The premise of this article, that film stardom has lost some its allure relative to stars in other media, is nominally interesting. But this throw-away line toward the end is what caught my attention:

Ironically, you point out an equally-damaging flip-side to dictating what women can and can't wear based—at its core—on sexual currency. What I mean is, there's no need to "even things out" by reprimanding the really naturally-thin, flat-chested girls because they get their own dose of cultural disapproval by not…

It's not *just* tall girls. Listen to this crazy - I'm 5'2", right? But I'm all legs. My inseam isn't particularly long (it's like 28") but for some reason my legs are super long, at least in comparison to the rest of me. So regular or petite shorts, dresses or skirts pretty much cover my ass - which is huge - and not…

You forgot the part where her smaller-chested peers were allowed to enter prom wearing strapless dresses.

Eh, not worth it.

My kids somehow decided that being "fat" is awesome - my (normal sized, but slightly pot-bellied) 4 year old will regularly pull up his shirt after a big meal and demand that everyone admire how fat he's gotten, and his 2 year old sister often follows suit. I'm not sure what it came from - maybe overhearing me…

LOL 1 more glass of wine and I would almost be in- But I had some weird ass motherfucker harassing my parents because I had a BATHING SUIT picture on the internet. Just some weird, creepy stranger. Still don't know who he was. But the fact that my parents' house would get phone calls at 3 am telling them that I was a…

Double standards are a thing and so are idiots.

I've developed a reflex where I yell YOU ARENT GEORGE CARLIN sometimes.

I don't know about Lindy, but as a woman who prefers both, I thank you for these gifs. I always go for Xena when I'm feeling especially ragey, due in large part to bullshit like this. People make me want to hurt people.

Yeah and that necklace is downright aging. I'm ok with the bombshell dress, but you know, with less Elizabeth Taylor jewelry bs and hair that is not Cosmo cover hair.

When I was maybe four (I BARELY remember this), my mom took me aside and told me that I should never call my grandmother, who struggled with her weight, fat. Of course, it had never occurred to me before that to call her fat. So what's the first thing I did?

Hah! My mom once told me a story about 2 or 3 year old me, sitting at the dinner table when a fly buzzed into the room. Much to her absolute shock, my reaction was to shout out "goddamn fly!".

Once I was in the stall at work, and a co-worker (a salesman best described as "clammy") actually eyeballed me through the crack between the door and the wall and acknowledged me. For fuck's sake! Creepy as shit is what that was. I cannot speak for the women, but the guys have a rule: Don't fucking talk in the…

The WORST is when I am, ah, making certain noises and realize that they are being broadcast via some stranger's cell phone to other strangers. I recognize that the people on the other end of the phone don't know the identity of the mysterious plopper whose sound effects they're hearing, but I still hate being turned…

I decided not to participate in this thread because I can't give as good of advice as you're giving. When two people somehow figure out that they're both thinking this way, good sex happens. Having said that, I can usually figure out in one date if they're that bad. Just ask them about Tarantino movies and see how…

Sometimes people want sex and closeness but they don't want a commitment. That's not what I want, but I've known and dated people who did. And people don't want commitment for 100 different reasons, none of which have anything to do with you. People's ability to commit has nothing to do with how likable you are. …

Well, maybe "people" want it both ways, but I date men, so I only complain about them :)

...No. Still very unattractive. Sorry, but over-muscled is just not sexy.