Also, the key part of Lysistrata’s strategy was that when the women occupied the acropolis, they effectively controlled the Athenian purse-strings so they couldn’t afford to fight. (The acropolis contained a kind of Athenian national bank, so to speak.)

I’m getting REAL sick of people pretending like this is supposed to be a real suggestion. The play was a goddamned satire.

I understand wanting to give the benefit of the doubt, but I really don’t think it is warranted in this case. This isn’t about helping, it’s just an ego trip. Same as Chiraq. There’s a reason a lot of people in the city are pissed at him and not for the reasons Rahm is.

Yeah the big assumption is that women can just enforce a sex strike on a whim. Like, we just decided not to have sex or get raped starting Tuesday. If women couldn't enforce sex with consent before, how can they enforce a strike? Bullshit Spike. Learn your movements.

Bah. There was this police drawing on a local news site - some suspect in a sexual assault. First comment: Pretty good-looking. Why would he need to rape anyone?

The presumption here seems to be that women should withhold sex from men in order to stop being harassed and assaulted. So, once again, it’s up to women to not get raped? #fuckthatnoise

This kind of thinking perpetuates the myth that rape is an act formed from sexual desire, when it actually stems from power and control.

My cat steals them and buries them in the kitty litter. I don't know why.

It really does, doesn't it? How dirty could her hair be to give her three different infections? Does she swim in open sewage?

This seems...super unlikely to me. Like, was it so tight it was injuring the skin on its own? Did she already have an open cut or something there? What the FUCK was she doing with that hair tie that would get enough virulent bacteria on it to cause that kind of serious infection? IDK, this sounds like urban legend…

The problem is that when you start out with “forever and ever,” anything less sounds bad.

It’s a statement against all organized religions. It’s silly and adolescent, but that’s what it is.

R’Amen!!

I’m not a fan of colanders. I prefer a nice mesh strainer.

About 40 of the 50 states do not have any common-law unions. So, in the eyes of the law in most states, you’re either married, or you’re basically roommates. So, need to be married to make medical decisions, get the tax benefits, etc.

I think what they’re probably getting at is some kind of short-term formality that grants the benefits of married people without a long term commitment. Live-ins generally don’t have any kind of rights when it comes to medical decisions, for instance, or tax benefits.

It’s Beirut. People are like, “Oh, there is violence in Beirut. It must be a day that ends with “y.”” It’s like being shocked that there was shoot out over the weekend in Detroit. Now a shootout in Martha’s Vineyard is something because when does that happen there. Just like how often are there terrorist attacks in…

The terrorists hate superhero shows? Damn them.

My daughter is super disappointed about Supergirl. It’s the best night of the week for her. I get the reasoning, but it’s not as if they will stop showing this kind of subject matter on TV. Waiting a week just seems... hollow.

Concur. Well, except that I’ve no interest in trying to like Miley Cyrus.