There was a joke going around my group of friends just before our recent hight school reunion that our husbands would be made to compare either penises or W-2s. Is that what you mean?

Obviously this is not real science, but let me share my theory as it is relevant. I think men desire what they perceive to be desired by other men. I am a great example of this—I am very fat but have looks and other attributes which have always allowed me to enjoy a great deal of make attention. My husband tells me…

You know, I work for Palestinian rights of enfranchisement and reparations, and stupid remarks like yours (to: ThereAreManyLikeItButThis) which are totally unrelated to the topic, do a disservice for those of us committed to human rights in the region. I, myself, was very moved by this documentary. She is no less…

To be fair, no one on the planet is as nice as he appears to be.

Can we all agree this is a gorgeous man?! He should be the sexiest man! :-)

JESUS CHRIST WOMAN. My powers of mythology quail before your superior knowledge. Also, particularly well-shaped beetroot. Heehee.

Wait wat.

Hm. I think he looks like Matthew Lewis.

Do you think that every queer person means "ALL straight people" when they say "straight people" or that every person of color means "ALL white people" when they say "white people"?

This would be a tough decision

Moses. Prince of Egypt.

11. 10. 3.2. Also —

Howl from Howl's Moving Castle. Yuuuum.

Having it all. What I have noticed anecdotally in my conversations with at least hetero women and men who are on a mostly even socio-economic level is that while men still talk about women as added value women increasingly talk about men as either a drain on their resources or an optional perk of having it all. In the…

It's been a long time since I've seen the movie version but I recall thinking Mary Poppins herself wasn't actually so great with kids either.

I decided months ago that if I ever have a girl baby I'm naming her Amanda Bynes Jessica Parker. If I have a boy, I'm naming him Boyoncé. And if I have a hipster I'm naming him Blogger.

Read Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself, for a take on these issues that isn't just ancillary to the narrative of a male protagonist. It explores the dynamic of the white/black woman from a female perspective, and with little hindsight. It's incredibly powerful. One thing that is…

This article and the results of these studies are not suggesting that taking up more space on a bench makes you more powerful. They are suggesting that it makes one *feel* more powerful.

Or to bring it home, white American politicians claiming that slaves were better off for being enslaved, embracing confederate heritage and claiming that there is no more racism in America.