yeah but he's employed by the government, he's not an elected official, so there's no reason why his admittedly odious views should cost him his job.

i don't think he cares. and as gross as his beliefs are, he's also entitled to hold them because he made those comments on his private FB page. so as much as i disagree with his views (well, except for the sea world stuff), i totally agree with his boss' statement that "Political speech is protected by the first…

she's also promoting a show based on the lives of women who are only famous because of the guys they were once married too, which makes it all the more hypocritical of her to want him to shut up, meanwhile she's building an entire career on whining about how her husband cheated on her and left her.

After his outburst, Torrei toldTMZ that "Despite what Kevin has said, and the time frames he is trying to establish, she was his mistress and was one of the reasons that broke up my family."

i'm on the short side and i love my step through/'girl' bike. i bike in skirts and heels and it's just far more practical. also, with a 'boy' bike, i find the position of the bar also means that the seat and handlebar are going to be almost the same height and i HATE riding crouched down the way men do, i like to be…

A student asking to skip a chapter that includes a brutal lynching scene is one thing, but another student who asks to skip any scenes wherein the characters are eating because of her eating disorder can be told that it's going a bit too far.

I think it would be too hard to apply. But more importantly, I am fundamentally against the very idea of trigger warnings on principle. Movie ratings do it because it's illegal for minors to see certain films in cinemas, one you're in university that argument doesn't apply. If feminist organisations want to put…

i'm obviously an Old and a fuddy-duddy because i hate 99% of all 'nail art' and think it looks ridiculous at best, tacky and vulgar at its worst. i'm also sick of the giant, square acrylic nail trend with the super white tips that makes everyone's nails look like giant shovels. and don't get me started on french…

cecily, is that you?

yes, there are situations that can throw me into a panic/anxiety attack but that's not the point, and yes, fine, maybe not everyone has triggers but my point is a LOT of people do, enough people that it would be impossible to put trigger warnings on all the things that could potentially be a trigger.

yeah, for sure. but again, you can protest and make your point without getting violent on a cop, especially in new york, and especially when you know what the repercussions could be. so yeah, i still think she's a dumbass.

really? did you take a trip into my head and read my thoughts? how do you know i don't have issues/conditions/experiences and that there might be situations/words/etc. that trigger them? rape and abuse and PTSD aren't the only thing that can happen to someone. but, unlike some, i don't expect the entire world to…

being heard and acknowledged isn't the same thing as dictating that warnings be put on learning material in universities. you'd need a warning on everything because everything could potentially be a trigger to someone.

like i said, i'm all for people being able to express themselves freely, but not in favour of trigger warnings - life doesn't come with a trigger warning, neither should institutions of higher learnings. it's a given that you will be confronted with difficult subjects as part of any well-rounded education. specific…

but if you add rape warnings, what about people with other traumas? where does it end? i'm sorry for your trauma but i don't think it's up to the world to adapt to protect people from difficult subjects, especially adults who are in college to get a well-rounded education that can and should include difficult topics.…

but this feels like an extension of special snowflake syndrome has merged with some of the worst parts of the social justice movement.

As an adult, you can structure your life as you please.

then it's up to them to speak to their professors about their individual experience and difficulties they might encounter with the syllabus.

and that's unfortunate. however, unless they're planning to live in a bubble where only puppies, rainbows, kittens in teacups are allowed, there's no escaping the difficult things in life, there are no trigger warnings in Life and there shouldn't be any in universities either.

great article. i can't agree enough with this: