I have been wasting time with Gawker media for over a decade and Jezebel since its creation. What the hell am I going to do with myself after this change? Am I suddenly going to become a productive person? I need to go lie down.

oh her father was extremely abusive towards her mother (and possibly the kids? i cant remember). she clearly has a lot of issues related to trauma, but you can’t fix any mental health or trauma issues in active addiction. trust me, i tried lol.

i didn’t mean for my comment to be a comment on all abusive relationships. just specifically on lindsay’s situation. her drug and alcohol addiction makes her incredibly vulnerable. living life in active addiction is so dangerous. my hope and prayer for lindsay is that she is able to go back to treatment and pull…

You are speaking the truth and the way people are attacking your comments on this article reflects their complete cluelessness about the dynamics of addiction and recovery. Just wanted to say that.

yeah. it’s not victim blaming, at least not the way i mean it. it’s realty. people, especially women, in active addiction lead very dangerous lives. the nature of being an addict means you are constantly trapped in one chaotic situation after another. you place yourself in extremely dangerous situations just to get…

I have no idea if this is true, but it sounds like her father is/was abusive as well. If that’s the case this isn’t “just” an addiction issue.

...continue being a vulnerable person in toxic and chaotic situations.

He is a violent asshole but in order for her to get away from a toxic and abusive person she probably needs to get her shit together. I don’t think that that is victim blaming. It is hoping she gets away from this asshole and suggesting steps for that to happen. No one said she is responsible for any abuse.

i assumed it wasnt necessary to say that her bf should stop beating her up. he should stop putting his hands on anyone. i guess i shouldnt assume people would understand i felt that way, but i do. i was commenting on my reaction to this article, which as a woman in recovery from drug addiction, is to feel completely…

It’s not her fault that he’s beating her. The point is that if she doesn’t start taking real care of herself that there is a large chance she will just end up in this situation again.

Right? As if “saying sorry” means a damn thing in this scenario. I feel bad for her and I hope she gets out and gets the help she needs.

god that quote is depressing. i’m nodding along and then get to the point about saying sorry and YIKES.

For most of history people’s access to alcohol was limited by their social class or wealth. It’s only recently that enjoying a drink has become a “condition”. Entire civilisations were focused on getting their buzz on. As do elephants and monkeys given half a chance.

Careful you don’t flatter yourself.

Get back to playing Destiny. Alone.

I know you are but what am I?

Oh, good. I will add that to my list of addictions. I thought there was a maturity requirement on this site? At least make an attempt at being clever. Take your time.

You’re a judgemental pricktroll who never gets invited anywhere. Have fun sitting at home alone watching the Olympics.

The humanist thing is a little less gross than the “all lives matter” bullshit, I think, as it’s reasoning generally breaks down to some version of:

I would say that generally when I’ve heard the tiresome “humanist” shit it’s from women