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Iwona Burgunda
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My first thought too- Gawker if very good at leaving out the important details. I thought at first... WHAAAA THEY GAVE CONJUGAL VISITS TO A CHILD RAPIST?

THANK YOU! When I discharge plan the first things I ask of whoever is in the household is if they have guns, lock em up or give them to someone for safe keepings, if there are drugs or alcohol, lock em up or get rid of them, if the person is a cutter, lock up your sharp knives...

Why is this, "the undeniable fact that everything old is new again" the author's takeaway/concentration here?

My ex used to call me "borderline" whenever he thought I was being "dramatic." One of the reasons for our split.

THERE WAS A SURVERY WHERE THEY ASKED MEN, "WHAT DO YOU MOST FEAR ABOUT WOMEN?" AND THE OVERWHELMING THEME WAS, "THEY WILL LAUGH AT ME."

THERE IT IS!

DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THE FORMER COMMENTER WHO EXPLAINED THAT A LOT OF TIMES "JUST SMILE" QUICKLY BECOMES SCARY SHIT THAT MAKES WOMEN SCARED FOR THEIR SAFETY? I CAN COUNT MULTIPLE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. SO MAYBE EVEN IF YOU AREN'T "THAT DUDE" WITH AN AGENDA WHEN YOU SAY IT, YOU REMIND WOMEN OF "THAT DUDE"

HOW ABOUT THIS?

Yes! This drives me crazy! I think Lindy gave a perfect example once...

Right? I try EVERYTHING to not escalate a situation (it is especially bad on public transport). I may acknowledge the first thing they say, and put headphones back on. Hoping headphones gets the picture across. They may tap me and say something else, and I MAY acknowledge and smile one more time. But two is my limit.

i missed where you included sleep in that.

(1) I am with the woman who pointed out the cognitive dissonance of portraying women as objects, as well as trying to ameliorate the violence against women issue in the NFL (which I think we can all say comes down to viewing women as objects).

Um... 4-6 hours of free time sounds pretty damned cozy.

Thank you! Everyone is talking about how "it's just a cartoon!" or "people have these fantasies!" without one person (but you!) admitting this has so much to do with how our society views women, and that violence against women is particularly tolerated. It's mind numbing the denial and minimization present in the

I base most of my movie watching on, am I pissed I spent the 10 bucks or not?

Birdman (which I've not seen) is reminding more and more of Cassavettes' Opening Night.

I base most of my movie watching on, am I pissed I spent the ten bucks or not?

I usually rate things by, am I pissed I spent the $10 bucks at the theatre or not?

I could listen to Let Me Go and Go Slow over and over and over and over

Not surprising if truth