I think you’re right but I’m reluctant to use the term “female privilege” since the reason the sentence is so light is because of patriarchical ideas about women’s sexual agency. So the paradox is, female sex offenders benefit from those ideas because specifically because they’re not privileged.

THIS. She is clearly not a fit parent if she’s using her kids to recruit victims. Poor moms live in fear of getting their children taken away for letting them go to the park alone, but this lady makes her kid an accessory to her crime and gets to keep them? Bullshit.

Hey, maybe he WAS asking for it. But 15-year-olds will also ask for a houseful of free-roaming venomous scorpions as pets, or ask for permission to go base jumping with bank robbers dressed as luchadors. But as goddamn ADULTS, we recognize that CHILDREN will very often ask for things THEY SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN.

Her sentence doesn’t allow her to be in contact with minors other than her own. Including her own would be better.

But no one is doing that. Go back to bed.

sincerely hoping he just had a normal signature until like a week ago

It is progress, though, and all progress is needed. But as a liberal, I’m perplexed at how evil we make each other look when we talk about priorities. The mention of race during wage gap discussions is seen as the ultimate derailment. However, wages are the central focus of the intersectional effort to end oppression.…

On the real, tho:

I hate that I’m grey and can’t star this into approval.

Females receive the vast majority of health care dollars.

If that was the case, how come women doing “manly” things like fixing cars and enjoying sports are considered “cool” but men who do “feminine” things like cooking or sewing are looked down on? Why are there tons of insults like “you throw like a girl” or “cry like a little bitch” but doing something “like a man” is…

I took a writing class and had to share a story. My story was about a girl coming home to find out what is wrong with her male cousin who is turning into a vampire. One of the critiques found it unbelievable my character didn’t call the police. I found it funny because this guy thought the unbelievable part of the…

Yes. Disneyland has banned selfie sticks. They are grumpy.

I couldn’t fit this in the post itself, but it made me laugh:

People have looking for this guy ever since he put this up. Dude is a ghost.

Who can worry about our devastating drought when consenting adults are having THE SEX somewhere?

I don't think the point of the payday loans segment was to shame the people who needed them but rather the predatory loaners who through exuberant interest percentages were taking advantage of people who were desperate.

You’re in luck, then! None of these involves an injection into the penis.

That’s great. My dad did something along the same lines. When I lived in AL, I was big into the community theatre scene, and just before I moved I was in a production of 1776. For whatever reason, the part of the delegate from NY state wasn’t cast, and the opening night was quickly approaching, so the director asked…

Your “Latinos, always wearing striped cardigans!” reminded me of the time a co-worker found out I’m hispanic (I’m super pale and married a white guy so I get this a lot) and she said “I should have known. You always wear really bright clothes like red cardigans and stuff!” “Um, yeah, have to be colorful in case…