The only way this would be OK is if actual magical elves (who were evil) used their magic to change the name of the episode. But I know that’s not what happened. So all I can think to say is JFC WTF is wrong with people.

In my 20s I would routinely just buy new underwear to avoid doing laundry. I'm about to turn 39 and finally junked them and invested in about 20 new pairs.

So who’s living in the suburbs? Sell-out gen-Xers?

Racism and misogyny. Two great tastes that taste great together!

So it’s like Garden State? But in Kentucky?

I think I was clear, but just to make sure: I know social discomfort DOES NOT equal the oppression and discrimination and literal mortal fear that many other classes face in this country.

Well, I met my husband at a bar and took him home that night and, since I had not been expecting company, my antidepressants were on my bathroom sink. That’s one way to solve the problem of “when do I tell him about my demons.”

I am an urban liberal atheist and I totally believe that there are circles where being Christian must feel very uncomfortable (although I think the comparison with coming out as gay is taking it too far). And as an urban liberal atheist, what position am I in to tell a Christian she’s wrong? I don’t know what that’s…

Moving the goal posts. Classic rhetorical move when you can’t justify your position.

Never mind.

The comments nitpicking that her show hasn’t aired yet or that she’s too obscure... Even if she was the only one whose show hadn’t aired yet (she wasn’t) or she was the only one who was not a household name (she isn’t), so what? Why not make a fuss that Vanity Fair didn’t choose to make an editorial decision to give…

Trevor Noah’s Daily Show hadn’t started yet and I’m sure only die hard Daily Show viewers could identify him at that point (and probably still today). The same audience who knows Samantha Bee.

She didn’t say she photoshopped it on her phone, but just that it was on her phone. Maybe she did it on a computer and sent to her phone for wallpaper. Or a friend did it and sent it to her. It may be a bogus story, but it is certainly very plausible.

Nevaeh actually. Although I think at this point they are both on the Social Security list. Sigh.

Alums from my college started a parenting group on FB and it is largely awesome. 2 thousand friends and acquaintances who have each other’s best interests at heart giving parenting advice. There’s seldom judgement or bickering, even over hot button issues like sleep and breastfeeding. I feel very fortunate.

God she’s awesome. If I was being interviewed by the NYT and they started asking me stupid questions like that I would not have the presence of mind to call them out on it so perfectly right then and there. It would just make me comfortable in the moment and then hours or days later I would finally figure out why and…

Maybe he’s trying not to be heteronormative, although I prefer “partner.”

I heard the report on NPR this morning. There were a few people saying that this kind of testing should be routine and discussion of fertility should come up at every annual doctor visit. The counterpoint was that it isn’t totally reliable. It would have been nice to have another voice pointing out that another reason…

Yes!

Another reason is that the writer was consciously trying to soften the language because they thought it would make people feel sad about American history. Which may seem farfetched except that’s what Texas school boards have made clear they want in their text books.