WTF, do you think the comedian checked her genitals before he decided to misgender her?

It's not a harmless joke when you consider the fact that 1 in 12 transgender people will be murdered as the result of exactly this kind of hate and dehumanization. Or that the level of discrimination and harassment trans people face is so high that nearly half of them have attempted suicide. And that there is a long…

I visited a gym once that was between a donut shop and a Häagen-Dazs.

*how far back it goes in my own family

All 10 of them would make terrible boyfriends, and almost all of them are total assholes. Also, I don't think this list is about actual Shakespeare characters so much as movie adaptations of them, because the writer talks about Stanley Tucci when I think she means Puck.

I feel like that's like saying everyone can tell when someone is wasted or tripping balls though. I really don't think everybody's going to know if you took a key bump just like everyone doesn't know you've been drinking after one glass of wine. I get that with coke it's really easy to unintentionally cross the line…

I see what you're saying about her projecting her own model onto everyone else, but I think that although it seems beyond fucked up to most of us now, there's a lot of precedence in our past that could make her see this as normal. It's the legacy of patriarchy. In the 50's this was at least a somewhat acceptable model…

Aww, that's so sweet! And amazingly lucky. I thought that's what I was getting with my last bf, but he turned out to be more of a mix of the worst aspects of Romeo and Julius Caesar.

Those are my top two as well, and although Benedick is wittier and more fun, I like Orlando best, probably because I tend to be drawn to the ridiculously impractical, sensitive, dreamy artist type guys.

I think this is an excellent point. There was a point in my life where I was using it a lot when I was working because I'm really shy and my job was promotions, so I was going to 3-5 clubs a night, talking to tons of people. I thought no one could tell, and I was really careful to pace myself, but it's probably just…

Cocaine boosts one's energy without unpleasant physical symptoms like with ephedrine and without the risk of psychosis like with meth. It also tends to boost one's social skills and confidence. I'm not sure it's actually the case, but it feels like you're being more creative and productive on it, and it does improve…

Nicely done, Jim Cooke.

Here's one thing that confuses me about your argument: there are spaces all over the internet where people can say whatever they want. Where they can reach new lows of nastiness and vitriol without so much as a warning. No one is trying to pass a new law or anything to take that away. This conversation isn't about…

MRAs are dangerously out of touch with reality. I don't understand a mind that can twist and contort itself enough to look at the state of things and think that women (because of course we are a telepathically connected monolith) are enslaving men.

This is a brilliant question. I personally don't ever do it, as I feel intensely ashamed, guilty, and humiliated when I cry in front of another human being but, like the rest of my mental illness symptoms (including fainting!), I've been accused of faking it many times.

Seriously scary. Especially since viewing crying as a manipulation tool and denying that it's a sincere expression of distress goes right along with that, and if you put the two together, this is some serious psychopathic, predatory shit.

HAHAHAHA I wish I could star this again.

YES, that's exactly what I was thinking.

I for one won't allow tears to be used against me as a weapon. I won't allow her to be a dead starfish in bed.

The starfishing thing has really sinister connotations to me, because if someone has gone limp during sex, it's a pretty big indicator that they are not consenting and do not want to be having sex. When you add that whole bit about believing women are using tears as weapons, and not to express genuine distress, I'd…