they are. they're also misused and adverstised as overall whitening creams in some places, and that's a problem, but they also have a very legitimate use.

Why does this stock photo exist? And has the photographer ever actually participated in a gyno exam? Also, why can you see both of the women's faces but the dude is all covered up. I have so many questions and I haven't even read the story yet...

Oh man... Jason, please bear with me here.

My father's name is Edgar. I loved him to death, and he actually passed away last year. He gave me something that I would never ever lose, and that was the courage to be myself. (This has a relevance to your article, so hear me out.)

Why is she obligated to be nice? She has no idea who this guy is that is throwing himself at her feet. It's the equivalent of getting an email from a Nigerian Prince who wants you to help get money from your long lost uncle.

Yep. Lucy Pevensie, stop with the ad hominem. Jesus.

Yes. I'm 5'4, 110 pounds. 5 pounds less and I'd have the same BMI as this woman. I think it's fair to point out that, yes, the focus on losing as much percentage of body weight as possible is NOT at all unhealthy...but does it need to come with skinny-shaming? Seriously?

Ginny is a female Ron substitute. Harry + Ginny is really Harry + Female!Ron.

Hopefully, she's on my team, which is Team Olivia and Mellie Work Together To Bring Fitz Down Because He's Worthless, Then Go Drink Wine. (We're working on a snappier title.)

It was just a light jab from this Latino man BUT, up to recently, Dodai Stewart was the only regular poster here. (I love her btw) Articles by Phoenix Tso, Isha Aran, or Hillary Crosley where non existent until a couple of months ago, and it was the overall feeling of whiteness on this site (among other other websites…

Not so much 'absurd' as wildly insulting.

He had a rash for 10 days. I'm sure he has much to share, but writing about a 10 day rash as something that taught him important life lessons he can impart on others is absurd.

Yeah, no. It's a fucking rash that goes away. Poison oak isn't even as bad as breaking a toe. He can get back to us once he has a pain condition that lasts longer than a serious bout of the flu. (I am in year 16 of rheumatoid arthritis, and I won't even list all the secondary conditions I've had to deal with over the…

I have to agree. I've been in a wheelchair for 7 years and I have gone through this process over and over since my initial diagnosis of MS 13 years ago. When you have a light at the end of the tunnel, and you know your condition is temporary, it's a hell of a lot easier to tell me what I should be feeling. Knowing…

This. I'm disabled (and a very happy person) and this article just makes me go "blegh".

In the author's defense, the steps he suggests are very similar to what I have been working on in therapy to cope with a chronic disorder. While changing my mental habits in the face of a lifetime of disability is much more difficult than when in the throes of a temporary illness, my mental health has slowly, but…

Oh no! A week's worth of misery! You poor thing!

Anything oil-based will break down latex (the original post mentioned this). And anything with sugar (e.g. honey) can lead to yeast infections. No thanks.

Black people like to be adequately lit too. I don't see anything wrong with this one. She looks wonderful.

I wish there was someone writing for Jezebel who actually had a basic understanding of photography and the process of retouching because no, they just balanced the whites.

Right. And since then, we have seen numerous untouched versions of magazines. I've lost interest in this non-scandal. To be quite frank, if I were famous and on a cover of a magazine, I'd actually prefer if they DID touch up my shots a bit (mostly my dark undereye circles). We all know these images are retouched, stop…