

Oh god, they DID NOT. As if that was a good thing?????!!!!!!?! face-palm-all-the-way-through-my-face.

You are commenting on a website comprised of celebrity & fashion commentary, among other things. . . . . No matter what the case, it comes off a little strange to comment on such a site that "Jesus Christ, it's just hair!" The outrage! If you refuse to be bombarded by such BREAKING NEWS, it's bizarre you would choose…

Am I the only one who is irritated that a man would free-lance photoshop the body of any real woman? I am totally down with all modifications of disney princesses (in the appropriate direction of modifying them to look more like real people)—and am obviously down with doing everything we can to disabuse people of…

I totally agree. One series of crappy books could never have this effect. I think they're depressingly part of a larger culture of misinformation about abuse and consent.

Yeah, I totally agree, in the sense that I think a person who is not capable of sexual assault wouldn't suddenly become so because of a dumb movie. It could be argued as a catalyst, or a reinforcement, but 50 shades did not occur in a vacuum.

WHAT? WHAT? Oh, Patricia Arquette, you failed. And you were so cool! But then you failed!

I hardly think that's what she was implying. It is possible to celebrate motherhood and mothers without denigrating those who are not mothers.

Holy garbage, that Meryl Streep + J Lo gif brings tears to my eyes.

You: Amazing. Please don't stop what you are doing. And please don't become any less sensitive. Teenagers need people like you. Badly. Thank you for being so tenacious and brave for them. They really need it.

Thank goodness for people like you. Seriously. I have seen too many adults who work with children (and I include teenagers in this category, emphatically) who lack so much empathy. I think it will always be inherently hard to be a teenager, but I truly believe that if we adults made a more intensive effort to approach…

Thank goodness for people like you. Seriously. I have seen too many adults who work with children (and I include teenagers in this category, emphatically) who lack so much empathy. I think it will always be inherently hard to be a teenager, but I truly believe that if we adults made a more intensive effort to…

THIS. I'm in my thirties and was scared of teenagers until I substitute-taught for a year. They can be terrifying and exasperating, but they're also so wonderful: they're children, but they're also not quite children, they have more power to go out into the world and do things like fall in love and be loved/liked,…

Agreed! I also find her slightly ornery personality to be rather appealing. She seems genuinely shy and kinda snarky and like, "Can you leave me alone? I just want to do this thing that I like."

Just watched the preview for Clouds of Sils Maria and it looks so damn good.