It sounds from the video like the walls narrow and widen in certain places. So if she could have hit just the right spot with her jump, the space between walls might have been small enough for her armspan to cover.

Kanye has moments of lucidity sometimes, though. Like if he tries really, really hard he can remember what reality feels like and reconnect with it long enough to say something worthwhile.

Don't do it! I moved from DC to NYC, stayed for three years, and then went running on back. NYC has some cool stuff (24 hr subway service, how I miss thee) but it's an insanely stressful place to live. DC has its problems, but IMO living here isn't as soul-sucking.

Yes, it would be good to hear less "all women are beautiful" and more "there are more important things for a woman to be than beautiful." But I can understand the urge to give everyone some validation for their appearance when we live in such an appearance-obsessed world.

She isn't saying "shrug it off," she's saying "you have a life to live. Assholes will try to stop you from doing that, but you don't have to let them win." Which is something I am COMPLETELY okay with another woman, who has spoken about street harassment and misogyny intelligently before, voicing. There is a…

She isn't saying "shrug it off," she's saying "you have a life to live. Assholes will try to stop you from doing that, but you don't have to let them win." Which is something I am COMPLETELY okay with another woman, who has spoken about street harassment and misogyny intelligently before, voicing. There is a…

For sure. Now that the overall demographics have changed, it's way more likely to find oneself in a room full of just white folks, which has a way of making bigots feel they're "among their own" and can speak freely.

Omg, that dude. These racist fuckwits always have to assume other white people will be totally cool with them throwing around slurs, too.

Yeah, in MN where I grew up we bought our Christmas trees this way for years. Cut down a tree, put $25 in a box and go.

Thank you for braving the butthole gifs to assist friendly greys. I totally understand that not everyone has the stomach to risk seeing that shit (no pun intended) every time they read the comments. I've been lucky enough not to encounter any of the nasty troll gifs so far but some of them sound very disturbing. It…

They specifically crave the danger of getting caught and the knowledge they are violating the privacy of someone who is unaware. A consensual webcam show would not scratch that itch. But the internet has everything! There's gotta be some voyeur fantasy porn out there somewhere . . . although those who respect other…

Yikes. I'm so sorry that happened to you. The jackass who assaulted you is the one who should have been detained.

Good point. If we could improve the way law enforcement deals with rape, and make it so that women actually feel comfortable reporting, this would be great. If universities didn't have the option of just sweeping their sexual assault problems under the rug and pretending they "investigated it," a huge number of women…

I dunno, that would legitimately exclude any kind of sharing of experiences a poster didn't want linked to their real name too. Fewer people speaking openly about being victims of DV or sexual assault. Fewer people willing to talk about substance abuse or mental health issues. Probably no sex workers sharing their…

Agreed! I sometimes found this system frustrating because I was still solidly in the greys (I'm a frequent lurker, occasional commenter) but better that than having readers exposed to gory, traumatic shit whenever they visit.

She escaped and got help on a broken leg! While bleeding and in pain from numerous injuries. While terrified for her life. Jesus. What is the matter with people that they still feel the need to criticize her under these circumstances?

The idea that suicide is "cowardly" or "selfish" makes me so, so angry. Many people close to me have suffered from depression and felt suicidal and most of them have expressed the fear of hurting or failing their families and friends. If they were not in terrible pain they would NEVER want to do anything that would…

Thank you for posting, that story was refreshing to read.

Oh, good point! I do remember several times where as a teenager I was approached by strange men giving effusive compliments, and felt pressure not to be rude or "bitchy," but also heard my dad's voice in my ear telling me not to talk to strangers and it made me feel very conflicted and uncomfortable. There was no…

When talking about how different countries deal with race, I think it would be very relevant to point out that the USA still has Neo Nazis running around.