And I thought my tramp comment added nothing to the discussion... ;)

YES The only rape prevention accessory I want, is a cleared backlog on the testing of rape kits in every single case. Soooo hard to get, but it goes with everything in my closet!

So either the kids aren't smart enough to get into Ivys or their high schools are so bad that the kids weren't able to meet Ivy League standards

I said this over in the ValleyWag post, but the whole pipeline discussion reads bogus to me 'cause it skips over the fact that the average Silicon Valley/SV wannabee basically only recruits from like 10 schools, mostly Ivy League types. So, take a badly skewed pipeline and ratchet it up by a factor of 100 because the…

custody disputes aren't about "fairness" for parents. They are about what's best for kids. Divorces are hard as shit on kids and the reigning theory is that they should have as much stability as possible, which means that whoever was doing the most child rearing pre-divorce should continue to do so post-divorce.

That's too bad, X's first two albums are classic Sunset Strip punk. This reminds me of Moe Tucker becoming a Tea Partier.

"Elliot Rodger and company aren't the mentally ill outliers that the media (and the NRA) depicts them as. They're much more common than we want them to be. They're capable of being functional members of society."

I'm so tired of hearing about bourbon, and I say that as a life-long bourbon drinker: nothing is more irritating than a bunch of bandwagon snobs who've been turned onto something truly great because they heard Gordon Ramsay, or whoever, mention it. Now I can't get my Old Rip Van Winkle bourbon without standing in line…

It IS enjoyed by both, but they clearly think that only the boys matter. That's the issue here.

Disney has had tremendous success marketing female characters generally and princesses in particular to little girls. I'm not suggesting it's a "misogynistic conspiracy." My point is that this shows a disappointing lack of vision, and it's not simply going to mean that women miss out on seeing more representation…

As a mother who struggled with breastfeeding her first and had to quit (but 15 months exclusive with my second - go me!), these posters would have made me want to smash things. I certainly hope this was accompanied by increased access to proper lactation assistance at hospitals and at home and you know - MAT LEAVE.…

For the first one I'd make an anonymous donation to a charity in honor of the baby. They won't specify the amount and you can give her the little announcement/card they include. She'll look like a jerk if she says anything and you can make lemonade out of lemons. It's basically following the rules since you gave a…

ahahahahahhahahaha ok. i really have no idea what else to say to you. "sexist, ableist pig"? i'm a woman, dumbass.

I'm so over the "you cannot avoid this stuff in life" argument. As an adult, you can structure your life as you please. I have structured a happy existence wherein I only discuss rape on my terms. Terms out it's really fucking easy once you have a career where things like "rape" aren't average water cooler fodder,…

bbbut...but...how are people going to feel special now without their special reason for their special diet so they can go to specialty food shops?

The last time I called the cops on some guy carrying a gun down the street, it turns out he had just killed a dude. So I will continue to call emergency police lines if I see people out in public with their guns. IDGAF if it is a legal right. You can explain that to law enforcement.

These kind of men only 'like' women when the women agree with them 100% about everything. But as soon as we have a different opinion about anything? Then we're sluts, whores, bitches and any other nasty name they can think of. Because, god forbid, we should have our own opinions and use our brains to form those…

Yep, I think we have to call out more shitty bosses of all genders. And then also really look at why we think they're shitty. Is it because "She acts like she's so important and she's just a bossy bitch" well, that might be gendered bullcrap but if it's because "She lies and pits us against each other and tells…

Frankly, I don't think women having it too easy is going to be a problem anytime soon. Cross that bridge if we come to it, yeah?