Oh please. Barnard is the most selective women's college in the country. Its students are awarded degrees signed by both Barnard's and Columbia's presidents. I agree that there's no reason for Barnard students to claim they went to Columbia; I'm more impressed by women who went to Barnard to be quite honest. Get the…

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As a woman, I'm tired of hearing that everything that I (and other women) can do to stop the script of rape is "victim blaming." There are patterns in the way sexual assaults occur, and I think it's useful to point those out (as this reddit thread does) in order to identify the stages at which we can change the course…

or you know, because diversity makes for a better workplace and product?

but Square isn't supposed to be typical, right?

trolling or just stupid?

it's simply a sexual-act-as-putdown.

There's a cop at my university who always says this kind of thing to me. "Don't look so down." "Why don't you smile?" "Too pretty to not have a smile on your face."

True. Though this definitely didn't seem like the kind of situation in which one good person could make much of a difference. Unless someone went to sit next to her— which would have been an amazing gesture.

I think you're right about that. It'd be nice if this teachable moment was limited to the guilt induced by watching thousands of strangers trying to make someone feel better about *your* behavior. Unfortunately I think these kids are getting threats and stuff, which defeats the purpose because it makes them "victims"…

which makes me think that this incident is not common. She's obviously dealt with brats, but the video was one of straight cruelty.

Did you even watch the video?

I think you've misread this situation.

This is something I regrettably had not considered. You and MingSchwazia are absolutely right. Had it been girls, we'd be having the same old tired discussion again about "mean girls."

It's not easy to make jackals weep.

Please. In high school I rocked a badass haircut that was about an inch long on my right side and became shoulder length on the left. It was awesome and I owned it. These peeps are late to the party.

What about a certificate? I know with a lot of vocations (welding, many things in the construction field) you can take an exam to test your competency and if you pass, you are certified. Otherwise, you take the program and at completion you are certified.

The point is...that it DOESN'T require $5000 and 17 months to learn her trade.

Yeah, but the pedagogical training gets ridiculous and is sometimes not even useful. I had a teacher in high school with a PhD in literature. They wouldn't allow her to teaching "gifted" literature classes until she was "gifted" certified. To me, that's wasting a fantastic resource you already have.

There's a lot of snark here aimed at Ms. Monnin; I'm okay with that as long as it's backed up. What's the beef, Doug? Her problem with the transgender contestant? That's she's involved in pageants at all?