And the flight attendant caved and gave it to him??? Seriously? That's almost as incomprehensible as the dude acting like a manchild demanding your breakfast.

Can't speak for the business dudes, but as a lady who doesn't usually pee on flights but does work on my laptop pretty much the whole time, I like the aisle seats because I feel less claustrophobic. Also, I'm afraid of flying and heard once that aisle seats are safer because if there's a crash you're closer to the…

Because "The bar is just trying to lure in the women for men to hit on. See, it's still for the dudes." never really convinces those kinds of creeps, even though those creeps are probably the same ones the bars are hoping to attract.

We've been conditioned to believe that "I'm sorry you're offended and don't get my sense of humor" is the best we can do. So yeah, relative to the average public apology these days, this is pretty excellent. Which, honestly, is kind of sad.

Here's an idea - why doesn't Facebook ask you before changing your privacy settings the day you "turn 18" rather than just broadcasting your friend list online automatically? Everyone lies about their age, so Facebook should be held to standards that can respect the age-related laws regardless of whether a person…

Oh, come on. Couldn't you fling something less delicious? Neither the lawyer nor the rapist are worthy of defacing perfectly good cucumber like that.

Wow! Check out that headgear with the "Healthy Smile Set". Granted, when I had braces and headgear, the last thing I would have wanted would be to make a doll wear that gawd-awful thing too. But the adult me is really tickled to see headgear for dolls.

I must add bathroom stalls to this list. SPACE, PEOPLE.

Quick! Someone go get Liz Trotta to do a story about how much the Power Rangers have to spend on sexual assault prevention and response because Pink Power Ranger is part of the crew, when they should just be focused on fighting the villains. Liz could say something like "you have this whole bureaucracy upon…

Could you please link me to one of those articles?

I've read a few things (I think one was by Hugo Schwyzer?) arguing that we should define "man" as the opposite of "boy", not "woman". So I don't think your response is all that problematic.

I'm simultaneously totally inspired by your words and attitude, and totally envious* of your science subfield.

Privilege Bingo! http://www.derailingfordummies.com/personal.html#enjoyit

Thank you. I don't know why it's so hard for people to care about multiple things at once.

Clearly you've never met my Californian family. I'm pretty sure one of their casseroles has cheez-its on top (among all the other traditional horrors like green bean casserole, yams with fluff, etc.). Honestly, I expect to find less weird shit at my SO's Thanksgiving this year, and they're like 4th (or more)…

But what defines "after"? As long as we continue to treat the male orgasm as the "end" of sex, then what? If the woman didn't get off, she's just SOL because it's weird for her to take care of herself? That's not reasonable.

Wow. I like the way you think.

A Harmony wood interchangeable knitting needle set from KnitPicks.com. They're on sale right now, actually. Now I just need to figure out how to point my mom in this direction...

Wow, I missed that discussion! Stride of pride is PERFECT.

Okay, that's a relief. Thanks. I knew not to use oil as lube, just wasn't sure how serious potential cross-contamination issues are. I think we're safe.