"First, not even his family supports him; his brother, Dr. Jim Burkman, is an openly gay man living in Seattle who thinks his homophobe brother is an "ass." "

That was my first thought as well. "What a friend to the queer community you are, asshole!"

Oh for sure. Most doctors recommend that women wait 6 weeks before having sex after giving birth. I'm sure that the early Jewish communities who wrote the Old Testament picked up on the fact that it really fucking hurts to have a baby and women probably don't want anything in their vaginas for awhile after. But the…

omigodomigodomigod! Are berets back?! I don't know why this is making me so happy!

The Bible also says women on their period should be isolated from the community for the entire time that they're bleeding. I'm sure he doesn't make her stop cooking his dinners and cleaning his house and raising his family once a month, though. This shit is just bananas.

I believe "slutting out" can only refer to the "imaginary boyfriend" title.

Or he could sit like a human, not taking up the space of the two very uncomfortable women next to him? And when someone crosses in front of him, he could stand up to let them pass? It's more work, but it's kinder to the people who are actually sitting next to him, rather than saving his kindness for people who may…

Thank you. I wonder where this belief that women can have either the smart/funny guy or the hot/good lay guy comes from? I won't be so bold as to claim I've always dated men who were the total package. In fact, when I met my husband I was pretty sure that I would never find someone who checked of all my boxes…

I manage a small retail store; we are closed on Thanksgiving because we are owned and operated by normal humans. BUT I am coming off of a ten day jag of working nine hour days with the LOVELIEST customers imaginable. I have lots of horror stories from this week but this is the best: we received a certified letter…

Thanks! You saved me minutes of educating myself when I should be working. And yet, I had plenty of time to read this article, the link, and post a question.

I'm sure I could look this up somewhere, but maybe some Jezzie knows the answer. What does the Chinese government do if a woman has twins?

I actually thing "you're doing a mistake right now" is going to become my catch phrase.

Did anyone else see a chicken in one of those videos? Or a hen? I don't really know the difference.

According to this, I should have been called Ashley. Which tallies with my experience as a kid. My parent's method for choosing names:

I went to a Catholic school and none of this surprises me. The administration was busy policing morality of it's faculty, staff and students but didn't give two shits about actually educating and/or preparing young adults to decent members of society.

Yeah, I don't think we'll ever get that lucky. Once the public stops giving her a megaphone she'll just buy her own and hit the streets in her aluminum foil hat.

You just put your finger on it. I haven't ever felt as privileged and frivolous as I have felt in the last two months. Thank you! Articulation!

Yeah, I think that it's a stressful situation. And even if you don't buy into the whole "white wedding," "this is the most important day of my life" myth, you are ONE COUPLE against this whole wedding-industrial complex telling you that you are WRONG. And it's all compounded by people saying things like, "I've been…

Yeah, it's sort of amazing how crazy-possessive people get over weddings. I haven't quite reached the moment where I get so exasperated that I scream "IT'S MY DAY!" But I certainly sympathize with people who do get to that point.

Also engaged! My funniest "will she or won't she change" story happened while discussing my choice with my soon to be in-laws.