I understand what you are saying and agree on principle with the lack of awareness around treatment of mental illness. (Though of course it must be recognized that the picture you reference is painted with the benefit of hindsight, when disparate and fleeting impressions are naturally going to get stitched together…

It sounds like you guys are in an in-between place as far as being "partners"—not emotionally, necessarily, but just as far as commingling of resources and finances and such. It also sounds like he is still commingled with his mother to a degree that it's impacting your relationship. I don't know if that's being stuck…

Not to circumvent your question but is public transportation an option? Because I don't think it matters what it is, if someone has resources and they don't want to share them with you, whether you're "wrong" or "entitled" to want them to doesn't much matter. I would take it as a clear sign that maintaining my own…

I am a Gawker commenter who hangs out here sometimes and I always defend Jezzies if given the opportunity! For as long as I've been around (2009) there've been dipshits saying that stuff. It passes for wit among a certain braindead section.

I just feel like there's absolutely no meaning to be drawn from this at all. It's an utterly senseless tragedy that absolutely cannot be wrung or twisted into any kind of teachable moment or cautionary tale. I know this is just not who we are as a society but I kind of wish it wasn't being covered, I don't see a…

No, I had to look it up on google images myself for my comment! (She looks like a nicer person than she apparently is.)

Kelly's a ladyperson, probably with no sense of humor herself.

If Kelly Fenton didn't want to be commercial-raped by Lena Dunham she shouldn't have been walking around with her eyes hanging out like that.

Rape = God's will.

The worst part is I have the feeling these guys see the national attention they receive as a result of their remarks as a positive thing. It raises their profile. Which means we're only going to see more of it.

It's funny because it's true?

Ladies are voting with their vaginas now? That's one hell of a lot of Kegels.

I was surprised that that last little bit before the closing statements didn't get more play, about teachers. Romney had gone into dog-whistling voucher dog and suddenly started yelping about how much he loves teachers. "Teachers! I love teachers!" and Bob Shieffer chiming in that yes, basically everyone loves…

men, as a population, are not excellent at empathizing with women

It was Mark Bouwer.

His limbic system needs to take a chill pill and his prefrontal cortex needs to wake the fuck up.

You are right, it WAS Mark Bouwer, now that you mention it. Of course the girl he ragged on was the one with the apparent eating disorder too. But I had totally blocked that out about Toccara!

I remember when Marc Jacobs was on America's Next Top Model and he was unabashedly derisive of one of the contestants with a slightly hippier build (but still model thin). I realize this goes on all the time in the fashion industry but pretty much all the designers I've seen on that show manage to rein it in given…

I'm sure it's hard enough to "wash out" when all that's riding on it is your own sense of pride and duty. Add in all the additional pressure of being the first(s), like you're supposed to be proving something on behalf of all womankind? I'm really sympathizing with those brave, badass women right now. They deserve…

But eating babies is WRONG!!!