I got in trouble for reading ahead ALL THE TIME. Solidarity.

I read an article which quoted her saying that she specifically chose the cgi character for Force Awakens, because she wanted to do a role that wasn’t focused on her body.

I was also a new Mother. It was just about too much to watch how lost her boys were especially with all of those crazy hormones.

There are men in those photos?

I mean it’s not our fault!!! We don’t see color! SERIOUSLY THOSE GUYS ARE CLEAR! How am I supposed to tell the difference when I literally cant even see them

I was 8 months pregnant with my oldest. I still associate her death with my big ole belly and the end of my pregnancy.

I was an overnight editor at cnn.com when this story broke. It was the night/morning of my bachelor party. I got a call early in the morning (I’d been asleep for just a couple hours) and told it was all hands, big story breaking, haven’t you heard .... I was still so fucking drunk. I worked a double, got on the plane…

One of those few times when the topic is rape and women and the men-are-raped-too comment would be apropos.

No man has ever been stronger than any other man. That’s why every recorded instance of unarmed combat has ended in a draw. No one has ever medaled in Olympic wrestling for exactly that reason. And Mike Tyson retired with a record of 0-0-58.

Holy shit. First time I’ve read it. It, uh, hit really really close to home for me. As I’m sure it does for a lot of women who were 19 once.

This poem is always worth posting; “Rape Joke” by Patricia Lockwood.

Yep, that’s why no man ever has been raped, no drugs have ever been used to limit people’s ability to fight back, and rape is solely a thing that occurs in a dark alley when a tiny defenseless woman is attacked by a big strong man!

It’s also a pain if you don’t like pastels, or just like primary colors, or whatever. Hanna Andersson had good gender neutral clothes but they’re expensive, can be hard to buy if you don’t shop online, and even they have been making more gender specific clothes. I’m glad my kids are now all old enough to dress…

Yeah, I think they’re fine. They’re VERY earnest and have intense, well-meaning ideas the way only teenagers do, but they don’t articulate them clearly because

1. They’re kids and kids are generally kinda dumb (I know I was!)
2. I doubt they’ve had very many (any?) writing classes where you get your paper back and its…

I was actually surprised to read the article and find out he’s still alive and not already shot dead. I guess having money does help.

Yeah, but my daughter doesn't give a crap about Supergirl. She wants Captain America. On her shirt and in marriage. :P

The whole gendering thing is obnoxious. My daughter is in LOVE with superheroes right now but when I go to Target or Walmart all the stuff in the girls section is purple or pink or rainbow or glittered. And she won’t wear it because “it’s not real” since it’s not the real logos. (She’s 3 and very literal). So off to…

I’m crying at the loss of another one of my heroes. Thanks a lot, 2016.

As a CIS male, i have no problem with admitting that he is hot. He makes me feel inadequate on so many different levels.