99% sure that my parents' doctors (including my dad's cardiologist) would strongly disagree. They're both marathoners in their 60's and have the cardiac health of 20-somethings.

To be fair, I would probably refer to myself as the "host" in the event of a pregnancy, because I don't have any intention of being a mom (sorry, unborn fetuses!). That said, I would kick this guy in the nuts if he called me a "child's host" to my face, presumably while blocking me from getting a much-needed abortion.

I actually really, really wanted to hate Tiny Furniture. I saw it before I saw Girls, but I had been reading so much about Lena Dunham being this wunderkind that I wanted to hate it. And then it left me in a sobbing ball on the floor and I realized why everybody liked it so much.

To everyone saying "armpits aren't vaginas," I don't think that's exactly what he was saying. When we're hot and sweaty, and especially when we're hot, sweaty and horny, we give off our own personal odors, especially from places like crotches and armpits. My husband's armpits smell a bit like his balls, especially…

Oh, and rereading my original comment, I complained about commenters calling her "stupid, cold, snobby, pretentious, and unlovable." The brittle, frigid and bitchy thing was aimed at VF and the whole "gain 15 lbs" comment.

"out of touch" and "frigid" are pretty synonymous. Also, "out of touch" and "bitchy" often go hand-in-hand.

seen downthread:

Maybe if our society didn't read "thin, blonde and rich" as "brittle, frigid and bitchy" more people would like Gwyneth Paltrow. Not knowing the woman personally, I choose to imagine that she's, you know, some manner of human being deserving of respect and compassion. Just like every other human being on earth.

Is that Hugh Jackman?! What is this magical world?

Because, apparently, one inalienable "men's right" is the right to ignore and silence victims.

Good Christ you are the most bitter and cynical person, IT'S A HUMOR ARTICLE FOR FUCK'S SAKE. Retract claws, Jesus.

Well, right. Of course crushes are terrifying when you're 11. The point is not that crushes shouldn't be scary, but that the dad should have told the kid to sack up and talk to her, instead of indulging the kid in stupid "how to make someone love you" garbage.

Worse are the fucking ADULTS who kick chairs. I have a decent bitch face, but adult seat kickers are totally immune to it. Hateful fucks.

I don't watch it mostly because I find it deeply offensive that people who choose STEM fields or self identify as "nerdy" are de facto unfuckable social retards. I'm a scientist, my husband is a software engineer, my sister is a physicist, her partner is a chemical engineer and we're all pretty hot.

Exactly! You should see the Batman action figures I collected when I was a teen. Also, the Mulan-branded crossbow my little cousin got when she was 5. I don't know who decided that girls don't buy action figures/merch, but they're nuts.

True, but I feel like the male characters get more attention than the female ones, and they're higher up on the proverbial ladder than the secondary female characters (drs and nurses vs receptionists). Haven't actually taken notes, though, so this is all based on gut. Grain of salt, and all that.

How long was BBT on the air before they added those female scientists, though? Wasn't it 4 smart guys and one dumb hot chick for years?

Dude, we're everywhere.

I think you're misunderstanding. Nobody is saying that "hey these people are all exactly the same regardless of gender!" just that you could take a fat plumber with a hot wife, make him female instead and have a different, but equally realistic and valid, female character. If we spent more time presenting…

Heh, it's like the Green Lantern universe — you need a rainbow of testicles to best the mighty vulva. Also, you'd have to power them all up by chanting something kind of stupid.