It sounds like he afforded it just fine. It sounds like he just doesn’t like the cost, which is a preference. That said, if he had the 10k on hand, he’d still have been better off financing the car and investing the cash.

As a naturally thin woman who is frequently told to “eat a sandwich” and “put some meat on my bones”, I wholeheartedly agree. My body is not public property for people to comment on strictly on the basis of assumption. Body shaming for anyone at any size is not okay.

“She doesn’t look healthy or womanly at all.”

Nobody cares what you find attractive. That’s not what this is about.

My problem is less that there are very thin women modeling fashion, but that very thin women are pretty much the only ones modeling fashion*. Thin women should be represented, and should have clothes options that fit well, wear well, and come in a range of style options. But, so should fat women, so should short…

I struggled with my would-be rapist for about 10 minutes while he pinned me down and worked my clothes off. Said no, stop, everything in the book. Eventually someone came in and saved me before he could achieve his full goal, but I was covered in deep bruises, had bloody bitten lips, and my muscles ached for days from…

What’s your advice for me, then, frenchpressgirl? You’re all over this thread telling women how not to get raped. So I’d love to know what I should have done.

Here’s something that’s going to blow your mind; when a woman is alone with a man, the threat of physical violence is always present.

Easy to say, but women have been taught from the cradle to please others, to ‘not make a scene’, ‘not make waves’, be good little girls. They haven’t ‘given their power away,’ it’s been stripped from them since before they could talk.

All the conditioning is hard to overcome. You can’t just say, ‘women should do…

Yeah, such an awful show, focusing on a civically-engaged female lead character involved in local politics. What a terrible premise for a show, right?

Would watch, gotta admit.

Yeah, I thought Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me! said it pretty well on the show yesterday: when someone crashes a car into your house, you don’t fix it by crashing another, nicer car into it.

In Massachusetts, we call that the Tom Menino Theory of Governance: competence, not charisma.

I don’t really l care about Seal or his thoughts, but I don’t want Oprah to run for president.

These TD celebrations are getting more and more elaborate and inscrutable.

This will seem weird but hear me out :

I had one rank my pictures based on how much titty I was showing (or not showing).

Judge Judy Sheindlin is an American icon and gem. She ought to be treasured and beloved, not disrespected. Shame on you!

8. If all I can see is your face – you need to cut the eye holes smaller.