Two different doctors taught me a couple of good mnemonics for remembering HDL vs LDL.

I would make the argument that so-called “feminine” styles of communication are superior and yield better results. I will say I have absolutely no basis for this assertion in terms of statistics, though.

Then you’re not a good manager and collaborator. Sorry.

What is with the silos?? And BUCKETS. So many goddamn buckets.

Right? So here’s the thing: as an individual woman, you (and I’m using the general “you” here) you very well may need to adapt yourself to the professional world that was not originally designed to accommodate your gender. And it’s all well and good to talk about how to do that—how to climb, how to be more confident,…

And by the way, saying “does that make sense” or other things are good communication tools for clarification. How is “checking in” to make sure you're being clear a negative thing? Oh right because women do it.

YESSS. Where the fuck are the articles telling men they should use more qualifiers and apologize sometimes? I respond way better to “maybe we should do X” instead of “Go do X.” Men (and the occasional woman) who go around speaking in nothing but declarative or imperative sentences and are lightning-quick to blame…

YES! The article — and others about how women talk — presume that there is some societal norm about how humankind is to talk (especially in a professional setting) and that the norm is, of course, how men talk. We are continually told how to conform to what men do, how men act, because this is how we are supposed to…

It seems like women verbal habits need to be changed to better fit with men but why couldn’t men change their verbal habits to women’s?

Yeh. Why don’t men start using JUST more?
I like being polite and softspoken sometimes.

Yep. What the women say is irritating. What the men say is respectable business practice, like when they are literally tearing down silos and reaching out to people from inside a silo to persons located in another silo.

Hey, here’s a crazy idea: how about we stop fucking policing women’s language? Where are all the articles about all the words men use more than women (ETA: not directed at Tracy!)? Oh, there aren’t any because anything the majority of men say is automatically accepted as the standard.

Sorry, I just want to say that if my boss started policing my every word and taking secret notes when I spoke, I might feel a little self conscious and less confident. I’m no expert, but I actually think that this might really undermine the women who have fought their way up to really difficult executive positions at…

I actually think that the world would be a better place is more men did this, instead of fewer women. I’m no expert, but I just feel like it would sure take the sting out of ‘mansplaining’ and other such bullshit if people were a little less inclined to speak as if they knew everything, especially when they don’t.

I’m tired of people telling me what words I can and can’t use at work. I’ve recently made a conscious effort to stop saying “sorry” for innocuous stuff, and people have commented that I come across as “terse” or “cold.” But if I say “sorry” for the innocuous stuff, then people would think I’m weak. So what the hell am…

Other Random Women Who Call Themselves Experts and tell other women how to talk, act, dress. I don’t want a man to tell me what to do and I don’t want another woman to either. So fuck off mother fucker. JUST stop with the micromanagement of words and thoughts. Just stop. Fucking assholes. Police your own damn selves.…

Awesome. But I’d still love a Tara Jacoby illustration.

They decided they wanted a white man to help a black woman over the wall to take down the flag as a symbol of race relations and fighting against oppression and how allies should behave, assisting but not silencing black voices.

not sure if this will work since kinja’s being kinja today.

Am I correct that a gangbang is when everyone bangs one person? Because that’s what I’m going for.