As a retail veteran, I can assure you, there are people in this world who are peculiarly sensitive to how you take money from them. "You did not just snatch that money out of my hand" has been screamed at me at high volume multiple times.

I think you have a really good point, but all this erased history should also be represented. It shouldn't be ONE or the OTHER, but rather, both. I'd also like to see something about the suppression of Harriet Jacob's narrative. I teach freshmen in college, and they know nothing about slavery or American Black…

I don't care one way or another what you do. People should do whatever sex acts they and their partner are into. My problem with you is your reason for not being into it. You think because your reason is science based, it's correct. The thing is, you're wrong on the science.

I'm 37, and not a serious niche fetishist. But I like being on the receiving end of a rimjob.

We do know that the girl doesn't want chemo and is being held against her will. If she was a year older this would be illegal and fucked up. It should be illegal and fucked up now.

I kinda share your opinion on this. The flip side of respecting individual autonomy is that sometimes individuals make terrible, stupid decisions. The law draws an arbitrary line and I don't blame the judge for taking advantage of the loophole of her age, but this kind of thing always skirts that slippery slope of…

In a pragmatic sense, my thought is she can recover from the emotional scars from this. She can't recover if she dies, though. She is likely terrified because of what her mom has told her as well as her apparently very sheltered upbringing. I hope they have social work and child life working with her as much as…

I've had dogs. I've had cats. I have kids.

If it wasn't for the fact that it appears she's being railroaded by her mom, it would be different. Perhaps not enough to allow her to forgo treatment, but enough to make it less clear what the correct path was.

Even if she was 23, and the situation was the same where another person was manipulating her in a way that…

I don't have a dog, but I have a kid and I would take changing her diapers over walking her any damn day of the week. It's cold here in New England!

Yep. If her survival chances were low to non-existent, then yes, it should be her choice. People hear the word cancer and instantly think it's probably going to kill the person, chemo or not. Which isn't the case here.

Every time I hear about Chris Pratt, I'm all like:

I am truly disappointed but I am also not all that surprised. Mostly because by nature we defend the people we love. It's not hard for me to imagine how close they are. It's also not hard for me to believe that he hid this horrendous side of himself from people. It is also really easy for us to be ignorant of red…

Out of all his defenders, she's the one I'm most disappointed by. :/

BYE PHYLICIA.

I don't think anyone can say they got where they are without help. Some people are definitely born into it. Some that I know I actually believe are worth the nepotism that launched them. I'm still battling for recognition and I've been steadily working for a good chunk of time. But I absolutely did not break through…

I'm in the industry. I vehemently support and echo that we need more female directors from the cockles of my lady heart. But, there is an unfortunate bias towards the cult of director that completely ignores the need for higher percentages of women in other fields. A dear friend of mine just submitted her first…

The people getting married have the right to decide for themselves

ALTERNATIVE: CHILD ONLY WEDDING

Sure you can! You just have to lose any sentimentality about the process. Stop thinking of them as children and look at them as adult guests, for planning purposes. Like, each kid at the wedding is another a chair you're renting and plate you're serving. You've got a headcount and budget to work with, and you can't…