Since when are any of the Gawker sites good places to have serious critical discussions? And even if you argue that they are, is this really the kind of piece that you would expect to generate such discussion?

You're right, Rodeo is actually one of the friendlier upscale shopping districts. There are a few snooty places, but most are very friendly, and I'm friendly back. PC Hooftstraat in Amsterdam is one of the most pretentious I've been to in Europe, so I'm just an ass there. Places I've been in Shanghai and Seoul are so…

My rule is, the nicer the store, the more dismissive I am of it's employees. I shop at a lot of nice places around the world, and it's just a thing. If I'm on Rodeo or The Mile or pc Hooftstraat or whatever, I almost completely ignore the employees. If you're friendly to them, they treat you like some country rube…

Actually, prostitution is legal in a large part of Western Europe, so your point about geography doesn't make much sense. In fact, the Netherlands regulates prostitution more than many other countries.

A lot of people prefer women with "tummies." Of course, I'd advise not squishing it up that way.

Ugh, short fuse. Those kind of people scare me. I can deal with a lot of people, but the kind who I think might explode for no logical reason make me twitchy.

Nice thought, but it wouldn't work. When someone defaults, and there will be defaults, it's not like you can take the baby back (or can you? :) That's going to leave a lot of people holding the bag, and you need those people to facilitate future adoptions.

Silver? You mean his hair? That's not gray, that's glare off of his hair gel.

If you invite me to your party and I come, you must fawn over me incessantly! Now, be my best friend! Are in love with me yet? What is wrong with you, you coldhearted bitch?!

I've got a serious question. I'm a guy approaching 40 years old. I have sex with a few different women a year, so I've had a reasonable number of partners. I cannot imagine how I could have sex with someone, and have no idea that they did not want to have sex with me. What would that look like?

Jezebel is not here to make people laugh! It is here to scold, and make people very, very uncomfortable.

Oh crap, I knew that, but forgot. Well, he's a lovely young man. Girl or boy, he still looks like he's gonna crawl through the screen.

I like Blanket, she looks so intense in a lot of pics. She's slightly frightening, like she's going to crawl out of my computer and attack me, Samara style.

Buff Sean Connery would like a word with Mr. Stanley.

Yes, this reminds me of the Strawberry Shortcake and She-Ra backlash of my youth.

Good article, but what does ancient Egyptian art have to do with Western culture?

missmediocre is just asking a question about the definition of racism. You are just being a jerk.

You know what he's asking so why don't you give him an answer that's not condescending. He says he's going by the dictionary definition. You say there are many definitions - well, show him where those other definitions come from. I'm so sick of this type of reply to people with honest questions.

Wait, what are you saying? I'm circumcised and have successful sex, and I know a lot of other people who are the same. My three sons are not circumcised, but I assume they too will have successful sex. What are you talking about?

I've got three sons, none of whom are circumcised. I'm familiar with the foreskin.