So...is her father LITERALLY her history teacher? Because that is too unrealistic for me to swallow. Schools would never allow a parent to be the teacher of their own child. Right?

So...is there an impending backlash about to happen with Mad Men? Lately I feel like every article about Mad Men on Jezebel has a few comments along the lines of "this show is so fucking sexist omg." It is a little embarrassing for those commenters as they seem to have completely missed the point of the show.

I'm happy there aren't too many comments of "feminism is about doing WHATEVER YOU WANT so these clothes are so empowering omg!" Choices are not made in a vacuum, people. Mainstream pop is one of the most sexist scenes there is, I fail to feel empowered when all I see are extremely conventionally attractive women…

I don't think I've ever seen a more smug looking face.

Beautifully written. I have a giant issue with the way third wave feminism portrays sex work, and it is infuriating to be told that I am "slut-shaming" when I start to point out reasons why sex work is actually not empowering. It has nothing to do with shaming a woman's sexuality, but the entire industry of…

Oh man, I was SO creeped out. Honestly one of the most tense situations on this show, the actress who played Grandma Ida was terrific. So menacing but so good at talking. I was on the edge of my seat and texting my friend during the commercial breaks "This is so creepy omg what's going on!!!" I loved it.

When I first saw Grandma Ida I knew there would be complaints about the fact that she was black. However, I think that she sort of had to be black for this particular storyline. For example, she shows how much the children (and us, really) don't know about Don. What I mean is, if a white woman thief came in and said…

Oh yes. It is to the point where I know EXACTLY whether or not something in particular will give me a migraine, so I was hardly surprised when a hot and loud bus that had literal laser lights shooting throughout (DIRECTLY IN MY EYES) gave me a migraine.

I say this around the same time every year, but prom remains one of the most damn anti-climactic things I've ever been involved in. My mom made me go, I really did not want to, and so she paid for everything. HUGE waste of money. I got to prom after sitting on a hot, loud, uncomfortable "party bus" with 30 other kids,…

That is VERY funny and endearing. I've always had this huge discomfort with people listening to conversations between me and my friends. Its to the point where if we are at an ice cream place or a cafe, anywhere where the seats are close together, I have to make my companion and I move to avoid people sitting within 5…

Did I miss a Mad Men recap from this week? I really was looking forward to it!

I would like to hear your reasons for why beauty is a legitimate reason to judge someone?

I obviously understand that Dove has to sell their product, so they would never make an ad saying "beauty doesn't matter so no need to buy our shit." I'm just saying that anyone who buys into the idea that Dove is some progressive company breaking down barriers for the way women view themselves is sorely mistaken.

That is exactly what I'm saying. Beauty is a really shallow and superficial gauge of someone's character, and the obsession our society has with looks is disturbing. One's appearance does nothing to display their intelligence, their attitude, their kindness, their mindset, their compassion. These are the important…

This is exactly how I felt when I first saw the Dove ads. If they ACTUALLY wanted to change the conversation, they'd say "oh guess what beauty is completely meaningless and totally unimportant." By simply saying "oh you are actually beautiful so its cool" it just reinforces the idea that beauty is everything!! Ugh.

This made me laugh out loud. Prince Eric looks like a creep!

I'm definitely not saying that she deserves the punishment she is getting. Especially if the school itself is cool with it. I'm just saying that I feel like the articles are leading readers to believe that it was a controlled experiment done in a classroom, but it doesn't say for sure. I do think it changes the…

Maybe I missed it, but is it confirmed that she actually was doing a science experiment? Was she in a classroom? Because there was a student in my middle school who created a small bomb and he was expelled. He had been horsing around and I would not call it "doing an experiment." It hasn't been that clear if she…

As a (hopefully) soon to be history teacher, I expected to find this kid to be an entitled brat before I watched the video. Then I watched it, and I found MYSELF inspired! If anything, it encouraged me even more to teach! I want to be the teacher this student is describing, and I REALLY hope I have students in my…

Just a simple "truly" was enough to have me laughing out loud while simultaneously cringing at high school book reports.