Thank you for arguing this so personally and compellingly. I am lucky that I don’t get migraines, but I was recently in bed for a day in a half in excruciating pain from a UTI I’d left untreated. I could not have imagined what it would have been like if I didn’t have health insurance or the ability to take time off.…

Dude. They are different cities. Since when do you link city names because they’re part of the same metropolitan area rather than refer to them as individual cities? I’m sure your reflex to arrogantly dismiss people who correct your mistakes will really endear you to “the most vulnerable.” Lol. Ebbs and flows...

Still…

Cool. I’m “just jumping in” to note that the update is a transparently flippant “see I told you so, whiny complainers” instead of acknowledging the serious concerns with disguising shitty “advice” like this (that clearly needs input from a doctor) as “lifestyle content.” Check the responses to the author’s latest…

No. What “really bothers” people is that you’re telling women to put shit in their bodies and didn’t even bother checking with a single medical professional. This article was dumb and irresponsible and you should stop doubling down on your defense.

I don’t think what you’re saying is untrue, but I think it is unhelpful and potentially destructive, which is the point of the original piece. It’s pretty clear to anyone with ears and eyeballs that it’s the closest that the tyrant has gotten to demonstrating effective presidential oratorical skills and a shred of…

I scream, you scream, we all scream for OH MY GOD IT'S IN MY ASS

I'm perfect for this! Oh wait, you said Netflix junkie. That still works. I have an addictive personality.

Amazing! That you for posting about it. Headlines like that deserve a challah.

This. Was. Awesome.

The worst. I hate it. I look at it with my eyes and taste garlic in my mouth, for some reason.

Yeah, Sorkin sucks at writing women. The worst part is that he just SEEMS like he really thinks he knows what he's talking about and is insufferably smug about it. Like after he finishes writing a Sloan-and-anybody "Can we never stop acknowledging that I'm both smart AND a person that you would definitely want to have…

I won't stop fighting until I'm allowed to change my tampon at my desk at work. I'm sick of this cotton ceiling. I shouldn't have to go to the bathroom just to preserve your delicate man-emotions, god.

She was charged with hairassment.

Easiest tip ever and makes a HUGE difference - turn off your lights. Even fluorescent bulbs heat up a room. Part of it might be a mental boost because you're skulking around in the dark, but this keeps our house SO much cooler. We call ourselves summer vampires and begrudgingly turn on a dim table lamp when we have…

When I saw the color of her cardigan against a chain-link fence before reading the headline, I assumed this was an interview with a prison inmate. Oops. But then I realized she IS in a prison - a prison of her own misguided beliefs and subjective reality #metaphors #PrincetonHasUnfortunateSchoolColors #richpeoplelol

I'm a little shocked that this is being laughed at and called "the best thing that's ever going to happen." Someone was attacked. What if this had been a woman? Would Mandy Moore getting pummelled by a horde of angry Mel B supporters be as funny? Granted, it would definitely be kind of funny, but this was a little…

No, those parts didn't sit well with me either, and that's why I felt it was still exploitative and disagree with the need for that article. That being said, it's miles away from an armchair diagnosis.

I re-read the article, and you are completely right. That was absolutely not what they were doing in the story you linked to. There was another article that pretty much called her bipolar, and that colored my interpretation of the first article. I apologize for my earlier misconception and thanks very much for setting…

Hi! I thought about it a bit more on my run, and I think it is possible to write a piece that would be respectful. I disagree that the xoJane pieces are necessarily meeting that criteria, but I wanted to mention that I appreciate your insights and it gave me something to think about.

It's like there's a line you can't cross, except it's an invisible line, moves around all the time, and if you accidentally DO cross it, you are immediately and unceremoniously tossed into a volcano full of lasers. I think the most we can ask of ourselves and each other is to recognize that there is a line and do our…