The patriarchy isn't really that good for men, either.

And men wonder why we 'don't just stand up for ourselves'

Yes - and the guy who is catcalling or harassing? My instincts would tell me he's more likely to be on edge and ready for confrontation.

My fiancé is a prosecutor. When I told him about yelling back at some ass that harassed me, he freaked out and told me NEVER to do that - he sees what could happen.

This is precisely why women are scared of standing up for themselves when being cat called. Not only can harassers go ballistic like this, but they also, usually, cowardly "travel" in large packs.

This kinda says everything about the real motivation behind a lot of catcalling, huh?

That's so terrible. This is my point, by the way, every time some guy (generally sexist, but sometimes just clueless) tells me to just yell back or tell men to fuck off when they harass me in the street - you just never know if that guy is the type of guy who will go apeshit. Anyway, I wish this guy a speedy…

People really don't get what depression is like. The second I heard it, I could imagine exactly what goes through your mind when you consider suicide. You just want it to fucking stop. It hurts to exist, and it's worse than any physical pain, because it completely consumes you, yet there is no source. For me, I don't…

Funny how nobody ever tells someone with cancer to just "snap out of it".

Ducking Fisgusting. Religion is a choice. Depression isn't.

The worst thing I've seen on Facebook so far was yesterday, a friend of a friend commenting on said mutual friend's status: "I really hope they're wrong about the suicide part. I was really hoping to see him in heaven someday."

He called Williams a coward. You can no more call someone who committed suicide because of depression a coward than you can call someone who died of cancer lazy.

And what is that fundamental difference, pray tell? Except for the fact that the Batman comic has pictures and is more interesting. Oh, and the fact that, unlike god, Batman is an actual good guy. God just tends to be a petulant asshole.

I also strongly believe that vitamin B is essential to good nutrition, that everyone needs to be taught at least one language, and that a 10 year old can't meaningfully consent to sex with their parents.

By his own admission he does have quite the jealous streak.

As a (more or less) sane homeschooling parent, I hear you. Every story like this makes it harder to explain we're not all like that. Not even mostly like that.

actual thought as a young child, regarding christian faith and prayer: "why does God need to be told how great he is all the time? Every single prayer has a line about this and usually several" Seriously though, why does he need a chorus of beings created solely to heap praise upon him? Why did he also create a…

The flip side of this is many sane homeschooling families that have to fight to educate our children how we choose.

I love this response. I get irrationally annoyed at bumper stickers that say, "In the event of rapture, this car will be unmanned!" I mean, aren't we getting just a little bit overconfident now?

I, for one, cannot wait for the Rapture, just so these annoying religious nut wads leave.