How is this okay?! Jeez!!!! I’m reeling that this is a thing that really happened (both your anecdote and the main story).

Wait, so being anti-racist, anti-war, anti-Nazi and anti-fascist is seen as suspicious enough in Britain to have people investigated by the police?! Um...maybe I need to reconsider my my life goal to move to London...

But why are the Metro Police even investing so much resources into investigating a pro-union anti-racism activist group? I would be livid that my tax dollars went to pay for spying on a completely legal, completely benign group.

Seriously. If you are unwilling to teach your child about the very act that led to his or her creation, then perhaps you aren’t ready to take on the responsibilities of parenting.

Oh wow that sounds so exotic.

So ugh.

Now that I know that Bucky Sebastian Stan is in The Martian, I guess I’m going to have to see it. My annoyance with Mansplainin’ Matt put me off it.

Hey, the Academy is at least admitting that science fiction is a legitimate genre. I’m pulling so damn hard for Mad Max and The Martian.

Nope. My goddess wears sneakers.

They believe the apocalypse will happen only when the other shoe falls.

I teach in a Title 1 school. 97% reduced/free lunch. Very few good teachers stay. I am not saying there are that many “loser burnouts” either. It is basically just a revolving door of people in their first 3-5 years. Like 50% of the staff. This past August I just got my 5 year participation certificate. I think like…

I’m so sorry that you had to endure that kind of turmoil at the hands of someone who is supposed to love and respect you, and the ignorance of people who are supposed to be aware and intervene when your wellbeing was compromised. Thank you for sharing your experience.

Apparently turning a 9 and an 11 year old into slaves will get you less years in jail than smoking marijuana

That is so true. My teachers in high school attributed my exhaustion and lack of focus to laziness and disinterest.

Okay, first: Kudos to the teacher who didn’t attribute the child’s exhaustion to laziness or disrespect. I know that should be a given, but many signs of abuse and neglect are blamed on the child.

A guy in my office threw something at someone in a meeting and three months later got promoted for his “passion.” I got spoken to about how I do not always maintain a “warm tone.” I think I’m going to try throwing shit.

This. I have had to do some serious self training to not give a shit that everyone thinks I am a bitch anymore. Fuck that. I rather be competent and trusted instead of popular at this point.

You know it. I once got a review saying that the some of the programmers found me “scary.” That would be... because I reported bugs in their code? Which I am paid to do? Using utterly neutral and polite language? Interesting.

Also as a woman in tech, you have to be aggressive to get ANYONE to listen to you and get anything done.

• 47% have been asked to do lower-level tasks that male colleagues are not asked to do (e.g., note-taking, ordering food, etc.)