As a man, I have a great idea.
If women would like to be heard more in the workplace, when one woman makes a point, the other women in the room should reiterate the idea and credit the initial speaker.

A GREAT POINT MADE BY MY COLLEAGUE STASSA and furthermore LET’S ALL LISTEN TO WHAT STASSA JUST SAID

This seems as good a place as any to confess that I’ve played around 200 seasons of Football Manager.

I feel like sombreros and tequila aren’t cultural appropriation as much as cultural reduction. And I feel like wearing a sombrero while making this speech was more about getting attention and going viral than about actually making a point. Like if you deliberately have to do something provocative and likely offensive…

I think that you’re confusing the strawman argument that people like her give with ACTUAL cultural appropriation. I have no problem with people wearing the clothing associated with my culture, incorporating our foods, etc. That is not appropriation. Appropriation is when OUR VOICES ARE SILENCED, and their…

I go to Bowdoin and I work on the student newspaper, and I’m honestly so fucking tired of journalists like Lionel Shriver completely mis-reporting the facts of the tequila party. There was a decently complex lead-up to the tequila party that led to the students being so roundly punished, which obviously she totally…

Admission: I like it when people appropriate my culture. It feels like acceptance. Is that odd?

Robert Arquette wrote that Alexis was identifying as “brother” and using male pronouns by the end of his life.

Yeah, my parents have lived in a house with a woodstove and no fire detector for years. They’ve done so for 30 years and it still represents a constant, and immediate danger to them.

I had an elderly relative who lived in an incredibly unsafe home and there was nothing anyone could do about it because he lived in an unincorporated area (ie. no building inspectors etc.). He had bipolar disorder that he managed but not super well, which was a big part of the issue. He had plenty of money, but was a…

This has nothing to do with whether or not she can “take care of herself” and everything in the world to do with international building code requirements and an interest in making sure the county isn’t fucking sued if she dies in there, which can absolutely happen.

Building code isn’t just randomly thrown together to…

Haven’t we seen enough stories of shoddily constructed buildings collapsing and killing people to know that code enforcement for construction is a good thing? Those buildings weren’t hurting anyone throughout 99.999% of their existence either.

So her son owned the property, but died. The phrasing suggests she lives on the property but doesn’t own it? Or does she own it and just choose to live in the tree?

it’s cool and all, but i personally, am for building regulations and enforcing them. renting a non-code compliant space out on airbnb doesnt sit well with me.

I’m sympathetic, but the building code is really important (not being sarcastic) especially in hurricane-prone FL. The fact that this has stood for a while doesn’t mean anything, really.

I know it seems like the Seahawks aren’t really saying anything but, like, they’re saying nothing together.

Depends. What was your completion percentage?

I’ve never been convinced that Trump particularly hates Latinos, women, Blacks, Jews, gays or anybody else. Most likely, Trump is simply sociopathic, narcissistic, insecure, confused, and empty.

I don’t think they are villains at all! Being bothered by something doesn’t mean that I think they are evil. They are devastated. But so were Amanda and her family. They did not lose as much as Meredith’s parents, but their pain and loss are real. And to have your murdered friend’s parents think you are responsible in…

So did you miss the comments from people who have lived in Italy and dealt with it first hand, or are you purposely ignoring them in your quest to be obstinate and holier-than-thou?

My point remains, this attitude of “don’t criticize unless you’re perfect” is dumb. Maybe you were born recently and missed the “Making a…