No this is just not true. He no longer sees the woman as having value. See his words here: "But in other ways the problem is blindingly obvious. This girl has nothing in common with your high-school crush except for her social security number. Everything you loved about her is gone."

It is sexist and misogynist precisely because he has objectified the woman in his analogy—-not because of porn but because of how he fetishizes her, her purity and intellectualism. He fancies himself special for thinking he's seen something special in her when, in fact, he doesn't know shit about her—-she is simply…

OMG EXACTLY! Just so so objectifying of a person and so recalling to my mind of the lyrics from the song 'Centerfold'—-this idea that you have some sort of stake in who a person should be without regard to who that person is or wants to be. And the idea that women are either pure ideals on a pedestal or dirty dirty…

Let's not bring the Beatles into this. I've never thought that song was exclusively about romantic love and love is definitely all you need to be willing to put the effort and resources into continuing to nurture a connection, be it a lover, friend, or family.

Oh syndactylcat, if only I'd been more observant, I'd have noticed you correcting Mr. Barry before posting my own remark.

BTW Doug Barry, chaps are assless by definition so it's unnecessary to describe them as "assless". Just an FYI in case you thought they sold chaps with their asses intact—that is not a thing.

Do it. Or go better and notify your landlord about it. They probably won't appreciate the cleaning bill that accompanies that activity and might have more clout to stop the tenant from doing it.

If whoever asked that question is just trying to make a name for themselves...then what's their name?

This article names them: http://www.thefrisky.com/2012-09-07/attorney-general-lisa-madigan-fires-back-against-sexist-questions/

It must be so easy for you to be so aligned with everything that is deemed "normal" in society. Have a little understanding and compassion for those who have to make themselves seen so that others that come after them won't have to remain invisible if they want to avoid ridicule or being denied civil rights.

Lists of animals displaying homosexual behavior: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_displaying_homosexual_behavior

Whut? How does responsibilities = the bad?

Ditto!

The point is that it was not her teaching ability or behavior towards her students that was brought into question but her socially unacceptable personal history which does not reflect on her teaching ability one iota.

You are clearly totally unfamiliar with desperation. In fact, it must be an alien concept to you. Reckless? Zero self-respect? I wonder what personal boundaries you'd break in a situation where you had no recourse and zero lines of support.

Seriously? What would she have to gain? Notoriety ain't it. That'd be a burden, not a benefit.

The benefit of sharing: