This poor, poor man. To think it didn’t occur to Bush’s camp that it might be perceived as opportunistic, exploitative and cruel to use this image on top of having been opportunistic, exploitative and cruel about her private ordeal... What truly horrible people.

The only solace I have in this is it shows his true desperation at this point. He’s willing to toss the baby out with the bath water in order to get ANY traction at all in the primary field. He knows damn well most of the country abhors what he did in this case, but he has to play so hard to the base for anything to…

Michael Schiavo was treated horribly and got the worst raw deal when the fucking congress intervened to collude with Terry’s parents’ denial and he was straight up demonized in the right wing press. It was monstrous how this whole thing was treated like a political football. I had to stop watching. There was something…

That is one of my favorites. The first amendment protects (some) speech from the government trying to silence you. Individuals can still shout you down, and your private university can, in fact, fire you for the bullsh*t you spout off.

What baffles me is why a gay man is telling straight men that not being nice to women is a good way to have sex with them. How would he know?

It’s a new opportunity for existing sex offenders.

So we should force women to get naked in front of men they don’t know at the gym, for the “greater good”? And force male and female co-workers to be privy to each other’s bowel movements for the “greater good”? How exactly does that do any good?

Why are you so concerned with policing women's feelings of safety?

I’m sorry but I’m not going to use mixed bathrooms to teach men about feminism or any such nonsense. I’d like to be able to use a communal bathroom and feel comfortable knowing that only other women (or trans women) are in there and that I can adjust my bra, fix my make up, fart, pee, poo, in peace. It’s a comfort…

Nope, not what I’m saying. I simply don’t want to be in a vulnerable position unnecessarily. I’m generally for most gender-neutral things, but at this point in history, women are not safe in so many places. We’ll still need a bit of separation here and there. Men are all up in every place - can we relieve ourselves…

I was on board with this until I thought about it in the context of a nightclub. I (a woman) go out alone to clubs all the time, I know I’m being stupid, but it’s the only way to see the DJs I want to see. Anyway, every single fucking time I go out, I have a creepy encounter. Thinking about having to use the same…

Nothing, in terms of physical impediments. But a man being seen walking into a woman’s bathroom might be enough to get someone in there to find out what’s happening. But more than safety, it’s a comfort issue. Like I said, it’s bad enough sitting at a stall trying to poop quietly and hoping your female colleagues…

Call me backwards or old fashioned, but *do not want.*

Look, I’m all for gender neutral bathrooms..there’s stalls, no one cares. But locker rooms? No. I’m hit on almost every single day, especially at the gym. I also like to change, shower, etc and I’m not modest. I trust the women in the locker room because they dont eye rape me like 75% of dudes. I’m not saying men are…

Yes but if there is a sign on the door and a dude walks in, you have a better idea of something weird going on that if it’s both dudes and ladies using the same room all the time.

I just don’t feel like lessening the proximity in this fashion is a great idea. Sure, a man can just walk in. However if it’s a restroom only for women, the moment he walks in the door we know something is up.

As I woman, I have more to fear from straight men than from any other group. I’d rather use a public restroom with only women and trans women. I’m not pee and poop shy. I’ll pee and poop wherever. However, I don’t want to be in a public restroom with my panties down where men can come in there. I watch enough…

I don’t know.. I want to be “cool and progressive” but I don’t know that I can get on board with sharing a bathroom with dudes. Sometimes I adjust my bra in front of the mirror and I’d like to do this without some guy looking at me out of the corner of his eye.

As the only woman in an all male office I do not want this.

I’m fine with gender neutral bathrooms it they are a single room and only one person is in them at once. If there are stalls then I want a separate men’s and women’s. Not because of trans people (I think they should use the bathroom of the sex they identify with) but I do not want to listen to my male coworkers peeing…