I don't know. I support a woman's autonomy, but just because I tolerate someone's decision, doesn't mean I agree with it. I personally believe that women who get cosmetic surgery set women as a whole back, and makes it harder for the ones who DON'T have it to get by. It is cheating evolution.

Granted I had braces…

What a dickwad. And I'm with Calque...I hope she destroyed him with her intellect.

I listened to the first 6 songs every morning before school for a year after 9/11, so I understand (in a different way) how you feel (I was only 11). But I can't listen any of those songs without going back in time. I think listening to it so much desensitized me a bit, but when I put it on at midnight last night, I…

Thank you. It is greatly appreciated. Perhaps other people feel differently, but I think today is a day to unite, remember and grieve. And maybe listen to Bruce Springsteen's "The Rising," an album dedicated to 9/11 and its victims.

As a NYer who was deeply affected (displaced from my home for months) but did not personally know anyone who died, I think that posts of memory and empathy are necessary. I don't see it necessarily as appropriation if you acknowlege that others had more extreme experiences than you do. For instance, last night, I…

Age: 16
Location: my bedroom
Partner: long distance high school sweetheart
How it went down: He was so nervous he went soft. Thank god we loved each other or that would have been hella awkward.

I think you are spot on with this. I am definitely white, but also Jewish. Despite growing up in NYC, with a plethora of Jews, moving out of NY made me acutely aware of the living, breathing anti-semitism that is in our country. I struggle with my identity very often, as I acknowledge my white privilege and the…

Oh, no, I understand that. But still the fact that she is doing this for art does not sit well with me, and I can't figure out why! (Again, it has nothing to do with the whiteface aspect...) She is an enigma. She tries to empower women, but she does so through one of the most disempowering industries that has…

Ok, I am not at all outraged by the idea of whiteface, because I acknowledge my white privilege and the usage of blackface to denigrate black people. I am not offended in any way by these photos. But there's something about this whole thing that just doesn't sit well with me...it makes me uncomfortable. Isn't…

I saw this earlier today because my cousin (who has two girls, one 15-year old, one 12) posted the link to the actual article with the comment "Awesome." I pointed out the double standards and sexism. And just now, I posted this. I hope she is open minded enough not to actually believe something so absolutely…

I just want to thank you. Your post and gif were so spot on, I had to comment! I HATE that people refer to transgendered folks with the pronoun (or name!) that they CLEARLY do not wish to be called. It's damn disrespectful to say the least.

I'd go a step further and say the American right wing is built on Christianity—especially Evangelical—which is built on sadism. But I could be wrong...

That is not to say there are not Christians who are level-headed, good people. There are plenty who live and let live (probably even the majority). It's the ones…

WOW. Just WOW. All I can think about is that poor girl, and how it must feel to have people LAUGH at your misfortune.

"Let's shit on the little girl 'cause this is 'MURICA and we gotta get those aliens OUTTA here!"
Because it's not like America is made up of immigrants or anything.

You have made a very good point, and I have wondered that myself, especially recently, as I feel the site as a whole has gone downhill. Lots of people hate on writers in the comments, but they never respond! If I were writing pieces and seeing people say "nydly is a terrible person; I try not to let her articles…

I agree. Addictive behavior doesn't stop when you go to rehab, specifically the lying aspect. I knew a girl who was living in a sober living home and, despite being clean, continued to lie about other things. Therapists use the word "dry drunk" for someone who is clean, but continues to have addictive behavior. In…

Me too. That's why I feel gross to admit that I don't believe any of this TMZ bullshit, and wonder if it's all made up and Lindsay still needs help. God, I hope I'm wrong and she's on the road to recovery.

Absolutely; I agree with you wholeheartedly. However, apparently, politicians (and maybe judges?) have been pulling this new "You have freedom of religion, but you don't have freedom FROM religion" bullshit. UGH.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/ric…

I always said I was the female Woody Allen minus the jokes and the weird sexing-my-daughter thing. John Turturro might as well be my father's brother; they look so similar. Stories about gigolos? Yes. I AM SO SEEING THIS.

I haven't seen the film, but I read an essay Gloria Steinem wrote about Linda Lovelace's life. From what I gather, she was physically and emotionally tortured for years by this man. Hollywood wouldn't touch the real truth with a 20 foot pole.

Hell, I'm white and of Jewish descent, but consider myself agnostic. I do tend to believe that religion in itself (meaning anything organized) is a type of "brainwashing," but that is a whole other discussion for another day and I wish not to open that can of worms. (Plus, humans have been doing it [religion] for as…