I'm with you when it comes to how arbitrary our cultural feelings about killing are. It's super weird that we actively squish insects, set mouse traps, eat meat and take little kids fishing, but are so particular about the way pets are euthanized. The only reason I would say only a vet should kill the ailing dog is…

If you were teaching like a pre-vet class, or a philosophy class on death and dying, or something else similar, and you were also a vet/expert dog euthanizer, and kids were allowed to opt out sure. I find it very odd where people decide to arbitrarily draw the line between "educational" and other types of…

This whole "boundaries" thing you heard from another commenter just doesn't make sense. I teach 7th grade and wow do you need firm boundaries with those guys. There are plenty of decisions I get to make. But if one year (this really happened), my whole class gets obsessed with short story writing (not a planned…

When you're using an argument that homophobes and conservative Christians use about sexuality, evolution, etc. you might want to rethink things. You want to teach your kids everything? Homeschool 'em.

Some of my best friends are feminists, I can't be a sexist!

Or... you'll write it multiple times on this thread. I've found dudes to be far more likely to be dickhead mansplainers, but everyone around these parts knows that already so I really don't even need to write it.

I don't got no troubles! And don't call me baby or I will cut your dick off like the raving man hater i am!

stats show that dudes who comment on tabloid articles with "misandry" stink.

I kid, I kid. I'm from the boondocks myself (like, the town literally is not wired for anything other than dial up) so it comes from a place of love.

I mean, I feel like maybe there's only like two people from Maine on Twitter, so that explains the durian thing? And all the NYC prune love could be about the awesome brunch at the restaurant Prune. But maize, in New Hampshire? Is there anyone in America who refers to corn as maize in their daily life? Like, oh, yeah,…

Dude, I literally replied with a meaningless sentence with no clear antecedent (what is it, exactly, that I think?) just to see if it would flip you out. Surprise, surprise! you violently disagree with me even though you cannot possibly make meaning out of my words and call me an idiot. Hey, nothing like getting…

I think so.

Yeah, I can't believe that guy got so offended last week when he thought I said he was a pedophile. I said he was BEING a pedophile. Jeez, some people are so touchy!

See? It's not okay for you to call me babe and Tracie bitch even though I can call you bro. That's not hypocritical, that's just feminist reality.

First off, chill bro. That much bold and italic text is making you look a little unhinged. Second, you make a good point about tits being more sanitized than pussies, but I think you're missing the big picture. Have you seen the blog called something like "Stuff White People Like"? It's not even that funny, but…

Setting aside the obvious differences between rape gifs and penises, and addressing the "why no disney pussies??" question... Vaginas and penises are different. Penises, especially flaccid ones, are punch lines. Bachelorettes drink out of penis straws, 7th grade boys draw stick figure ones on every surface they see,…

What is "-Honey?" supposed to mean?

My being pro-choice doesn't extend to the bio father of most babies — he can't tell his partner to abort or not to abort because it ISN'T HIS BODY. Same goes for both parents here. I'm not arbitrarily more for rights of women than for men — I'm for the rights of anyone whose body is carrying a fetus.

To be fair, her screen name IS midwestlez...

okay, I appreciated that comment, but not until I read your reply did I think about how funny it was. Now I'm lying alone in bed laughing hysterically and feeling soooo bad about it.