Aaaaaand this is when you know you're old: when this is the first time I have ever heard of "ratchet" in this context. This was a really good piece, Dodai and it should give us all pause.

A real hoarder would never stand on her pile of newspapers.

Looking at the images in the article about the original bling ring, it seems that not one but two Latino characters could have been included in the film. It's confusing though- the article states there were six members of the ring and then shows pictures of seven.

Well, didn't you know, if you touch a guys dick once, you are then obligated to let him put it into one or more of your orifices. It's like how if you touch a cookie or a piece of cake you have to eat it.

Well, how else are you supposed to show a girl that you'd like her to touch it? ANSWER THAT, FEMINISTS.

The irony of you using gif a leading male role from the 1950s is awesome.

I admit it's completely possible that these people's apartment looks like a Maze of Death for babies inside. But then again, it's also possible that baby is at that cusp of learning to climb and stand, and the parents missed that she was able to get up there. Sometimes little kids are sneaky buggers.

Hence the CPS stepping in. :(

Casey Malone's post is worth reading in its entirety. He calls this manual what it is - a rape manual. My favorite part of his post, and I can't click over because it's blocked at the moment, was when he said something like "there will be young, impressionable boys and young men reading this book who will become…

Yeah, no. I work with people who fall at or below the poverty line. They shockingly are somehow able to keep their children from falling out windows.

Agreed. I feel like I used to be able to find a somewhat decent pair of heels for about $60 and wear them for two years. Now I can't find much cheaper than $100.

I don't know if you have Nordstrom Rack around you, but you can get great quality shoes at pretty steeply discounted prices. I buy shoes there all the time and often find designer shoes that would retail for upwards of $500-600 for under $100.

My ex makes custom boots and shoes by hand, with an individual carved last for every foot he works with. He is constantly justifying his $350-500 price tag. I'm eager to hear how Ms Morrison could justify twice (or triple, or quadruple) that price for a straight-size shoe with half the material made in overseas…

Same! I think of myself as someone who generally pays a bit more for quality shoes, but for me that means buying $150 shoes on sale for $100. To me that means "expensive-ish, quality shoes." I guess not?!

This NYT article so struck me as another 1% disconnect. I mean, I'm a shoe freak, and I purchase decent enough shoes in my budget range — but instead of getting me excited about shoes, the article left me feeling repelled and disgusted. Insanity, indeed.

Ugh, there is a special place of irritation (I use that expression a lot, so I have a lot of metaphorical irritation in my life) for this kind of "empowerment" via traditional beauty nonsense. It basically leaves all of us back exactly at the same place we were, and keeps the focus on our bodies as aesthetic things to…

Okay, I'm really concerned about her. All the VH1 "therapy/rehab" shows have truly terrible track records when dealing with domestic violence (see Dr. Drew encouraging Tom Sizemore to gaslight Heidi Fleiss and accuse her of not wanting to Tom to get better.) Couples therapy is NOT a recommended clinical intervention…

Later he said it was also 'best for the kids' to be white.

Has an one noticed how incredibly inarticulate many of these politicians are? Do none of them put there thoughts to paper before attempting to ramble in front of the US house or is not stumbling over your words to "elitist"?