There was some interesting information about the Reddit infrastructure in Adrien Chen's famous piece unmasking Violentacrez. The paid staff at Reddit is extremely small, given the amount of content they produce, and they have a quid pro quo kind of relationship with their unpaid moderators. They essentially look the…
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I wish she'd worn a different top — the skirt is actually really pretty and looks like cotton candy and I want to roll around in her ruffles, but top kills it. I wish she had worn something sleeker and less lumpy, or just gone FULL GLITTER CUPCAKE UNICORN PRINCESS AT THE EMMYS. I can see what she was going for but she…
Dear VMA performers: Large, dangerous snakes are not props for your performance. THEY ARE LARGE, DANGEROUS SNAKES. Don't use live fucking creatures in your stupid performances. The VMAs aren't cursed because Nicki Minaj's dancer got bit; falling down is a mistake, getting hurt by a boa constrictor is the direct fault…
Yeah, Dress Barn is another good place for work clothes. I have a huge collection of lightweight v-neck cardigans in every color they've sold them in and I wear one almost every day. I'm just irritated that they advertise carrying my size (24) but don't actually carry any pants in that size, ever. It's amazing how…
Absolutely true. Women on the larger end of the size spectrum are completely underserved, much more so than those in the 14-24 range. Sealed with a Kiss has some nice pieces in larger sizes (some go up to size 36).
I actually have a problem finding BASIC pieces; there is no shortage of print-heavy, colorful clothing for plus-sized women. Lane Bryant is my go-to for decent-quality work wear, but good lord, it can be hard to find a top without random bedazzling or words in cursive about Paris and love or a picture of a shoe on it…
CNN is literally the worst for weight-loss stories. From stories about women whose doctors have told them not to run because they have had 2 knee surgeries completing 5k because they are just so darn committed, to stories about how one day a 350-pound dude just got off the couch and started running using this awesome…
I really hate her music. "Fancy" is nails down a chalkboard to me — I had heard of Iggy Azalea before ever having the misfortune of hearing "Fancy" on the radio, so when I finally heard it and listened to her "rapping" and refrain of "Who dat, who dat, dat do dat, do dat," I thought, "You know, as a white girl, I…
Yeah, I kind of agree. I think Uzo Aduba really deserved the Emmy she won. Danielle Brooks (Taystee), Samira Wiley (Poussey), and Yael Stone (Morello) also really stood out last season. I do think Laverne Cox's performance was especially brave in season 1 and maybe would have actually won an Emmy for it, had she been…
Except that trans people are at an elevated risk for suicide and suicide attempts; 41% percent of transgender or gender non-conforming people have attempted suicide, which is 9 times the national average. http://articles.latimes.com/2014/jan/28/lo…
I don't blame you; it's scary to put yourself out there at all, much less on such a public forum, and clearly you've got some very dangerous trolls to worry about. I think a lot of people have come to view Jezebel, Power Room, and Groupthink as "safe spaces" of sorts and that makes me very nervous for people because…
I'm confused by why Uzo Aduba is considered a "guest actress" on OITNB — wouldn't she be considered a Supporting Actress? She got lots of screen time in the most recent season and Crazy Eyes continued to become more complex as a character. I'm glad she won some officially recognition because she is AMAZING, I'm just…
Agreed. Her tactics actually aren't too unusual in the world of Professional Trolls — I work for a large non-profit that is the frequent target of attacks from a PR firm (funded by special-interest lobbies) who operates through a string of phony "front groups," twists factual information in a way that is not…
Yeah, sorry, I just totally didn't know about that rule or think that it might be dangerous to post her name here. I apologize. I know she is a vicious bully and there is no excuse for her treatment of trans people.
I edited it out. I wasn't aware of that rule.
I guess I wouldn't be surprised to see MRAs playing both sides of this in-fighting; they are the ultimate trolls and I'm sure they love to see both sides duking it out. They seem to hate trans people and feminists equally so all I can say is that it's a real shame that's happened. I can find some examples of…
Wow, way to make a whole bunch of assumptions about me! I believe I provided information that backed up my statements about conferences being shut down by trans activists (which you asked for) but they were not to your liking. So, sorry about that, but I figured you were angling for this sort of grand "you suck,…
I'd be interested to see the citations if she'd like to provide them. I can mostly find evidence of trans-exclusionary policies at radfem events, which is a bit different than shutting down an event altogether. MRAs hate feminists and trans people. Some trans activists hate radical feminists. Some radical feminists…