It's because kids want to read/watch kids having adventures, away from parental interference. That's a kid fantasy - autonomy from adults. That's why Ash leaves home at 10 and Harry Potter is an orphan that lives under the staircase. The parental death is just a literary device to get the adventure going.

I think being president is hard as fuck and so I cut the man some slack, and also try to remember that it was this or McCain. Or Mittens. So as much as a ton of stuff is not great, I try to take breaths and remember that he's about as good as it's realistically gonna get.

What, what, what? This is the first I've heard! Fuck yeah! Latifah is exactly who I would have suggested (so, in a way, geez - think outside the box, HBO). Seriously, I am so psyched I'll even overlook yet another use of the so-so Michael K Williams (yeah, I said it).

Unless you say this about every time a story about a white heterosexual man is played by a white hetereosexual male actor, your heterosexism and racism is showing.

Ass.

I'm thoroughly convinced we need an open thread about how shit goes wrong with food onstage. The stories are ALWAYS good

$20 says the crew was in the wings holding the stage manager back from killing that asshole. You do NOT walk across a live set. Rude, uncouth rectal marionette...

Brag time!

In my experience, the worst Dick at Work is the Dick who does not understand that he is a Dick. I can deal with conniving or aggressive or mean. I cannot deal with the guy who thinks he is a really good guy, but will rant and yell and throw you under the bus every time something goes wrong.

No, my hubby and I have the same kind of deal. We go to the same personal trainer together and we eat the same meals because we live together and who wants to cook two meals. We are not following any particular "diet" so much as just trying to eat well; meals made from real fresh ingredients, lots of veggies,…

How could you not notice that inside of you? It's not like a NuvaRing with smooth edges. And how did it get so far toward her cervix to begin with?

i have had to be brought into meetings to help a trans employee explain to a male employee who was telling everyone and anyone who expressed interest in her that she was a transwoman. i don't think, even after she and i spoke to him, he really understood how LEAVING HER HOUSE is dangerous for her. or that OTHER PEOPLE…

Precisely. Women's rights in the workplace, or objectification/infantilism in the western media is not as important as girls in Pakistan being shot in the head for going to school, or women being banned from driving in Saudi Arabia. But they are on the same spectrum; we in the west are on the thin end of the wedge…

Nailed it. I firmly believe that the majority of people who say this don't actually care about the issues when they arise in the news. They just want to appear philanthropic.

If you're going to make "it's worse for other people in other places," I expect you to immediately follow it up with HOW it's worse, WHERE it's worse, WHO it's worse for and maybe even go into the WHY and how you can make a difference. Otherwise you're not doing anything helpful. Talk about why XYZ is "worse" or "more…

The thing is, women and children in other countries have it way worse. But it is the same evil root that causes the problems for women in third world countries and in first world countries. It's the belief that women are not as valuable as men. It's the belief that women are property and can be used as things for the…

I can't decide whether I'm more sad or oddly impressed that this is the hill on which you've chosen to die.

I like to think this young lady has a good head on her shoulders and at 17, I don't expect her to have sorted out all their ideas regarding feminism, especially with the shit messages thrown out there to women about feminism. If she's still saying this kind of thing in 5-10 years then I will be ready to talk some…

Fucking hell, at least they're openly talking about what feminism means to them, without shutting down the question with the "I'm not a feminist, I like men" line.

Also, shouldn't we be able to punish them in some way for that sign claiming to be the original chicken sandwich? Can they prove that no one ever ate a chicken sandwich until Chick-Fil-A came along?