Plenty of people questioned the account prior to the details of its being false came out because that is what thinking people do: they question. Her story, on its face, demanded questions due to the severe nature of the claims and the context presented by Jackie herself

I think she’s an emotionally fucked up girl. That’s why I think she did it. Not for attention but because everything so far seems to point to her being a pathological liar. And having known a few of those I can tell you that the lying itself isn’t the disease, it’s merely a symptom of of a more serious problem. But…

They’re not just brides and baby makers. Those aren’t the only options they’re being given over there. We have accounts of women playing a far more diverse range or roles in these organisations so in essence, their motivations and the reality aren’t necessarily dissimilar in practice.

Yup.

Then you’re being silly because physical resemblance has nothing to do with a person’s actions.

Yes and it was clearly a joke and only a moron would take that to mean that he was actually accusing him of being a terrorist. Come on, use your brain.

Did you read the article I linked to? That’s not what these women are going over there to do and that’s not the role they’re playing. Perpetuating the myth that all these women are is Jihadi brides and baby mamas is precisely why our understanding of gender roles in terrorism is so limited and lacking.

Wait, does this mean that I’m racist if I wear sunscreen or only if I get a tan?

This is not the first time Maher has been under fire for being Islamophobic. Here’s the charmer last year when he said this of Islam: “It’s the only religion that acts like the mafia that will fucking kill you if you say the wrong thing.”

Where did he call him a terrorist? Please, show me the quote or the video where he calls him a terrorist and I will admit that you’re right and that Maher was totally being an islamophobic jerk. But so far having watched the clip and read about the incident, all he did was point out a physical similarity between the…

Who said anything about sacrificing practicality? Did you actually read my comments? Because if you had any clue what I was talking about you’d understand things like cut and style and you’d get that this isn’t about me wanting her to “dress up” (who said she should wear a dress and heels to Disney? Is this the…

Are you serious?

LOL

You pay lip service to, “Parents should figure out what works for them and what doesn’t,” but then hyperbolically mock those who make choices different from you and call them assholes.

LOL I just noticed that. Cue Seinfeld.

There we go, the first accusation of racism to shut down the discussion. Took you long enough.

*gasp*

Clearly you’re just a victim of internalised racism and haven’t seen the light.

If you ignore every “largely out-of-touch” white woman’s opinion, you’ll still find a lot of non-white people disagreeing with you. But I guess you can always easily dismiss their opinions too by saying they’re just victims of internalised racism, amirite? White women can be dismissed as out of touch, men can be…

Smarkiness aside, I do think it’s kind of sad that women feel the need to apologise for having an opinion on a feminist website. I don’t play that game. Too bad if you think that makes me a troll.