Why isn't there any such thing as a cishet butch woman? You guys seem to have a lot of rage at women whom you see as too feminine for feminism, but then there's no support for butch women. It's all about getting women (that you guys seem to assume are cishet) to publicly flagellate themselves for whatever femininity…

You spelled pregnant wrong. It should be "mpregnant".

Besides being a professional hero, Ira Glass has that sort of virile-nerdy vibe going that is super attractive. Reminds me of David Tennant in the best possible way.

"...but this is the US where illness is a bad choice made by the patient."

I suspect any answer would involve unions, and I gather they are a sign of being a big ol' terrorist-commie over there?

I think it feels more serious. One of the watchwords we have this year is there are consequences for choosing to live like this. It's not a fairytale. If you have people back home, if you run away it's going to have an effect on them. And it's not necessarily always going to be lovely. And does the Doctor make you…

You're right, sorry, I was confused. SC is both a right-to-fire state AND an "at-will" state.

White kid = call their parents; non-white kid = call the cops.

I am fucking AMAZED by the guys that do this. I can't even wrap my head around it, it's like we're a fundamentally different species. My dick and I get along great and we have pretty high opinions of one another (well, I assume the well regard is reciprocated) but it has never once in my entire life occurred to me to…

It's not creepy, but it's really boorish to take an article about a sex offendery thing that happened to someone else and to turn it into a discussion of why women might not want to go out again with a respectful guy like you. At absolute minimum, it suggests that you're really insensitive to women's problems.

THIS.

Seriously? Reverse the genders and think about what you'd like in a date. Presumably you don't want to go out with a creepy stalker, either. But would you be interested in going on a second date with a woman who showed up and who was respectful, but who you didn't enjoy spending time with or found unattractive? If…

While he was in the restroom, I would have gotten up and quickly walked out.

Ok, I'm kind of out of breath and I think I just bought a Jaguar. I don't know what's happening.

Because you want your child to be the force of good that counteracts all of that evil bullshit going on.

Beautiful writing. My opinion is that there is never going to be a perfect time to have a baby. Not in your personal life, and certainly not in the world as a whole. So if you want to do it, go ahead.

You are admitting that your "solution" does nothing to help her in her current situation. It would appear to me that Ms. Harrell already has common sense: her child is fed, clothed, goes to school and is loved and cared for. Debra Harrell just does not have affordable child care options.

I will say that this image — seen on The Mary Sue — is awesome.

You don't have to pay her during leave, you just have to not fire her. Hire her if she is qualified, then get her to build transition documentation for a temp to prep for her departure.