welp, the comments to come on this will be fun.

I don't think so at all. The physical burden of the mattress is strenuous, sure. But think of how walking in with a mattress will disrupt every class she goes to. How much room it takes up in an elevator. How it will slow/block traffic on a stairwell. Hell, how many people will be made uncomfortable by asking…

She's already suffering. Now people will have to witness it in a more tangible way.

Oh good. Now we can blame the victims some more.

I hate this advice. Its like saying if you don't want your TV stolen then don't own a TV, its the only true way to make sure it isn't stolen.

Of course Wrecking Ball isn't about Liam, that would imply that she had something to do with it being written.

Oh come on, don't act like bread soaked in bacon grease wouldn't be amazing (in moderation).

I love this so much. I'm going to include this in one of the Groupthink Posting Guidelines updates we do soon.

Yeah. You've got those in the commentariat who get really antsy whenever you mention the problems the groups of people have in a society. Repeat after me, folks: An individual or group having a worse situation than you does not invalidate your struggles or accomplishments.

this kid can come hang out with me like right now.

Another thing to remember: as sick of you are of hearing about it, the people who have to deal with it are much much more sick of it.

I think you're closer to the mark. It's that often, women are often portrayed as sexy in lieu of some other attribute. It's the pervasiveness of the single-note tone that grates on the nerves so.

However, I'm reluctant to say that violence against any single group of people should be removed from creative work since that has the potential to shut down a vein of narrative.

It's a good thing that's not what she said, right?

This is really interesting! But... I don't buy the argument that gentrification is almost always about immigrants. New transplants to an area, yes, but they can easily come from other parts in the same country, at least in the cases of USA and Canada (the only countries I have experience in). People move to Toronto…

No white dancers!

*whispers* "white people..."

Are you glad?

It's like you're being deliberately obtuse. There are contexts in which it's appropriate to ask a woman out or flirt with her or compliment her in some way—for example, if you're at a singles event or a club where it's clear that the people there are looking to meet someone. But approaching a complete stranger on…

Spout off? Fuck off. I thanked Rebecca for not using it in her title and then went on to explain in a different comment why I have an issue with it being brought up, especially in the title of the article. I haven't been able to have a conversation about this without members from both sides jumping down my throat. …