Well, you all also failed to read the comments to see if anyone else had said the exact same thing, so I responded to all of you. The article simply isn't dismissive- you can find the writing style off-putting or think it's poorly written, but it doesn't snark on the study itself or dismiss it's finding. So it annoyed…

Well then, for the sake of the environment, we'd all appreciate it if you'd keep very, very still.

I saw one that suggested shaving your pubes into the shape of a lightning bolt. I'm pretty sure that would look just bizarre if it worked, and as it likely wouldn't would look like I had some sort of Pubic Mange.

Cat Marnell is basically the Snooki of the blogosphere. I don't see why her self-involved incoherent flailing should deserve more respect just because her medium is writing rather than TV.

This article isn't particularly snarky and doesn't write off the studies conclusions, at all. Might wanna try reading it before saying "Oh, Jez science article, better go complain in the comments!" I mean:

Try reading the whole article- it's not that snarky. The title is sarcastic hyperbole about what the study says, but nothing in the article writes off it's conclusions. Here's a few choice quotes:

Except this article isn't even that snarky, outside the title. She doesn't write off the study at all, mentions that it could lead to fat shaming but doesn't accuse the study of it, and ruminates about positive solutions to the problem. Read the whole article next time, it helps!

OH GOD WHY DOES JEZEBEL HAVE TO SNARK ON EVERY SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND WRITE IT OFF ENTIRELY. I MEAN,

Well, this is gonna be a shitshow.

But that's not the same as just 'complaining more'. It was legitimately way more stressful when all this stuff was coming at me that I had no idea how to handle. Knowing what to expect leads to way less stress. And the first time around you make mistakes that add stress to the process- with more experience, you make…

Makes perfect sense to me. More life experience= less stress. Example: Right now I'm moving apartments and it's a thousand times less stressful at 24 than it was at 20, because I know how to find a good place for a reasonable price, sign up for utilities, get my financial documents together, organize a move, etc. The…

"The good news is that stress appears to go down as we get older. Twenty-year-olds were more stressed than 30-year-olds, etc."

I fuckin' hate that guy, but I can't help but find his use of the phrase "sporty outfit" mildly adorable.

So what DO you mean, pray tell?

You said that people who aren't part of this "small and relatively affluent portion of the dating pool" would have no ability to absorb this information. If everyone who can understand the information is relatively affluent, that would have to mean that anybody who is not affluent is not able to understand it. Get it,…

I guess it's a step in the right direction, but the idea that 'when I lose I'll gain joy, sass, and moxie', as if you can't have those things until you lose weight, is so sad it makes me want to cry. So.

Gee, you can almost always see my cleavage and I have never received anything but positive feedback about that. This feels like it happened in a bizarro universe. Everybody loves boobies!

This is true. I just remember a very annoying conversation with this dude where he mentioned that he 'rarely interacts with anyone who doesn't have a law degree', so I'm curious why he thinks he has so much insight into low-income people and how they have no ability to absorb or apply information (also, I am a sucker…

Word.

So what you're saying is that only affluent people are smart enough to want to find a supportive partner?