Based on your responses to comments in the rest of the thread, I’m not surprised you don’t understand...

As a parent, she is not part of a class. She may be part of a demographic subdivision, but that’s not the same thing as being part of a class. If she is part of a class, I would argue that it’s a pretty privilaged one. Perhaps the issue is that this privileged person couldn’t check her privilege at the door, along…

I’m not judging anyone, to the contrary, I’m responding to the idea that the author is “lying,” which is a judgment we can’t make. But based on the story itself (i.e., the author’s own words) there are indications that maybe her child was making more noise than was acceptable to other people, though obviously not to…

Why? Because the author herself stated that someone told her: “I heard the baby during the talk,” she continued. “I can’t have her interrupting the speakers.”

I know a woman who’s last name is Park, and you would never guess she is half Korean unless she told you.

Is it my human right as a university professor to refuse to provide metrics for endless assessment on the part of university administrators? Because it really, truly, does violate my core values regarding the purpose of education and what I’m doing here. It also happens to violate my Distribution of Effort (DOE),…

Jesus Christ. That picture at the watering hole! Holy fuck.

Pay yourself first, even if you only make $1.65 an hour...

But you have an OBGYN. And this doctor made the suggestion. And you had the ability to see this person several more times without significant issue. And it was actually available at the care facility. Given this, I’m going to hazard a guess that you faced no social shaming or stigma associated with the vaccine…

Or you live in rural parts of the country that have limited access to healthcare and/or healthcare workers who are educated about the vaccine, or a half-dozen other factors that limit your choices. Contrary to what you imply in your comment, it’s a serious problem to educate people in many parts of the country…

True, but that really doesn’t mean much here...

I would agree with this. The religion is just justification for something she already believed to be true.

The important thing is that we’re much closer to finding Vince Foster’s killer.

I don’t see he problem here. They clearly admit young women who don’t have pierced belly buttons. Diversity!

Oliver is a saint, so this makes sense.

The “West.” Or just the Rocky Mountains. I now live in the midwest, but grew up on the West Coast, lived in the Pac NW for more than a decade. Colorado is definitely, 100%, not the midwest, either in terms of culture or topography.

My wife and I moved to the south a few years ago. We both agree we’re glad we don’t have to date here.

Kelly is a stone cold asshole in her own right and doesn’t need anyone to rescue her. It’s just as condescending for conservatives (or anyone) to leap to her defense out of some outdated notion of chivalry. I’m sure she can take care of herself.

Saying that a comic or satirist isn’t allowed to have a editorial point of view is such horseshit faux criticism. All it means is that the joke found its target. I think sometimes the line about being “just” a comedian or just a comedy show was intended to display the absurdity of the hard work they put into unpacking…

I agree with you, but I’m still in favor of it. Imagine trying to apply to grad school, or a job that wants your transcript, with that on it.