Everyone knows smart women are usually ugly! That's because ugly women have to work twice as hard! Also, pretty women never have a personality, for the same reason!

If she said Ada Lovelace (the inventor of the analytical engine, basically the inventor of computer science, and thus, the most influential person of the computer age) and that asshole said she wasn't good enough, he can suck my non-existent dick.

A lot of guys-at-bars told me I "didn't look like" a Shakespeare professor/scholar/student.

They love that shit. They just always need to prove that, even though they're part of the "soft" sciences, they're STILL better and smarter than any woman who might join the same field. UGH THESE GUYS.

I am so confused as to where this scene played out. Are you and gerrymandersalamander roommates? Or are you on a reality TV show?

You handled it better than me. I would have slugged him!

It's negging for pseudo-intellectuals.

Grad student in humanities, and I swear this tells the story of my life. Male colleagues who ditch their wives, and if they hook up with someone else in the department she is the slut. He is just a calm, rational human who based his decisions on genuine emotion and what was good for everyone involved. He reads Proust…

I was pretty artsy too, and my mom happened to be an elementary school teacher, so we had a lot of supplies at home. And I can see how it's cool to harness technology like video presentations to engage kids. But someone has to buy the supplies and someone has to do the work. I agree with you- simple is better unless…

Yes, this.

I don't have kids, but I am frequently astonished at the school project stuff my friends with kids end up having to do "with" them (ie., for them). Some of the projects are obviously not things the kids can do on their own and assume a full-time caregiver is around to do the work.

"...the blurred lines between a good girl and a bad girl, and even very good girls all have little bad sides to them."

My parents never helped me with any bullshit projects. However, this meant that some students came in with shit built by their engineer parent that cost hundreds of dollars in material, and I came with with a piece of shit scavenged from household goods. *sad trombone*

I think so too. I had a male teacher in elementary school I remember fondly. He was half Japanese and taught my class all about Japanese culture and Japanese food which has left a lasting impact on me. He was an excellent, nurturing teacher.

Oh my god school projects are such bullshit. Either give them something they can do on their own without a million ingredients or just encourage parents to read to them. No one needs a damned dirt cup oreo thing for a book report. Just read the damn book.

Whenever my husband responds to teachers' notes, he signs his clearly male name at the end, and usually gets a "Thanks for the reply, Mom" back from the teacher. Then he replies again with "I'm actually the dad" and gets a second "Thanks, Mom".

Thank you! Hubs thinks no one will know who Joan Jett is. I think if you don't know who Joan Jett is, then you have no business throwing or being at an 80s party!

Here's why it would be a good one:

This is perfect.

Brooklyn has always had it's pots of gentrification, my reference is to the fact that Brooklyn's revival of late is similar to the "Clinton moved in" Harlem revival which included the same forgetfulness....let's move in around the crime, homeless people and crack addicts without engaging or addressing the problem and…