Passersby snapped pictures. And uploaded them to Twitter.

This topic often reminds me of an exchange between my 7yo self and a babysitter I didn't much like, and with whom I was probably a little bratty.

I would star that ten times if I could.

Rokita was a jerk, and there's no excuse for that. But Costello (and her bosses at CNN) are not blameless in the big picture.

Was the "Wrecking Ball" video consciously an homage to the NC2U video?

Definite creepy-pervy vibe from Ellen. (And I say that as someone who quite appreciates Ellen's overall sense of humor.)

"She pointed out that since she was on probation, she also would have gone to jail if she had pressed charges."

when you comment on a woman's appearance, you are not doing it for her. You are doing it for you. It's not some great way to make a woman feel sexy and appreciated. It's not flattery, even if you mean for it to be. The only thing it is is a great way for you to create a shitty power dynamic, by which you have…

A campaign that raises awareness about this—without undermining the victims—is a win in my book.

was I the only one expecting an arc in which Col. Sheffield is revealed to be a possessive, abusive partner, after that scene where he told Charlene her [unstated] number was too high?

calling a single person "LGBT" : being homophobic :: states' rights! : being racist?

Re: Justin Timberlake saying it's all par for the course, and Madonna, and Britney, and so on and so on...

Former anorexic here. Wishing very much for research that could shed light on the *family systems in which anorexia appears* as opposed to a very narrow focus on the individual who presents as anorexic. For the "identified patient," it feels like more shame and blame. And there is already so much!Bottom line: unlike…