That’s another great point - other movements have had very clear, defined GOALS. The Montgomery Bus Boycott had a stated goal of pressuring the city’s transit system to drop its mandated segregation policy - and yes, while that tied into the larger struggle for African American rights, its goal was clear and narrow…

All due respect, I thin conflating the Women’s Strike to anything in the Civil Rights Movement is foolhardy. One thing that has always struck me about the civil rights movement was how damn ORGANIZED they were (and that just emphasizes how unorganized the current “resistance” is). The Montgomery Bus Boycott worked…

Had an affair.

She is talking about him. And I actually did read a magazine article about his wedding - his new wife is in fact quite, uh, ample. And it’s okay, I know far more about them than I like to admit to myself either. I can actually remember when people on Jez liked to defend them against “classist” comments - before all…

Well there’s your health - and no, sorry not sorry, I’m not a HAES acolyte - I believe that weight loss can improve overall health and fitness in many people. But I’m pretty sure doing it solely to intrude upon a couple’s wedding day in order to try to shame the groom into regretting breaking up with you is pretty…

Vanity sizing, seriously. I can vary between a 2-10, depending on where I happen to be shopping. I would wager the 4 comes from her preferred clothing place.

I think 460 was her highest weight ever. She lost between 100-150 BEFORE she ever on TV, and then she lost the rest with the surgery. So I think she was that large, but we’ve never seen her that big on television.

Fun fact: she admits that she wants to be “hot” (which is, of course, a matter of perspective) in order to crash her ex’s wedding to another woman to make him regret breaking up with her. Seriously. Not health or anything even remotely noble - just to “show up” your ex’s new wife. She just keeps finding new ways to…

“And here, you get a fork, and you get a fork - we can all have our own forks. That’s how freedom works, kids.”

I learned to hunt when I was young, and the guiding principle was “when you don’t know, hold fire.” If I know it’s a deer in the bush, I can shoot. When I know it’s a person, hold fire. When I don’t know what’s in the bush, I HOLD FIRE. And I was a little kid when I learned that - because it is not hard. We have…

I hate how these people twist words to make it sound like there is less agreement than there is.

It’s also counter-intuitive. In most cases, “don’t know” is reason enough to proceed with caution. If we do not know the exact mechanisms by which the atmosphere is heating up, that is argument enough to begin to exercise cautious restraint and start enacting curtailing of emissions, and THEN study them to determine…

I agree. I think the Hadid sisters could probably stand as legitimate models on their own even if they did not have some doors opened for them. The Jenners, not so much. I think we are in total agreement on that one.

But do you really believe they’re being booked for how they look, or it is to bring more exposure to the brand?

I like Gigi’s look better than either of the Jenners, but that wasn’t my point - they all came into the industry largely through, well, nepotism and pre-exposure through reality tv. For years, we always had the story about models getting discovered in shopping malls (like Naomi Campbell) or in small towns or something…

But is Gigi famous for her modeling or is she a model because she’s famous? Isn’t it the second one? I know her as the daughter of one of the Real Housewives and somebody who dates one of the 1D guys (thanks, little sister). That’s it - I don’t think of her as a “model.” Just like I do not think of the Jenners as…

But if we think about it in terms of impact, wouldn’t it be stupid to stay out? If you’re looking to use the day to make a statement and impact - well, it was International Women’s Day. Wouldn’t it be more impactful to come into school and dedicate a day’s lesson plan to inspirational women in history, historical…

I’m a lawyer who works predominantly in real estate/homeownership, assisting low/middle income Americans finance buying homes. I do not believe me staying away from work today accomplishes anything, as my job provides assistance to the same people most likely to suffer under a Trump administration. I also purchased my…

This isn’t analogous to OJ - OJ argued that he was simply not involved in his wife’s murder. War Machine’s case is far easier - I don’t think even HE is disputing that he inflicted the injuries on Mack - he’s just arguing that somehow, she was okay with it. It would only be analogous if OJ argued that Nicole WANTED…

Here’s the messed up part: he did adult movies too - that’s how he met her! So he himself is also an adult performer, but if you look at the media coverage of this case, he is almost exclusively referred to as an MMA fighter and she is referred to an adult actress - despite BOTH of them working in the field. How’s…