You're right: if the victim was a boy, the reaction would be completely different. The message is that girls are simply not as important as boys. That young girl has suffered and will continue to suffer horribly as a result of this attack. But the other young girls and women in that town are suffering as well because…

So the claim that they thought the girl was older is a bid to be perceived as simply rapists, rather than rapists and pedophiles? This is beyond disgusting.

Yeah, yeah. Still want her to go the hell away.

That picture is just strange...it's a lingerie ad AND it's Megan Fox, yet she is not making the sexy face. In fact, her face looks (for once) unaffected...as though she didn't know she was being photographed.

Do you mean disordered eating (such as fasting or cleansing to lose weight) or actual eating disorders?

They might be satisfied with their bodies because they control their weight with purging and laxatives.

Here's a link to Remicade treatment of AS: [www.remicade.com]

Why are you not on Remicade or another biologic? I have relatives with diseases which—like Ankylosing Spondylitis—are caused by TNF alpha overproduction and their lives have been transformed by this treatment, which they receive intravenously every six to eight weeks. It's expensive, but health insurance should pay…

Don't forget Marc LePine: [en.wikipedia.org]

Yeah, creepy.

@LolaLane: I'm glad you said that because I was thinking the same thing. Her arms just look like she's been working out really effectively, not like she's been starving herself.

@bootybootisback: Selma Blair.

Yeah, I have no idea who she is, but comments like those are just mean.

That fits.

Okay....but why exactly is he dressed like a woman?

@BettyCrockerPunkRocker: Also, traditionally women have been trained to please others at their own expense. As a result, women often live lives of half-truths and lies. I don't think this is true for younger generations, but for the baby boomers and upwards, it is certainly true.

@bluesbelle: Yes—totally! And you know what else I hate: people who constantly exclaim how honest (or fair or unselfish) they are, and they totally AREN'T!

OMG! That Christmas sweater is ME!

It's the ecstasy.

I long for a time in the future when days pass without my hearing the words "Lady Gaga."