I'm a little upset by her saying this is Obama's fault for the movement away from institutionalizing those with mental health problems over the last 30 years. Most studies show that acceptance of mentally ill, a culture of understanding, and the use of the "foster family" system for adults without kin who cannot care…

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I think Orthodox practices, which has the room for choice to leave, are more equal than we can understand from the outside. At least from my understanding of my Orthodox friends experiences as they tell them.

I *think* that the answer to #3 is that they've formed a Rosh Chodesh (New Moon/Month) group, which is typically the "womens" holiday, and in many factions where women were just starting to read Torah is their moment.

And... just remembered what I made my screen name haha. Oh captain obvious you're super dumb today

I too am helping professional. I have an MSW, but I don't do this sort of work, have volunteer/advocate training, but since its not my every day I defer to your excellent explanation and thank you for confirming my suspicion!

This. Exactly. This. Somehow, you haven't gotten the angry responses I did... but this is what I was aiming for. Apparently, I don't have your abilities with words and I thank you for being more eloquent than I was.

I was under the impression that the forum of comments was to be able to have a dialogue about women, the media, and like topics here on Jezebel. You know, for the sake of better understanding others. For the sake of being able to have a community of like-minded women, who challenge the status quo.

This last bit: That final line, the strawman of a skinny girl complaining as a way of boasting, just reinforces this loaded commentary and makes it a lot harder to get over this us vs them mentality and just treat both our actual weight and our perception of our weight as a personal issue and not a public one. I hate…

The issue at the start was that there was an essay telling "Skinny Chicks" that we don't understand having our bodies commented on. Which I was refuting. Suggesting that this is a humble brag or phony empathy are just more ways to continue to be dismissive to small women. Somehow, it's ok to be that way to us? Small…

So, I feel a little silly but isn't ORAL behavior the key indicator here? If they were touching each other, playing doctor, etc its possibly "upsetting" but not cause for alarm. This is a child who has either seen adults performing this act (not necessarily doing it herself) and/or someone who has been coerced into…

So... tact is not being mad I don't have the jeans I want when I can't pick out an outfit? Tact is not acknowledging that I don't feel "sexy" today and don't want to wear whatever is on hand... tact is being above the narrative of beauty standards which are impossible for every woman to achieve because I'm "thinner"…

I'll look it up! Thanks!

Sorry I want to challenge reality. It is not that I don't know what happens, it's that I think its bull shit.

I think I'd be happier if we stopped judging people for their bodies and started with things like intelligence, kindness, sense of humor, work ethic, and more intangible items.

Yeah, sorry if my "yous" was a giant lumping. I'm just so fed up this week and reading this commentary struck a nerve. There's no size where you aren't somewhat insecure, except for the people with like totally healthy psyche's or maybe no magazines and tv? I think that

nothing, i mean NOTHING, sucks more than being told i'm child sized and not a real woman on the regular by "real women" with curves. I internet hug you

Thank you. From the bottom of my heart. Thank you.

HAHAH fabulous observation :)

I am sorry that the world, the media and everyone has you so beaten down that you're okay with being mean to me. As the tiniest woman in most situations, I get this essay verbally all the time and to the "Yous" out there who think my own body-image obsession, my own history of self-hatred, my fears that FOR THIS VERY…