The letter writer has no authority with his colleague and him telling her that she is dressing inappropriately may come off more as creepy and harassing rather than helpful. Which then gets him reported to HR. This isn’t the same as telling your co-worker to clean up after themselves when the spill their lunch in the…

I just saw a display of pumpkin spice tea at the local supermarket. Too soon, people. Can we at least wait until September?

I don’t really see negative attitudes about poly or open relationships. I see negative attitudes towards the way that MVP’s partner presented this to her - basically with no lead up and in a way that was focused primarily on him rather than them. It’s also not unreasonable to assume that her partner has either already…

I don’t really see negative attitudes about poly or open relationships. I see negative attitudes towards the way that MVP’s partner presented this to her - basically with no lead up and in a way that was focused primarily on him rather than them. It’s also not unreasonable to assume that her partner has either already…

My mom told me I’d probably have totally horrible cramps because they ran in the family, showed me how to put on a pad. The sticky-backed kind were out but she had some old school kind with the long tabs that hook to a belt. Seriously weird to little me. And I remember she and my grandmother made me some snacks as a…

I remember my mom talking to me about putting baby powder in my underwear once I started my period so that I wouldn’t smell. She also told me I could put some directly on my pads because, again, I wouldn’t want to smell. It was just something that you did and I’m sure all of the women in my family were squirting…

Not really. Not when getting out means leaving behind friends and family, severing connections, and generally changing not just your mindset but in some cases your very identity. Especially not when getting out means being branded a traitor, ostracized, and the very real threat of violence against you or your loved…

It’s amazing how much of it boils to some white people being angry about the fact that they can no longer openly shit on minorities, some white people being angry that minorities are taking what they think that they deserve, and some white people being angry that they are being held accountable for their actions.

It’s perceived to be expensive but there are ways to eat healthier on a budget. Unfortunately I think a lot of people have a very limited view of what constitutes ‘healthy’ food. If you can’t do fresh veggies, do frozen without any added sauce. If you can’t do organic, cage free eggs, don’t. It’s the same with…

It’s perceived to be expensive but there are ways to eat healthier on a budget. Unfortunately I think a lot of people have a very limited view of what constitutes ‘healthy’ food. If you can’t do fresh veggies, do frozen without any added sauce. If you can’t do organic, cage free eggs, don’t. It’s the same with…

To make sure that people wouldn’t turn out to protest the removal. It’s clear that these things are a rallying point for the white supremacy folks and publicizing the removal would have likely led to a clusterfuck of protesters both for and against the removal.

I find it terribly ironic that, in their desire to preserve their history and culture, the actions of the Tiki Nazis have directly led to the removal of Confederate monuments.

Is it really even doxxing when you make no attempt to hide your identity? You’re at a public event where you know there will be news cameras and hundreds of people with cell phones. If you were that concerned about your identity, why not cover your face? Oh, wait, I’m sure most of these people never thought there…

Social work texts were pretty similar when I was in both undergrad and grad school. I remember one text recommending that, as part of community organizing, social workers should seek out local gang leaders as they were often figures of respect. The whole faith healing/spiritual healing thing showed up there as well.…

Yeah, I’m torn on this. He is a rapist and I strongly feel that the lenient sentence had a lot to do with him being not just young but an popular athlete. However, he did serve his ridiculous and insulting short sentence. He has done his time and is now free to get on with things. I hope that he sees this as a second…

This. It is extremely unprofessional and inappropriate. Produce your manifesto on your time and make sure that it in no way reflects on your place of work. Jobs aren’t mandated to keep you on if you violate their policies or act in a way that gives a negative impression of the company.

What they accomplished was creating another martyr for the anti-diversity crowd. I wish there had been some other way to resolve the issue because who wants to have this dude become the tech world’s Kim Davis?

Firing him also makes him a martyr. He now has proof of the fact that Google does not, in fact, encourage open communication and dialogue. It won’t matter that he violated any HR policies by disseminating this at work. It also won’t matter that Google had every right to fire someone who could damage their corporate…

Hindsight is 20/20. People make iffy decisions based on fear or perceived lack of choices. Situations change. Unless you have access to a time machine, lecturing her about not having children when she already has children is unnecessary moralizing.

Whether it’s good or not depends on the talent of the artist and their ability to convey their message. As for personal insight, how much insight is required? If personal insight and experience was required to create art, then we would have very little in the way of speculative fiction or art of any kind. This artist…