I actually really like Will Smith as the Genie. The movie dragged a bit when he wasn’t on screen, and I was very happy he didn’t fall into the ‘Will Smith trying to act like he’s Robin Williams’ trap. He’s still very much Will and with his own unique sense of humour. The carpet, however, WAS one of the best parts and…

The thing that always drives me up the fucking wall with trans bathroom bullshit is the fact that trans men exist!

The thing that gets me about all the hand-wringing over “men”* being in women’s bathrooms is that pretty much everyone has shared men’s and women’s bathrooms. In their HOUSE. And by the way, out of some random woman in a public toilet, and the dude in your ensuite, guess who is most likely to attack you?

I cannot agree MORE with you. The idea of women’s bathrooms as some sort of exotic, seduction-adjacent oasis is nonsensical. Yo, we go in, we relieve ourselves, we wash our hands, maybe we freshen up the lipstick. If we’re in a group, we’ll probably talk about somebody who’s not in the group. And then we LEAVE!

In fairness, last weekend I was bro’ing out at Bdubs, pounding wings and brews, and watching like game while wearing cargo shorts when this guy in a goatee and faded ball cap came up to me as was like: “My dude, we need you to grow breasts and wear a dress so you can infiltrate women’s spaces and destroy the…

I’m glad that you included the part about how (many) TERFs believe that trans women are somehow the “sleeper agents” of the patriarchy, sent on suicide missions to bust up women’s spaces. There’s plenty of this kind of bigotry-induced nuttiness online, and I think it’s important to bring that stuff to light so that…

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I don’t see how these shape the choices of single, working mothers, other than a minor reference in Miller’s piece. What I do know is that I was the breadwinner in my marriage AND I took care of all the home and child needs, exclusively. Though he made much less, we needed his income (or I thought I did - turns out I…

I take exception to the characterization of Bernie as “Lawful good”. His self-interest and inability to formulate policy ideas for anything other than white, straight, cis people often kneecaps the actually good stuff he has pushed for over the course of his lifetime! Also, his inability to hand off the reigns of his…

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This is the same for me. I am so happy I had an abortion; not only did I not regret it, I woke up feeling relieved for months afterwards. But “cramps like a strong period” is definitely a mischaracterization (for some women, anyway). I had extremely painful contractions while on all fours in the bathroom, similar to…

I kept puking up the vicodin they gave me! Absolutely no regrets, but given a do-over, I'd have done it at the clinic with a procedure. 

As another commetor pointed out, she is correct in noting that the far left congresspeople total abut 5 people. It’s important to remember that our congress is made up of members who reflect the positions of their constituents—wherever on the spectrum that may be. Pelosi is absolutely correct in stating that the…

I’m a working Irish Twins mom to a 4 and 5 year old born 11 months apart who are fucking spitfires on a good day,and my emotional state on any particular day IS fragile. And I actually AM in a mom group that gets together a couple times a month to drink a lot of wine and complain about shit and recently organized an…

See, that actually is a really good way to look at it. I would say birth control is a commitment to yourself and your future more than a commitment to any specific dude -- but I also understand that a 20something who’s still leaving her hookup’s house through the back door so he won’t reject her may not quite be at…

Yeah, my husband and I got the Flu type A last year and NEVER AGAIN. It’s so much worse than anyone could possibly imagine if they have misconceptions of the flu. My 18 month old got it too, but he only had it for like 24 hours because of Tamiflu and/or thank goodness extended breastfeeding. I’m so sorry you guys got…

As John Oliver once put it on another topic: a reasoned consideration of the facts is not how they got to where they are, and it’s not what’s going to get them out.

If I had a nickle for every time someone had skealked my identity, I’d be able to hire an editor.

Ever since UVA got caught granting admission to wealthy donor children who couldn’t get in on their test scores and grades, I’ve been side eyeing resumes that have elite schools on them. I just work for the government so I’m sure my skepticism and “decline to interview” stamp have zero effect on happy, wealthy lives.