You’re completely mischaracterizing that thread. My entire point was that they lack agency and that their lives are tragically at the whim of the men in their lives. Knowing what we know about the philosophy the family lives by, it’s completely reasonable to say that it’s their menfolk behind this suit, not them, and…

Except you didn’t say any of that. You didn’t suggest a shred of compassion for their lack of agency or for the fact that no underage victim of sexual assault should ever be named in the news without consent. Ever. It’s revictimization, which is both cruel and has a chilling impact on girls coming forward.

Guys...come on...

Yeah, you’ve really got me pegged. I don’t think that the Duggars act in good faith and it’s clear that the women are completely lacking in agency, which leads me to question the motivation and driving forces behind this suit, and that makes me happy. Sure. I never suggested that they have any blame for their assaults…

Thankfully, his other brand, Rape Machine, never quite got off the ground.

So a few months ago one of my dogs was attacked and seriously hurt by another dog at the dog park. The owner ran away when she saw that my dog was injured, and when I saw her again, she refused to give me her name because she said her dog only attacks dogs who deserve it, so it was clearly my dog’s fault.

If I were the judge it’d be excruciating to have to say “Mr. Machine” so many times without visibly rolling my eyes.

OH MY GOD THIS IS MY FAMILY TOO!

Peyton Manning has always been a fucking asshole.

Well, he eats Papa John’s, so he has always been evil in my book.

Liam once called Chris Martin “a geography teacher who makes music for bedwetters.” And he STILL preferred to sing with him rather than Noel.

I’m old and didn’t know most of the songs, but Ariana impressed the hell out of me for being so present and engaged throughout the entire show. I could see how much it meant to the people in the audience. Lovely, all around. (And I got a kick out of her and Miley singing the sublime “Don’t Dream It’s Over”.)

I’m reading A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead. It’s about women in the French Resistance who were sent to Auschwitz. It may not be super cheery but fuck it’s so good.

Jesus Take the Field

Same here! I’m sure my friend and her soon-to-be-husband are fine and fast asleep in bed, but I still worry!

This is true....I mean hell, I start to get on my own nerves when I spend too much time alone and I’m PERFECT ;-)

I hope they’re fine and fast asleep - and that this was failed or minimal in impact. God willing.

“For some reason, this issue of mysterious grisly murders has become a paramount issue for the students of Sunnydale High.” - Principal Pence, 1997.

“For some reason, the issues of wage equality, affordable healthcare, bodily autonomy, reliable contraception, education and screenings of Wonder Woman have become a paramount issue for these uppity, bitchy, feeeeeeemales.” Mike Pence on behalf of the entire administration, 2017

“I hope you all get in a plane crash and die.”