"Proving it" is one of those things that sounds simple but gets more complex the more I think about it. Like, if your face is in the picture, that's one thing — you can send in a date-stamped photo, and it's just too bad for you if you don't want to show Twitter what you look like (or, for that matter, if you don't…

Hee, actually I had one before I started posting here and the second one in 2011. He's 4 next month. But thank you!

No matter how they do it, it's all going to come down to one person's word against the other so much of the time. I'd be inclined to err on believing the person in the photograph since all the possible harm falls on them. It's hard for me to see how somebody could be hurt by not being allowed to put a naked photo of…

I think part of the issue is that it's 45 seconds for a reporter, but it's 45 seconds times however many media outlets you need to talk to on a red carpet. (Which looks like a LOT.) If I had to identify my dress's designer and talk about my shoes and jewelry over and over again for half an hour, I'd start getting…

Yup. First baby, it was OMG ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT. Second baby, it was like, eh, he'll show up eventually. (Spoiler: He did.)

It's true. (Presumably) straight white guys never had one single bad idea they didn't get from somebody who was gay, black or both. Nope.

poorly-ranked YouTube comment come to life

I have a niece who's 17. I admit I'd raise my eyebrows if she were dating a 22-year-old, but absent other red flags I wouldn't view the age difference alone as a reason they shouldn't see each other. I think you're right that we simply disagree on how significant that age gap is in terms of power dynamic and…

I don't see the age difference between 17 and 22 as being big enough for that kind of thing to come into play? 17-year-olds may not be as competent or mature as full adults, but neither are most 22-year-olds.

Soaking up runny yolks with toast is literally the only reason to eat eggs any way but scrambled.

Yeah, I scrolled thru her Twitter account and it looks like a lot of her social circle is black. So it's not like she didn't know any other black people she could ask about this.

I actually think you can,based on that Reuters series on rehoming from last year? It looks like all you have to do in most states is sign a piece of paper that says you're giving so-and-so guardianship of your child and get it notarized. I'm not sure it wouldn't work for a biokid, and probably it's done sometimes when…

Yeah, when we start acting like schtupping across age of consent lines is in any way more alarming than murder we've maybe lost perspective a little bit.

This is also true and is a pretty basic rule of society. "So-and-so did it first" doesn't (or at least shouldn't) get you out of trouble with your parents, so why is it being seriously offered as a defense here?

He's from Iowa or someplace like that, and I imagine they go out in public once in a while when they visit his family. But yeah, I'm surprised (and actually sort of pleased) that he tries to change the baby in public enough to notice. I thought that was why celebrities had nannies.

Having read the comments on a couple articles I shouldn't have this morning, I can say that this seems to be the right-wing racist talking point on this one. Rappers swear and use vulgar language and somehow the Fox News types have convinced themselves that that's EXACTLY THE SAME as an entire fraternity laughing as…

How are we making fun of homeless people? We're making fun of the idiots who named the place, who presumably are non-homeless church staffers of some type.

So is she still doing that virginity-until-marriage thing? 'Cause I'm not sure how this song will play to the promise ring crowd.

It's more likely she doesn't see it in her community and therefore thinks it's over everywhere. Kids (and adults) can be short-sighted that way.

I'm not shocked, but I am disappointed we aren't better than this.