But there's no dress code....(also, some of the dresses I saw at prom were just regular day dresses—if that was the case for her prom, I don't see why she can't just show up in jeans.)

This may be a southern thing but at graduation all the girls were required to wear white dresses, no exception. Course my friend said "F*ck you guys" and just wore a t-shirt and shorts under her robe. I love her. Unfortunately, I was valedictorian and was going to be under heavy scrutiny, so I had to buy a goddamned…

"Satin" pretty much did me in, too.

You know what gets to me? When MRA trolls insist that male circumcision is the same as female circumcision.

DID THIS KID JUST DO THE ACADEMIC EQUIVLAENT OF EGOT-ING

Your problem is that those movies you mentioned are Pixar. Pixar > Disney in terms of creativity and storytelling. Disney is somewhat limited in terms of scope, sticking to traditional tales of humans and love, though I think Frozen manages to be quite a good movie regardless.

What did you tell him? Or did you go for the silent middle finger treatment? I would have written him into the script as the main villain and mockingly lambast his character in every subtle way possible.

Yes!! Totally agree. I don't know too much about how "cleaning up" downtown Durham is affecting its residents, but it seems like Durham is also slowly gentrifying (like Chapel Hill did). :(

Yep, my argument was indeed intended to be a marketing one. Moral arguments are all well and fine, but you really can't ground them in anything substantial. I'll try to answer your question now. This is still problematic, but I'd say that at least with long legs, women seem to at least want them (or have the illusion…

It's a huge problem in the Research Triangle. Due to UNC and the influx of (mostly white) professionals, Chapel Hill's living costs are rising higher and higher, driving the poorer residents out of the city. A lot of people have settled in Durham, and the stupid thing is, Chapel Hill residents often complain about how…

There are a bunch of nuances about this kind of stuff, and yes, we do idolize long legs, skinny waist, etc. far too much to foster healthy body image...But I'd argue that women would generally go for the appearance of longer legs, something that a short skirt could give the illusion of (if you do it right). Thus, a…

I don't think it's overtly sexist either, but I'm pretty sure the pornographic picture is not marketed towards straight women. In fact, I'm not sure why you would advertise a skirt towards women by screaming, "Minis! Now with 60% more upskirt shot functionality!". It's totally fine if a woman wants to wear more…

I'm glad I took the time to read through this entire thread. I was concerned for your hatred of cakes for a sec there. The header image disappeared for me a while back, but I remember looking through it and hoping it was made with intentional irony, rather and not just "let's put everything da ladies like together in…

Keep doing you, amommyous. I think you're still amazing. Like you said, if you stay, you're bending to their will. No compromises!! If they won't let you make changes, they don't deserve to have you working for them.

Lols, Duke isn't actually that bad. People forget that most kids at Duke receive financial aid, and that a large number of them are minorities (only half of Duke students are white). The culture here is mostly that of studying and working, instead of partying. I'm wondering if you're just getting your info from the…

In the case of Duke, we're lucky to have a very vocal (usually liberal) student body and administrators, who, if sometimes flaky, are not actively trying to suppress discourse.

...........................Is there a link to this essay? I want to get my daily dose of misanthropy.

Ughhhh. At my school (Duke) last year, there were all these scandals involving the racist frat party, a student who only got 1 year probation after found guilty of sexual assault, and more. A bunch of people would comment on the school newspaper to stop covering the topics because "it makes Duke look bad".

Clearly we need Lisbeth Salander. Hacker vs hacker!!

Wow, you telling me has made me find out about that...just now. Amazing what kind of history you learn in class, and what kind of history is left out. If I was ever a teacher, I'd probably get fired, because all I'd teach was how the "good guys" (i.e. 'Murica) dun goofed and screwed over so many people.