I like your comment because I think the deeper issues need to be discussed and out in the open. And of course nobody is saying white people can’t ever wear cornrows. White people do it all the time. There’s no law.

I’m siding with the kids. I think they know what they saw and they can decide for themselves. I was in a position like this as a child, with an abusive but charismatic father who convinced outsiders that my mom had poisoned me against him. I would have chosen juvie over lunch as well. That choice is rational only to…

Enjoying your wait? Need fresh popcorn? Your first batch is getting stale.

My anthropology degree included a primatology class. So sue me!

Gorilla peen is tiny compared to human men. So I’ll stick with my own well-endowed species, thanks.

So far as I know, short men are extremely well-represented among elite actors and often considered to be compelling and attractive, though short. Fat women do not enjoy the same consideration. There’s really no comparison.

I still miss Grass and Clouds.

And the stripper dudes are the central characters. They are not there to stand off to the side and laugh at a schlubby girl’s jokes.

Yes, this is the one.

Yes, this is the one.

I’m almost certain I didn’t volunteer to die on any hills.

Ha! Yeah, but I just trust the observation of the person actually living the thing she talks about over the doubts some rando pulls out of his ass.

She wasn't talking about her experience of self-doubt, she was talking about being asked about it more often than her peers.

I can disagree with both Kipnis and the students bringing suit and still remain a feminist. I contain multitudes!

I have a family member who waxed lyrical about how much she loves the Duggars and who are we to judge and yadda yadda yadda. And she has dozens of friends who immediately supported her position. It was disheartening.

Sorry. This story is perhaps even more upsetting because of how unsurprising it is.

Sacrificed to save the precious boy.

They are cult members and they believe that (a) their daughter is basically not a person and (b) the Duggar family is particularly graced and chosen by God, as evidenced by their success. So they sold her to move up in the cult is my guess, but they probably don’t frame it like that for themselves.

Can you imagine the family and church pressure on those girls to forgive him and then never mention it again?

I just realized I misspelled his name! Maybe he was right to yell.

It’s really sad that you think this is a gotcha point.