I’ve had the notion for a while that courts need two branches at the judicial level. The first is the procedural branch that runs the trial itself, making sure all laws and procedures are met. The second is the sentencing branch. Those judges are given a blind account of the trial (no qualifiers as to race, gender,…

“He can now look forward to a productive life without being burdened with the stigma of having to register as a sex offender.

The mission of this organization is education. Smart’s experience is extremely specific. If I’m teaching kids not to do drugs, I’m not going to bring in Mr. L my high school teacher and have him pop out his fake teeth and explain to the children that one night a drug-addled man picked a bar fight with him and curbed…

Imagine all the people who bitch about a baby crying on a plane feel about being seated next to someone actually giving birth to one?

i am almost positive adele has a vocal coach. she went to a performing arts high school. i can’t imagine that she doesn’t take regular, professional vocal coaching.

I’ve been waiting for this since watching the series. People can argue about Avery for days, but Dassey’s conviction always seemed like complete bullshit. I’m glad people were able to focus on freeing him instead of his uncle.

It’s about looking down on women for engaging in a behavior that can’t be described as modest combined with some of the respectability politics that have entered the feminist movement ("What will people think of us womenfolk?").

Yeah, I don’t give a fuck anymore what anyone thinks.

She was fantastic. And only 16! Seriously i am in awe of both these women.

Penny (a real good Canadian kid) also is an interesting story. She now has a gold, silver and two bronze and she is only 16 and been an Olympian for five days.

yah, i made it up

I think the words people do and don’t feel comfortable using for sex are super interesting, like I don’t mind calling it fucking but “making love” gives me the heebies even though I don’t engage in casual sex. A friend of mine has a theory that you should only have sex with people who use the same terms as you because…

In my opinion and experience, that soft “Hey” is a gentle, tentative expression of the joy of discovering each other in this uniquely intimate way. I find it adorable and return it, as in the concluding paragraph here.

This is such bullshit. I pointed this out to someone who is a “supporter”. Their response would have been funny had it not been chilling. She said “Well, in my day a woman knew her place. You don’t speak out against those who are wealthier because they are more powerful. This little girl (ACK!!!!) should be covering…

The fact that the reporter genuinely doesn’t believe that he lied to get this article out just boggles the mind. You’re straight. How is that not getting through your thick skull?!

Canadian women are your country’s major contribution to the world, imo. I’ve never met a Canadian woman that’s not worthy of worship.

Penny Oleksiak is fucking on fire this week! And she’s only 16! She’s going to totally dominate in Tokyo.

I’m with you, I think that the article draws an important distinction between a woman who both chooses to wear a hijab and has the talent to make the olympics without any special waivers, and a woman who is willing to wear a hijab to be in the olympics even if that is not her personal choice on a day to day basis.…

Like everywhere else on the internet, many people here comment without reading the article or just to shoe horn a preconception.

And they have openly-gay Mark Tewksbury doing a lot of commentary/analysis: https://twitter.com/CBCOlympics/st…