Nasty me, and a car full of nasty neighbor women, nastily voted early today. Then we came home and had brunch with from-her-wherever-marys.

read this as “rusty croissant,” which does not sound as scary

If you’re going to be mad about something, don’t forget that we burned down the White House the last you tried to invade our fucking country. Don’t mess with Canada.

So... Republicans just decided to stop vetting people? Zero vetting. Just no more vetting of anyone ever? No vetting the candidates. No vetting their nominee. No vetting “witnesses” defending their nominee. Not even the most basic, bare-minimum of vetting.

To quote H.L. Mencken, “No one in this world, so far as I know—and I have researched the records for years, and employed agents to help me—has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.”

This is the way some - perhaps many in the past - white men in business have behaved for decades (centuries, even). I don’t think he gave it a second thought as being problematic to running for President, because it used to be so, so, so common for entitled men in power to harass women in this way.

Agreed. I remember I had to have a talk with my Dad when I was about 20 that it was no longer appropriate to slap me on the ass because I was grown and deserved to have autonomy over my body. Which typing it out makes me realize, SHOULD NEVER BE FUCKING APPROPRIATE. Jesus. I think I’m going to pour one more glass of…

It’s so hard, too, when you do tell people about these things, and they literally will laugh it off, deem it funny, refuse to see it as any sort of assault or violation.

This is so sad, I have gone through the exact same thought process myself. I am 30 years old and have been working in the entertainment industry for a solid decade (studios, agencies, law firms, production). I am realizing now how important it is for women to start speaking up and sharing our stories. Which at this…

What number did we agree on a la Cosby before we start believing them?

I am 32. I consider myself a strong ass woman. Not a victim. NEVER a victim. But what is shocking, and humbling about this entire election is the fact that other women are speaking out about things that I have just accepted in my life as part of being a woman, and that I’ve forgotten about until now. I truly forgot…

It’s not MY binary.

You say that the family’s reactions are perfectly natural given that they’re experiencing extreme cognitive dissonance and are the product of a culture that treats rape as an extraordinary circumstance (magic, as you say). This is certainly true, but in your account of our culture, you seem to be suggesting that men…

I think you are reading things into the comments you’re responding to that aren’t actually there.

Whatever woman became the first presidential nominee from a major US party - whether that was going to be Clinton or somebody else - was never going to be the pristine and pure beacon of hope and change, etc. that any of us may want to see, simply because it takes a championship fighter to break down barriers.

I’m supposed to be writing a book chapter!

I consider myself to be very pro-life. The women is already alive and a fully formed human being. Protecting her life, is being pro-life. I would like to protect the fetus as well, but not at the cost of ruining the woman’s life. And she should be the one who decides what ruins her life, not me. The only restriction I…

All responsible gun owners are responsible gun owners right up until they aren't. Weird how that works.

Ummm, can we stop shitting on parents of people that do horrible things? If my kid did something this terrible I’m sure I’d have a disconnect with reality and say a bunch of shit that was nothing more than my mouth moving when my brain was dead. Parents aren’t responsible for their kids crimes. I dont even know why we…