Yeah, ultimately I don't see these labels (Cool Girl/MPDG/whatever) expanding women's choices as much as further constraining the range of possible female identities into "types" with little allowance for individual agency. These labels can only exist in the first place by relying on tired gender stereotypes ("Guys…

I'm glad so many women in the comments feel this label helps them understand their identities, but it irritates me because (like the awful "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" thing everyone was yapping about a few years ago) it too often gets aimed at women themselves in limiting and frankly catty ways. I think we can all…

incoming all men are scum because this guy who is clearly a sick person did something bad.

Its very interesting that the sentiment here appears to be "buck up and man up" on Jezebel, but if this was a woman everyone would be pulling their hair out.

I look forward to the Jez "How dare these men take away from OUR struggles" banner.

It's a shame you can't admit that your analysis was wrong and you dug yourself deeper with your holier than thou attitude. Oh wait, it's Jezebel, where the contributor is never wrong. I look forward to your next expose on how bisexual men brought AIDS to the black community.

You can do whatever the fuck you want with it. It's just a shame your brain isn't able to process the fact that most people disagree with your analysis.

No, she made a foolish assumption and got called out for it. That's how this works. It's pretty damn obvious none of these "bros" want a pregnancy and just as likely none of the "hos" want them either, but she's approaching this from the angle that EVERYONE should want babies and want then NOW. Maybe she should have…

Right on - and I think this is sexist, too. If you reversed the genders and had a man treating a woman this way, I'd react with horror. It's not okay to infantilize and manipulate people. Just communicate. Tell the guy you'd like to do some fancy dress occasions occasionally. Either he'll do it or he won't, and the…

here's hoping this heralds the end of hunting season on young black men in Florida. christ.

The comment thread to this story proves definitively that, yes, Jezebel's commenters CAN be as shitty as Gawker's.

And you're the reason why we can't convince people that feminism is for everyone, not just punch drunk harridans with sepsis from their rotting menstrual sponge.

I'm sorry. I can't believe that you're fully committed to your current relationship if you sincerely have "backups" in mind. In other words, your relationship is already doomed if that's where your head is at. It's not "pragmatic," it's selfish and, at best, foolish.

Now explain to me how this article is a post that promotes "equal rights for men and women" as the definition of feminism is proposed to be. All I see here is you encouraging women (successful career women or not) that they should have a backup plan because you made a bad decision with husband #1. What about the…

I agree with your conclusion on point 2.

Dude, you should not be doing this. You're reading Jezebel, so, you know, enter at own risk and all that. Besides, what response are you hoping for? 'Cause I'm pretty sure what you'll get has something to do with "male tears" and a several dozen misandry gifs.

Or how about don't choose a "backup husband" because its a fucking shitty and awful thing to do? WTF?

My personal favorite.

Yeah why should people be inconvenienced before fucking to make sure its consensual? I mean its just fucking... no possible way it could alter anybody's life in any way...

Oh absolutely, people love to stick to the status quo, this is why I would have loved to see Cali actually show some courage and be willing to go clean slate, and start from the ground up with the question "How can we best address the issue of sexual assault?" rather than "What meaningless addition can we make that…