Her eyebrows are on fleek.

What an asshat.

“Unapologetically herself”

It’s so dumb it’s funny, but I’m not mad at him for that. He’s not too bright. His heart seems to be in the right place, there, which is something I can’t normally say for Joe.

Holding 16 when the dealer shows 10, that separates the players from the wanna-bes.

LOLOLOLOL to Ashley Graham being “unconventionally beautiful.” Like, yes, she is plus size, but she is perfectly hourglass and her face is perfect. I mean, I love her, I think she really tries to be a great role model and is succeeding at it, but the idea that her beauty is unconventional is laughable. Perhaps,…

A few notes about this truly jacked-up reboot:

Adrianne, Eva, Naima, Caridee, Nyle, Jaslene, Danielle, Yoanna, um, Lisa. Nicole!

Ditto. I think he played it well. Didn’t blow up irrationally, IMO. Just said, I’m not talking about it, as is his right. And “regrets”? WTF did the reporter expect him to say: “Regrets? Yeah, one. I shouldn’t have tried to persuade her to do anal.”

I wouldn’t be shocked if the casting call was “Studio head in 1962. Think Les Grossman with a nicer suit”.

I am so sorry this happened to you (and to Jane, and to millions of other women and men). I hope it may help a tiny bit to remind yourself that self-blame is a coping strategy and has nothing to do with intelligence, feminism, or any other way of thinking. It’s a thing our psyches do to protect us and in large part,…

Internet hugs to you JennaD and acorn. I’m so sorry you had to experience that.

Spousal Mrs. Quizboy is an LCSW and she’s treated folks who’ve suffered many kinds of abuse, up to and including rape. I wish for you all the compassion and bravery she has to have in her bag every day at work.

I am so happy that you stopped blaming yourself. It is a really really hard thing to do. Supportive vibes to you.

I had the same feelings and it was explained to me that a lot of survivors do it because it’s a way to exert control. We want there to be a reason and “that person is an abuser” doesn’t do it, so we make it about what we could have done to prevent it. Next time, we’ll do those things and it won’t happen again, right?…

I want to just hug you. I was 11 when it happened, I tried to rationalise with “I was a bad girl” and that’s why he did it. I tried ignoring it, and the suppression fucked me over for years. It was escaping a deeply violent and psychologically abusive relationship when I was 35 made me finally start confronting my…

Oh god, that is horrible.

I’m with you. I would literally never blame anyone else for their rape, but I still very much assign blame to myself for mine. If I had done one little thing differently, maybe it wouldn’t have happened.

I hope you are doing ok.

Acorn and Jenna- I’m so sorry for you both! That is horrible! I’m grateful for your humor and honesty here.