Exactly. Also, Brazil has used this to overshadow other verified incidents of crime against Olympic athletes, including British and Australian athletes.

I love that we can listen to and validate women’s experiences except when they challenge our preconceived biases, in which case they must be dismissed out of hand.

Call me crazy, but maybe Elizabeth Smart, having actually been kidnapped and raped by a lunatic, would have a far better perspective on the “variables” of her torture than a random internet commenter.

You know that because you personally saw her read it, or...?

But now explain this: if everyone knows this, is it wrong if a woman chooses to voluntarily participate? Or are women who go to Ladies Nights perpetuating rape culture?

Um, I get your point, but your logic basically says that women can’t rape other women because they lack the correct genitalia, or that women can’t rape men for the same reason...rape is more than just penetration

To me, Trump’s statement is so so so much more egregious than Palin’s website. Yes, it did use “target” language and symbols, but it has always been pretty common to refer to “targeting” a particular district or elected official...Trump’s statement is nothing but an explicit invitation for violence, no ambiguity…

I take it to mean, the unprofessional guys like to talk shit and act tough, but not to the point of actually following through and being tough

On the other hand, how many articles has Jezebel posted bemoaning the lack of functional pockets in women’s clothing? So now the rule apparently is, women don’t have enough pockets, men have too many. Solution: all women must wear cargo shorts.

Perhaps the better question is, can any of us name a famous celebrity who isn’t conventionally attractive? Or even name 5 people who work on television in any capacity who aren’t conventionally attractive? I agree that his onanistic dribbling is gross, but at the same time, we can’t exactly pretend that these stars…

Except that it’s a universe where the characters all have the same names and roles as they did in the original, and the revelation of Sulu’s homosexuality is a nod to the original actor...I can see both sides of this, but I do think it’s disingenuous of the filmmakers to rely on the “different universe” argument when…

Um, no...she (Clover, not Kara, wrote the piece btw) said he “hasn’t always been the most sympathetic mouthpiece (he once had a silly beef with Nicki Minaj about rap and authenticity).” What the hell does that even mean? What possible relevance does his being a “sympathetic mouthpiece” (for what?) have to do with this…

Not trying to start anything, but can someone explain the rules? How is wearing a t-shirt “performative allyship” but a comedian doing his job isn’t?

I posted this awhile ago (I don’t remember where) but it seems appropriate to post it again: My parents live in rural Arkansas with very few restaurant options within easy driving distance. One popular restaurant is the Mexican restaurant (I don’t know the name), whose owners and staff are widely known in the…

I was in a city-wide “youth leadership” program in high school. The program would send out letters to all the participants to turn in to their schools so that their absences would be excused. The letters were always the same, only the date varied. Fortunately, the date was printed at the top of the paper, so it was…

Still better than anything Ted Cruz can say

Yes, because nothing says “he raised me to be strong and independent” like “both myself and my husband are completely financially dependent on him and will be for the rest of our lives”

Clearly I’ve stepped into an alternate reality, because I’m about to agree with Trump—I don’t think this was intentional precisely because it’s too subtle (for Trump). Trump doesn’t dog whistle, he hog hollers—as you pointed out, he’s not been anything other than over-the-top blatant with his racism. So I guess what…

Congrats to her—time to get while the getting’s good, not stay on a sinking ship.

Dear (famous) women of America: if I do not have a clear line of sight to your midsection at all times, you are automatically pregnant and/or feeling bloated. That is all.