@smallc: You have no idea of what the word "privilege" means in this context. This thread is a good place to begin.

@annejumps: She is.

@knightgee: You know, I usually love and agree with Ebert, but he lost me on this one. Thank you for so eloquently explaining exactly why.

"But since a childhood consuming perma-cheese has turned today's young adults into immortal mutant super-beings, we'll have plenty of time to work on it."

@starfishtat: Interesting. It makes sense that they would treat the human remains differently, so if they did, studying their garbage piles wouldn't rule out cannibalism. The article does point that out, but no one in this thread has mentioned it... I guess the thrill of "debunking" is its own sensationalism.

@LutherNipperkin: Ugh. Marital rape is so ugly. I am sorry that happened to your family-in-law.

@TheMsroyale: I really hope that Sneaky Goat becomes an internet meme.

@BoysFlatBella (not Swan!): @Federov:

@theysaidwhat: Actually, some Libertarians do believe that if children express a desire to do paid work, they should be allowed to enter the workforce. John Stossel did a piece on this movement once.

@marks-alot: I don't think this is a fair assessment. Teabaggers aren't strictly partisan people taking a principled stance; they are just trying to protect their privilege and maintain the status quo so that they can perpetuate oppression. It's not moronic to support your party of choice; it is moronic to protest…

@choppery: Two things: 1. You are consistently awesome. 2. If I ever get to design my own modern-day family crest, " it's always been so blah blah blah to etcetera" will be the motto.

@rainywaves: The issues being discussed in this article are not just different kinds of problems, as if these problems are equally distributed, just in different forms. This is about a unique experience, one of being excluded from participation in the human race. Yes, being conventionally attractive brings its own…

@antsonlaptop: "even if the dad was a screw up then it must be her fault."

@ConnieMortadella: No, acknowledging that you will always be treated as less-than, in comparison to more conventionally attractive women, because of the existence of beauty privilege, has nothing to do with choosing to feel bad about yourself. It has to do with calling out privilege and facing the reality of one's own…

@Vidya108: Thank you. These derailing comments reek of privilege.

@SlutaciousHo: Heaven bless you, and I mean that sincerely. The only thing I have to add is that, even though I can't speak for your friend, when you're a "Plain Jane", you often feel as if it's not just your self-confidence being undermined. These issues touch how you feel about yourself to the point of questioning…

@choppery: This, a million times this. I commented early on in this thread, and I had great hopes for the commenters of Jez, but I was quickly disappointed.

@GGobsessed: I am not at all being sarcastic. Seeing people talk so eloquently about something which is so often kept hidden and silent, is deeply moving. It's painful and transformative at once.

@GGobsessed: Oh, yes. Yes, yes. I'm crying.

@ronniedobbs: You have articulated my frustration with this thread so well. As I said downthread, I am very disappointed that this has devolved into anecdotes about the pain of being desireable.