I can’t remember the specific example (there have been so many) but there was a famous one where a guy, presumably a politician, late in life was questioned about something and he said it was a “youthful indiscretion.” The reporter pointed out that he was 46 at the time.

One of her defenders was claiming “she’s still young! She’s still growing and maturing." She's 34....entirely too old for these shenanigans 

I've never heard of this lady but I'm getting extreme "cool girl" vibes. Aren't we all too old for that?

I just want to say thank you for writing this extremely thorough post! I also suffer regular UTIs when I am sexually active with men, and I am so bookmarking this in case I need it in future. UTIs are so debilitating, this kind of information is super important to share and I'm really grateful you wrote out your… Read more

I am SO SORRY that it took this long for you to find a system that works - but CONGRATS on figuring out what you needed, and getting it! That’s awesome! Read more

I.... think it’s very simplistic to hate and that you can, without defending someone’s behavior or beliefs, recognize the inherent difficulties of someone who has been brainwashed since birth to believe in certain things both by those they are completely dependent on and then had those reinforced over and over by the… Read more

YES! The status quo works for them. This is where they are comfortable. The only time they ever balk is when it interferes with something they want. Like that poop girl saying women being allowed to vote was the worst thing that ever happened. She’s still Cool Girl for the rethuglicans but gets angry when people tell… Read more

She’s right you fucking morons. Read more

It is not the end of the world. It is not the end of the world. It is not the end of the world. Read more

I voted for the email lady

This morning on the news they said that he was at Rikers feeling despondent and discouraged. Just imagine how all his victims felt FOR YEARS/DECADES. So happy for this sentencing verdict!

Oh that last one... Due process... like the trial where you were just convicted in? Seems like you didn’t lose due process at all.

LOL @ losing due process!  Due process like getting a lawyer...and a trial....due process doesn't equal not guilty you big piece of shit!!

I was feeling pretty good about the headline, then read the rest of article. Read more

yeah...ill take the rise and end of year bonus k thx...a proper contract would be nice too...i’d like to buy a house someday... Read more

I bet you a bajillion dollars he didn’t actually do this. This sounds like something a shitty dude would make up. 

Those are gorgeous. My skill at knitting is limited to scarfs so I am always impressed with petiole who can do more.

They're lovely and not simple. :-)

I think there was some discussion on Twitter about how these are expectations of a “wife,” and therefore they were reasonable asks because she is just pointing out the high demands made on wives/mothers. And while there is some truth to that... the demands are still ridiculous. Yes to some extent these are some of the… Read more

Typically capitalistic worker exploitation. Read more