FYI: the BMJ Christmas issue is tongue-in-cheek. What they're actually doing in CARTOONS KILL: casualties in animated recreational theater in an objective observational new study of kids’ introduction to loss of life is satire, with samples deliberately chosen to produce a specific outcome.

My husband went on a rant about this the other day — in his job he interviews a lot of grad students and he is irritated by the ease with which people throw the Privilege word around, observing that the ones who use it the most are the most privileged. Well educated and interviewing for a well-paying job. But they are…

I guess the question is "How can white people be supportive of the issue without seeming to demean or take over the issue? " If white people don't talk talk about what they do in the situation, then the narrative is that white people are ignoring the issue (which so many do). If white people talk about the issue,…

Incorrect. I can DEFINITELY have an opinion on people who have dangerous home births, and who put their lives and the lives of their children at risk for extremely stupid reasons. I can think those people are fucking reckless morons and also think that we need to do something about our shitty prenatal healthcare,…

Any of you guys remember Pike's The Immortal? SO GOOD.

a popular solution often issued to deal with the problem of men not cleaning is that women should simply clean less.

Psht, call me when turkin' makes a comeback..

Psst, should we tell these cretins about the Catholics?

This took four years. And I'm unemployed.

Orphan is the New Black, starring Uzo Aduba playing every character in a show about a prison full of clones.

I completely agree. I was kicked out of the house as a teen when my mom thought I was pregnant (turns out it was a false-positive and an irregular cycle), and I still look back at that day as the one that damaged my future life path. Bouncing from place to place, I became a runaway and then started working full-time…

In the context of a society where Christianity is the majority religion, it's not the same. Just like acknowledging that reverse racism is not and cannot be equal to actual racism because of the cultural context, we have to make the distinction between minority religions that, in our culture are vulnerable to bigotry,…

In what way does this qualify as "scammy?" They say your ring could only be worth $10; anyone who thinks they'll likely get one worth more is delusional, not scammed.

Considering how much scented candles cost, as long as they smell good... I think calling it a scam is a tad of an over reach. 30$ for a candle that smells like a bums nut sack mixed with baby hooker is the real scam!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Silly or stupid aside, it's hard to really say "scam" because it's not like the company is hiding the fact that some rings are cheap and they might not fit. To me, it's more of a gift—something you buy for a teenage girl or a young woman who loves costume jewelry and candles. Ain't nothing wrong with buying people a…

Thank you for asking, and I would invite others to join in and highlight anything I’ve missed.

Your friend is a piece of shit.

WOW. Slowly replaying every relationship I've had with female friends over the last fifteen years in my mind, after reading this article, and there are several "well, you really fucked that up" moments that I didn't even realize before. I think I've course corrected a lot of behaviors mentioned here, but I think you…

Agreed. In this case, the effect of the article is also influenced by its readership. Since Jezebel's prime audience is straight females, I feel some sort of trepidation when reading their comments.