this is so sad, but true. its double worse as a female Hispanic...

sigh, gotta fight the powah.

Because it's less awkward. I'm a guy, but fwiw .. generally, people don't like having to put other people down (or say no, or disappoint other people, etc.) That's why we use body language and hints, because it saves both parties face in a social situation that others are participating in. And hey .. time spent…

Great in theory but most people find it really awkward to be this direct with someone. Social conditioning and all that.

I was wondering how long it would take before the "nice guys" started whining about the article.
For those arguing that she should tell them she's not interested outright: when presented with this statement (without making an "official" move toward romance) the "nice guy" will say something like: "I didn't want to…

If someone can't get the "hint" of you walking away from them and saying you're going to talk to someone else, I think mace or a TASER is your next best bet.

Women are socialized from a very early age to be indirect and to avoid giving offense to others, especially men, even when it puts other people's interests before their own. So they tend to deflect or offer soft "no's" instead.

So youre saying the terrible behavior of men is completely excused, its all on her to cease our advances rather than the man stop being a goddamn creep?

Relationships are like pizza. I don't have them that often and I'm not very good at the sex part.

Do people actually say "m'lady?" Is this a thing?

We're going to have to let Dorothy Zbornak handle this one...

"my right as a dumbass"

And it is our right as human beings to make fun of you for being not only stupid, but willfully so.

I love that she stood her ground. Admitting you were wrong is for wimps.

No joke, someone once told me I deserved to be paid less because I was more likely to take time off to care for my children. I don't have kids. I am not married. I'm not even in a relationship. Yet my future has been decided for me apparently, and pay inequity justified, simply because that is the norm. I don't want…

It's cute that she thinks customs official give a flip about her tweets.

I hate that this is where we are in our society but my immediate reaction was "are we sure this is a real thing" and not like the napkins on a plane insult tweet fest that occurred over Thanksgiving? Now when someone "live tweets" anything I want confirmation by another source who is not their SO.

Uhh this all seems pretty reasonable aside from some rudeness/insensitivity from the staff. I'm not seeing what is so horrible here: the policy for trans prisoners seems pretty reasonable considering the competing concerns (i.e. women *not* wanting to have pre-op transsexuals with male anatomy housed with them). Of…

The pay disparity is obviously not what it once was, but the fact that it still exists is an issue. Also, are you implying that women should be paid less because they take off work more, for reasons such as raising a family? I don't want to misquote that and assuming you are implying a claim that's completely…

This specific example has been used for decades? Because you know the pay disparity between men and women has existed for decades now, right? Mary Barra was made CEO last year.

What, you think this specific, singular instance of a cool woman making mad bank completely disproves gender pay disparity? Good luck with that. If you're a man, I'm happy your beliefs will never be personally disproven by looking at your paycheck. If you're a woman, I hope you're lucky enough to find work where you…