I felt that that was in line with Lindy's snarky tone...not that she thinks racism is something to brush off with "nobody's perfect."

Ha! I've had quite a few of those encounters. Always fun when the other person tries to backtrack after they just called all feminists ugly. It's like they can't even begin to fathom that a conventionally attractive woman would have a problem with the status quo.

Male privilege is not only about jobs, btw:

They also don't always make less money than men, tell that to the 2 women who were hired in my company that I had to mentor while knowing that even though I was their mentor and there for 2 years, these brand new employees with no idea what they are doing were making at least a few thousand more a year than me... a…

Lindy, sometimes you get some backlash for your snark, but I positively love it. Rock on with yo' bad self, girlfreaann.

But it's actually TRUE that shark attacks increase as ice cream sales do. But it still sounds stupid to warn people of that, because clearly there is another factor at work.

Because it's spurious at best? It's like putting warning on ice cream cones that say "Warning: Increased ice cream consumption associated with shark attacks." That may be so, but it doesn't mean that one caused the other and therefore there is no reason for such a disclaimer.

Echoing everyone else who is saying not to feel guilty. The program is in place to help people who are in situations similar to yours.

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That line of reasoning also relies on the trope that women can't be misogynists.

I know that, but I don't think the problem lies therein. The problem is simply that, with the exception of a few states, same sex couples are not granted marriage licenses. There are plenty of clergy-members who would gladly marry gay couples and sign their marriage certificates. Repeal DOMA and the problem ceases…

Touche.

WEIRD! He has a pedigree too but I have no idea where it would be. His breeder wasn't in New York though.

I'm actually shocked he didn't compare it to the Holocaust, too.

So if I work for a Mormon, is it okay if they tell me I can't use the money they pay me to buy liquor?

MY BOY LOVES FRUIT!! Maybe our dogs are siblings! Mine is 8 years old.

Wait what? You cannot be legally married to two people.

But that's already the way it is, so I don't understand why we need to rewrite tax codes and laws to change the word from marriage. Your religious ceremony isn't legally binding without a marriage license/certificate anyway, which still comes from the government.

That's what I'm saying though. Why re-write the books to change the term, when you can just repeal DOMA which is the real problem?

You still need to get your marriage license from a state agency in order to be recognized by the government. Churches perform blessing ceremonies but they do not have any legal implication without that piece of paper from the government.