In a perfect world, if a criminal is holding a hostage in front of himself to act like a human shield, the police would NOT shoot the hostage in hopes of hitting the criminal. They would negotiate or hire sharp shooters to take him down. They would attempt to subdue to criminal while still protecting the innocent…

Little kids cry all the time for nonsense reasons, you don't have to treat every moment like their emotional future is IN THE BALANCE.

Wow. Can we get Anonymous on the case for some disrespectful vigilante justice?

Had the Catholic Church been a source of misogyny during its history? Yes, and so has Islam, Judaism, Lutheranism, Presbyterianism, Baptists, and any other ideology that sees fit to "keep women in their place" for whatever reason. Give the Church some credit, though - it has provided women with the opportunity to…

WHERE THE FUCK IS TOMATO, MOZZARELLA, & BASIL, YOU YOKEL?

I am ABD in a Social Sciences program, and I really see no problem with her writing here. It's completely appropriate for the forum and audience. Having spent years teaching and marking for university classes, I read the above as being on-par with how a high-average high school graduate writes. While there are…

wow... A genuine artifact from the 70s!

Good for Monica.

Oh my god you really don't have much to do do you? This is pretty pathetic after reading it the tenth time.

In 2006, a graduate student told me he'd bumped into Lewinsky in London while wearing a Georgetown sweatshirt and they struck up a conversation. He asked if she'd ever been to DC and she said no, never.

Lentils!

If you have overwhelming evidence to the contrary that no God or gods exist, I'm sure the world would love to see it.

To ask for forgiveness is not the same thing as expecting forgiveness. I feel like what people are missing is that in church-speak, asking for forgiveness is akin to apologising. Poe Francis is essentially saying, I did not commit these sins, but I will take responsibility for them, and I apologise for the evil that…

But you're saying that your insecurity should matter MORE than our reaction to this study. But that places you at the center of the discourse, see? Is that really where you belong today?

People with body dysmorphic disorders have never been a privileged, oppressive group and their insecurity doesn't stem from their loss of privilege. You don't have a mental illness, dude, but way to victimize yourself and insult the people who do. Grow up and work towards resolving your issues. Frankly, being unhappy…

:O I didn't notice the name change.

Did she and Mr. Manderson get hitched or some such?

This is why there are issues with discussing feminism as it relates to one person's actions, specifically a pop icon with devoted fans. I like Beyonce therefor I will find ways to connect her message to feminism. I don't like Beyonce therefor I will find ways to discredit the folks who say she is feminist. Beyonce…

The risk of thromboembolism for the average woman not on hormonal birth control is about 3-4/10,000. Hormonal birth control that contains estrogen (pills, patch and ring) increase that risk about 2-fold (to about 8/10,000). The Lidegaard study is poorly designed, but even if we accept that it shows an increased risk…

Anyone remember when Carmen and Raja lip synced for their lives? That was the hottest damn thing I've ever seen. I tried to find a better gif, but here it is anyways.