JESUS SOMEONE COMPARED A PART OF YOUR BODY TO GROUND MEAT!?!?

Amen. With such a limited view of actual human bodies (as opposed to photoshopped celebrities), I spent the majority of my adolescence searching the internet for a woman who had a body-type like mine, I guess in order to validate myself in some bizarre/fucked-up way. Unsurprisingly, I was pretty unsuccessful. I…

It's terrible that anyone would say that to anyone and seems simply downright mean :( But I kind of understand your feelings; as someone who has always been self-conscious about my breasts, I simultaneously kind of wish I could do something to change them, while also hating surgery and not liking the typical outcome…

Yeah, I think you're spot on with that. Because, personally, when I hear "I did it for ME," what I really hear is "The patriarch/capitalism/media has used advertising to tell me that I'm not good enough the way I am—especially in terms of being sexually attractive and pleasing men—and need to change to be better, so…

Since when has New York had a ban on plastic grocery bags? (Honest question). Every time I go to the store they're double-bagging the plastic MFs like it's ticker tape. Is it simply not enforced??

Not sure if you were around in the good old days back when Jez was a baby....that was actually a feminist blog. When Anna North was head, things were great. Jezebel was something that I needed as a 14-year-old blooming (intersectional) feminist. But goddamn....with time and Kinja...things have just gotten so…

I think you are spot on and I don't know why you are in the greys. The ever-so apparent lack of introspection this woman has is scary, mostly because it is BLATANT that the contradictory things that she says stem from confusion and hate about herself and her own personal issues. I don't know whether to hate her (for…

Yeah, I was going to say the same thing. GodDAMN, if she is willing to do this in front of a national audience what the hell is she going to put her children through?

Yeah, that seemed like just a load of complete bullshit. There is nothing good about restricting, binging, purging, or any other type of disordered eating/exercise. You, anyone else having had or is currently suffering from an eating disorder, or a mental health professional knows that they don't just "go away." …

I don't know that I totally agree with you. Yes, some people definitely are shit. That is a fact. But based off of the information we have, this young woman is clearly very troubled, has issues with addiction, which most likely stems from a mood or anxiety disorder (or elsewhere...tons of comorbidities in mental…

Well, on the bright side of this shithole, at least you have an awfully adorable story about your son! LOL that sounds like the cutest thing ever.

Can somebody please tell me who these people are/why we care? I feel really out of the loop.

Thank you for your comprehensive response. I think you captured a lot here, and hit many nails on the head. Its just so unfortunate that this conversation has to happen in the first place.

As a Jew, I can relate to what your mother's friend said. There is a racquet club in my neighborhood and I played squash at the local gym in high school. When I asked my mom why I didn't play at the club, she said "It hasn't been a long time since they let Jews in. There are still people on the board that don't…

I really like this post, and I agree with basically everything you said. And so I was wondering if you could give me your input/insight on why you think black people don't have that sense of community, because I think you're right; I think that compared to other marginalized groups, blacks are in the worst…

Honestly, Dodai, it's only because you're a terrific writer and that piece was fabulous. You've been my favorite Jezebel contributor since I discovered it (7 years ago? Was it up and running then?). I don't know what I'd do if you left. And clearly, some college freshmen would not know either.

I agree that looking for love sets up expectations that are destined to be broken. But love is there; it's just not the storybook fairytale that we're told it is. It comes in many forms. Right now, my love comes in the form of contentment and being happy and comfortable with my boyfriend. It's certainly better…

She is literally wearing black people. I mean, what should we expect? She uses them as props in her music videos and performances. Of COURSE she would also plaster her body with them, specifically ones who symbolize the struggles that many low SES black people have to face in their daily lives. BUT! She's just…

Thank you for this. It was missing from the conversation and needed to be said.

I was absolutely going to quote that and comment, but I'm glad you beat me to it. Way to vilify victims, asshole. All coming back to blaming the victims. I don't understand how this is an acceptable thing to do or say, ESPECIALLY in law enforcement.