Well, if you don’t have to deal with systematic discrimination and oppression, then ya, all you have to do is work hard and be lucky. (If you’re rich or well-connected, you can even skip the work hard part). If you are a woman or a minority, you’re working at a disadvantage because you’re working in a system designed…

No, I never said that. I define “likeable” as simply a person that seems pleasant and easy to like. I mentioned the beauty and fashion industry as an example, because that is one area with a lot of new companies created and led by women. I see these women as not embodying “traditional femininity” so much as creating…

But that’s not true in all cases. There are a lot of new female-led businesses, especially in the beauty and fashion industry, with visible female CEOs and founders who seem very likeable. 

Except women are the ones who get pregnant and are expected to work while pregnant (or they get fired or are not hired when they get pregnant). Men don’t have to deal with that issue. Also, studies show that when men take time off for family, it is favorably received (“Awww he’s such a good dad!”), while women doing…

I believe she admitted in her book that she asks female candidates during interviews whether or not they want a family. She was already pre-judging women for hypothetical reproductive choices that they hadn’t even made yet.

I never thought Lean In was okay. Her message essentially boiled down to, “Ladies, if you’re not being promoted at work, it’s your own fault. You’re just not ambitious enough! Gotta ignore your responsibilities at home, work all the time, even if you’re pregnant, and take the less prestigious positions you’re offered a…

I totally hear you, since I also graduated high school in the early 2000s and graduated college in the mid 2000s. All the “cool” girls wore VS underwear and AF polos and mini skirts. Of course, you had to be ultra skinny to look good in any of it. It did lead me to struggle with my body image at that time. In college…

There is no chance that Trump or the Senate will pass any bills started by Democrats in the House. Also, she is basically another Hillary to the Republicans, so none of them at this point will want to work with her on a bill. It’ll be too bad for their reputations. The main role for a Democratic Speaker right now is…

I don’t see her as a victim so much as a woman who entered into an agreement that did not turn out as she planned, but is trying to get as much out of it as possible until she can leave. 

Ah, gaslighting the media and the American people. Classic Trump Administration tactic.

Or: “When she needs advice on any issue, she is only allowed to ask someone within the White House, otherwise the Orange One will stop her payments as stipulated in their contract.”

Wonder if there’s a list of men who have been full frontal in (non-pornographic) movies the most number of times. 

“It’s all in the same vein, as far as penises and breasts are concerned.”

I never thought about the fact that they make prosthetic breasts for women too. I mean, I believe it, and it explains all those times when an actresses boobs looked so “perfect” and motionless in a scene that it was uncanny. 

Honestly I considered it a massive waste of my time. But if you like spooky/weird shows about witches and Satanism, and enjoy a show that is dark in some parts but campy in others, then you might like it.

I was disappointed from the start. The show has a huge problem with tone. At some points it appears to be campy and funny, and at other points it tries to be dark and scary, with little explanation. As a result I often didn’t know whether a specific spell was a just a gag or something to be worried about. Kiernan…

Sooo just because a fashion show can’t feature every conceivable type of person, it’s ok for it to have no diversity at all? Isn’t it good to feature diverse models to make as many people as possible feel represented? In fact, wouldn’t that actually *help* VS market its products? Their sales have been dropping a lot,…

I’m secure enough in my own beliefs and practices that I really don’t care what other people think about me having premarital sex. I certainly don’t think most of them are delighting in my damnation.

This reminds me of that Ian McEwan book, On Chesil Beach. It deals with the theme of how conservative sexual mores and the resulting embrassment regarding all topics related to sex can negatively affect a young couple’s relationship and affect their wedding night.

I agree those are all valid points. And since I enjoy bacon I would prefer a spouse who shares the same beliefs I do about bacon. But if a person’s religion prohibits bacon, and if they are devout to this religion and it’s an important part of their life, all bacon-related questions addressed to them are not only…