It's that "I have to laugh or cry or scream, one of these things will happen" feeling and laugh wins by a narrow margin. Horror and absurdity combined.

As a follow up to the good old "legitimate rape" one...

...I do love Busty Girl Comics.

I think that makes sense.

Makes sense. And I can understand the reasons behind your skepticism. And as long as it's not hostility, I can't see any harm in it:)

This is kind of a tangential discussion, but the question of "should the father have some say in the potential birth of the kid" is something I've bee thinking about lately. I think there's actually two levels—-the legal "should" and the ethical "should."

Specifically, I personally think that ethically speaking, the…

I have to strongly disagree with that attitude...so many people, male and female, are afraid to identify as feminist. White people should care about racism, straight people should care about homophobia, and men should care about sexism...and caring means getting involved, or at the very least contributing to the…

You know, I hear a lot from MRAs about women "wanting special privileges" but most of them never provide examples. Or do they just think not being raped and then blamed for it is a privilege, not a right?

Heather, you assume you're talking to someone who cares about gay men. MRAs tend to lump them in with women.

The terms "Jezebelle" and "Jezebeau" are

"They'll complain that feminism doesn't care about men, and then turn around and call a man a pussy for wearing makeup or a skirt. Guess what? If you are actively enforcing masculine social norms, you don't care about men."

This this this this. And they'll complain that women are "feminizing" men because they see men…

Ingredient: Happiness.

I'll eat bugs, I will, I promise, but...you're gonna have to sneak em into my food for me for a while. That's how they got me to eat my veggies when I was a kid, same principle applies, right?

Lindy, seriously, you are my hero. It means so much to me that you work in comedy and aren't afraid to be as bold, loud and up front with your opinions as male comics are.

I love stand up so much, but it hurts every time I hear a comic that I love make some joke that just degrades us all. It means to much to me that…

Really! Obviously it's a bigger deal because the symbol she chose to wear is important to her heritage and identity, but man, this would be stupid even if it was about writing "Hi Mom" on that cap.

It's a good point. I think you're right in that it's only visible in the rear-view mirror. And it's definitely not something you just arrive at and are set for life there. People do selfish, immature things all the time no matter what stage of life they're at. There's no one in the world so mature that they aren't…

Well, sure, people will define adulthood differently, but we still have the word "adulthood."

What would manhood or manliness be defined as, then? Or are you saying the idea should just be retired all together?

I bet you and your husband are both awesome, and wish you both well :)

Marriage and children aren't really essential to adulthood in my mind. If you want them, cool. If not, no big. Seeking them out as an artificial emblem of adulthood seems more childish than mature to me. And videogames are awesome no matter how old you are.

Children think the entire world revolves around them—-they…

You make a very good point about being unable to support others. Perhaps I should have clarified is as "support others, assuming you are physically and psychologically able."

That said, support can come in many ways. My mother has a bad hip and a number of other health problems, and needs me to take care of a lot of…