Thanks for the clarification (though I’m not exactly sure if it makes me feel better as I think that basic problem solving is TERRIBLY necessary for firefighters).

Nicole, a cop, can neither count nor do basic math (quite possibly) carries a gun as a part of her job.

Oh, I 100% agree. But I think that I couldn’t continue watching it not work because it just felt so off.

I remember really being unable to get into Ellen’s show before she came out. I wasn’t clear about my own queerness at the time—I thought my lack of interest in boys was because I was a theatre nerd and super focused on getting good grades and getting into college—but I was clear that something about watching Ellen…

Mugatu did it better.

AGREED!

Also, Ani DiFranco’s “Providence” from To the Teeth.

I dunno.

Dudes like him are why I am entering a PhD program in philosophy: to beat them up (intellectually).

Oh agreed! And who doesn’t want to stick their arm into a fountain of deliciousness? I just wanted guests that could (mostly) control that very reasonable desire.

My (now) wife insisted on inviting her niece and nephew even though I was QUITE clear that our event was an adult only event (no other children were invited) and that I had no interest in anyone having to parent at our event (so that they could have a good time) to please her mother.

In 1996, my 10th grade english teacher, Mrs. Mazzacaro, pulled me aside after the last day of class and said, “I have a something for you”. I assumed it was a paper I’d forgotten to collect, or that my journal had slipped out of my bag or something, something small and daily. It was June! She slipped into my…

Agreed.

That’s so kind.

I routinely and deliberately interrupt men when they are talking in such a way as to derail the conversation or reframe the conversation such that they don’t have to address the comments made by other women (typically after they’ve interrupted a woman).

I did talk to my doctor and the fibroid tumor that is taking up nearly 90% of my uterus came with me.

I think this is an excellent question.

It’s the smile that’s killing me. He’s not just emboldened; he’s gleeful.

Having one time been a “regular person” on a reality competition I will say that it’s possible to forget that the mics are recording all of the time.

Hahaha troll, I’m black, queer, and a fan of RuPaul from the 90's.