Yep. That quote from the judge -

The thing is, they didn’t even HAVE to listen to women. There were two men that saved her, chased him off, and acted as eyewitnesses to his crime, but his welfare is still prioritized before hers. And arguably, before the welfare of his next potential victim.

You can police every aspect of your speech, you can wear the right things, you can get all the degrees and expertise, you can write the most fucking eloquent and heartbreaking courtroom statement and still there are men who will not hear you because they just don’t listen to women.

Except, it was more than that. It was the inevitable result of a prolonged history of domestic violence that goes far and beyond a temper tantrum. He tossed out cheating this time, when last time it was (probably) forgetting to fix the bed or forgetting to buy the beer. The reasons never matter. The infliction of…

Funny how when a white guy tries to escape police custody he’s subdued with pepper spray and a taser instead of being shot and killed.

... why would you bring a knife into the bathroom just because? Was he planning to, perhaps, julienne some carrots while he was in there? Mince some onions? Cut some tile he was planning to lay?

In all seriousness, the over-prescribing of opioids is a serious problem, and I will eat my hat if this doesn’t unleash the litigation wave a la tobacco.

Actually they do. Statistically women live longer without a husband to take care of. Men live longer with a wife to take care of them.

Japan has several uninhabited/abandoned islands with different animal populations. Does anybody want to go with me? I can’t decide between one of the cat islands or the bunny island.

Seems to me that most women and children lead healthier, happier lives if their lives are man-free, no?

i also really respect - as a fellow ex-mormon - that she doesn’t shy away from saying that the church fucked her up. i like that she calls out specific behaviors and dialogues and people who told her the wrong things. i’m impressed she does it with as much gentleness and dignity as she does.

Thank you. I ground my teeth.

Rogue apostrophe in second sentence.

I respect her so much. She has some very biting things to say about purity culture in general and it is wonderful.

Fun fact, I am also in this same position right now

To be fair, I have never seen that younger man perform. I just can’t imagine Journey without the intensely earnest balladeer-ing of Steve Perry.

That’s not Journey. That’s “Journey.”

I hope the people with whom you do business are more reasonable than this guy. Three blow jobs just to cancel an interview?!?

I’ll just ignore these terrible people and say