Yeah, some little girl ordered him and then he got bigger and started telling her she had no class and she got her dad to drop him off in the swamp.

WHO FUCKING CARES IF IT’S MARKETING SPEAK??? I hope every greedy fucking company in the country sends water to Flint for good PR. Kids are literally dying. Children have lifelong side-effects due to poisoned water.

I first saw Connie Nielsen in The Devil’s Advocate. She was a statuesque daughter of Satan. So much yes.

Yes, for sure. I was actually going to bring up the term “sexual assault,” because I think it’s often a more useful term. In part because (broader definition aside) it doesn’t have the same history and connotations as the word “rape.” Rape has been so sensationalized, and even romanticized and eroticized, that it’s a…

Put it this way: Submission is not Consent.

It’s interesting for me to hear that side of it, because the fact is, I’m VERY assertive and have been all my life, thanks to my specific personality and a pair of attorney parents who valued that very highly in me. I thrive on confrontation, I’m very communicative, I say no with absolute glee most of the time. I get…

Agreed. I’ve been in similar situations and no I’m not traumatized by the experiences. Nor did I “give in” out of fear of death or anything like that. But still, it was wrong and I have to admit that I hold a lot of resentment towards my ex for doing that. To the point where I can’t even look at his face without…

If there is a woman alive who has not had this experience, I’d like to meet her, because she is a rare, rare creature. I’m so grateful to you for sharing your story and elaborating on the complexity of consent. So many people want to make it a black-and-white, yes-or-no issue, and the more people who stand up and say…

Thank you! I don’t know why we talk about “fight or flight” but never freeze, which is far more common.

“Freezing is a third fear response recognized in the field of psychology but, for some reason, missing from public discourse. Someone tries to put a hand on me; I’m uncomfortable, but I can’t move or speak. “No” is not clear.” http://ladyclever.com/culture/freezi…

Jaimie Alexander

I used to be a martyr but smartened up once I realized that my company and most if not all companies don't give a fuck about their employees. So I take every break, lunch, pto day, vacation, floating holiday in entitled to. Plus more when I can swing it. Because fuck them.

Also in Germany, although with the U.S. government, and our office culture is much the same. Our local staff usually all eat lunch together, either in the cafeteria or at a large conference table down in the office. The Americans sometimes eat with the local staff, sometimes eat up in the cafeteria. It’s really nice,…

Totally cultural. I’m in Germany, and the prevalent attitude here is “fuck off, don’t bother me. It’s my lunch break.” My supervisors not answer the phone. No one’s job is so important that someone else can’t do it, or that it can't wait 30 mins.

I be sure to take the *hell* out of my lunch break when I first start.