Id guess the reason is to avoid as much as possible errant insertions of vagina and penis into quick texts to bosses, babysitters, friends, mothers, etc. I think it's less anti-genitalia and more helping to avoid "OMG that is not what I meant" follow-up texts.

Pretty close. Actually I really just sold them, like in the last 3 months. An old friend from my music store days opened a vinyl store in town with his wife. He asked if I was still holding on to all those records and... Well, I wasn't listening to them. It's better that they're being listened to, I think.

At the very least, I wish the level of discomfort with making absolute statements on display in this piece ("it was probably a hoax", "the family may have staged this") was present in the original article as well. There was not even an "allegedly" or "reportedly" mitigating the absolute original claim that this did…

Reminder: Gawker media posted at least two versions of this story (on Gawker and Jezebel) getting a combined 170,000+ views. Seems pretty absurd to write this post and complain about the story being "completely awful" and that humanity should "get (its) shit together" when Gawker media is entirely part of the bullshit…

The flip side is that, in my experience, my presentation and such makes me a target for the approaches of men. This isn't bad, because I like men. But I've certainly had some scary situations unfold. The top of that pile was nearly being "taken home" by a high-level manager at a company I used to work for. I only…

I hate to defend Joan Rivers, but I don't think she meant to imply that she messed around for roles at the age of 11 or 12. She most likely got a foot in the door thanks to her parents, and it's possible that she remained relevant by turning to the world's oldest profession. Of course, I say none of this…

Ehn, it's the reality of pop culture for anyone, regardless of gender, really. For example, no journalist will ever write a profile about the greatness of Robert Downey Jr. without referencing his past drug addiction. Same for Jennifer Aniston or Bieber (in the future), you see what I'm saying? Celebrity is a…

I wonder how many anti-feminist crybabies don't understand the rather significant difference between rape and rape fantasy. There's no wonder why it's such a losing battle with you sad fuckers; you're all genuinely daft. Not only are you not entitled to women's bodies, you don't get to control their thoughts,…

It's giving the people a little respect, and also respecting the laws. Mass graves are illegal, so it is killing two birds with one stone.

The best part is that your page clicks pay for it all.

It's tobacco / smoke that's proven to be carcinogenic. As far as I'm aware, there's no known link between nicotine and health problems. As a former smoker, I totally get the appeal of vaping. It delivers the nicotine without most of the bad parts. A good friend of mine used e-cigs to quit smoking after being a…

"Wanna climb this tree? How 'bout this one? This one maybe? Then let's do this one. No? Aww, come on!"

Honestly, i think this is the result of a culture of offense that jezebel has had a hand in fostering. This site is always ready to jump on some media non-entity for saying the wrong thing that could conceivably be construed as "triggering" or "offensive." Companies then become overly litigious and conservative. Not…

Well, good thing she's not arguing that standards of dress for male lawyers are all just easy-peasy! That would have been awkward.

Yeah. I mean, I get the "OH MY GOD. I'm so sorry. What happened?" reaction. I mean, if someone asked me that as a follow up I'd probably tell them. But. . .Jesus. I don't want to get into the weeds of why I trusted the guy (who was my boyfriend at the time), why I "let him" do X or why I didn't do Y or whatever. And…

In all honesty, Lil B is average as an artist. But the man is an absolute genius for the way he has been able to amass such a sizeable following by carving out his own unique niche in the hip-hop industry. While many rappers that make it are clones of those that have come before them, Lil B's originality is…

Well, I'm flipping it the other way in my mind, and I get it. Say you had to leave your daughter alone in a room with a doctor (authority figure) who would tell her that abortion causes cancer, gay people are all going to hell, and sex before marriage will make her "damaged" and no decent man will ever love her. You'd…

Oh god I'm insanely sick right now; which all day has been like "cool I get to read the economist and jezebel until my eyes bleed" but now is like "my sinuses are going to explode WHY IS IT SO HOT AND COLD AT THE SAME TIME?". So I'm sorry but we're gonna have to do a rain-check but... I read your comment and: yes,…

Katie,