Ugh, no. Yes, condoms can stretch. Similarly, small sized latex gloves can stretch to fit over giant hands, but latex gloves come in multiple sizes. I'd like to see her leave that condom on her leg for 15-20 minutes while rubbing it vigorously and see how long it takes for it to break.

Hi Nico, there are also other people who actually cannot get the flu shot because they are immunocompromised. So lets say Grandpa Joe is unable to get a flu shot because they are in the middle of chemotherapy to treat the cancer they are already battling.

I terminated a very wanted pregnancy at 26 weeks gestation in June. My daughter had a genetic duplication and abnormalities that would have ensured that her life was brief and painful, had she even survived the rest of pregnancy and birth. If I was not extremely privileged to have excellent health insurance and enough…

According to the CDC report released a month ago, more than half of the H3N2 antigens taken from subjects infected with flu in October and November 2014 were genetically different, or "drifted" for the ones that were included in the 2014-2015 influenza vaccine. H3N2 is a bad strain - in previous years when it was the…

Not to mention, the flu is especially a risk to cancer patients (and others with serious health problems).

6.8% of people died and had "Pneumonia" or "Influenza" listed on their death certificates. Whether or not they had pre-existing conditions is irrelevant; if they had not been exposed to the flu, they probably wouldn't have died. It's quite rare to get pneumonia without a bacterial or viral infection first, so we can…

Hmmmm. Interesting.

I had a friend die of H1N1. He was 25 and in way better health than me. So, I get my flu shot, because even if I get sick I'm much less likely to die.

"And I hold my ground when the average luddite sheep gives me grief."

"OK, so you get sick for a few days, big deal. "

Actually the flu is that big of a deal. 21 kids have died already this season. Also, 6.8% of ALL deaths reported by 122 cities across the US were due to flu. In my city alone, 21 people were admitted to the ICU and are in a critical state due to the flu just in the last week.

Deepest apologies for taking those young music critics who wanted to talk about their favorite band so seriously.

Here you go. A shot of the actual campus. The shot used most often in association with SDSU. A view I have not had to witness daily in over 10 years (huzzah!).

If you think kindness is the limit of what is needed to stop mass death of Black teenagers, you have some work to do.

Would you have said the same thing to the white Mississippi freedom riders? They were good white people, too, and they paid the ultimate price for their decision to stand up for justice. Or the straight folk who mourned the death of Matthew Shepard? Or the men who fight for equal pay for women? Or the able-bodied…

Right. I don't want a prize, but also, don't basically tell me to shut up. That doesn't do anyone any good.

I thought it was a wonderful piece, but I sincerely doubt that most good white people—or at least the good white people who run in my circles—believe that they "deserve a fucking prize." I think they're expressing empathy.

"Good white people" demonstrate the qualities that all good people demonstrate: kindness, empathy, compassion, thoughtfulness, unconditional love. These are the values I try to instill in my students; that parents try to instill in their children.

I think that any movement requires a good deal of self-reflection.
I do not think "the problem is white women" is necessarily the most constructive way to preface that self-reflection. Just my opinion.

I never understand the "other people have it way worse" argument when it comes to feminism, racism, etc.
I'm always like: Great! If ours is not such a big problem then there's no reason we shouldn't be able to address it in tandem with the other "bigger" problems. Now let's get to work!