I don’t know how I came across this older article but I couldn’t resist sharing some comments with anyone willing to read them.

I think there are a lot of deeply held stereotypes attributing to this, from teaching being “women’s work” early on to the general concept of the “club.” Traditionally the club was a female activity. Men would get home from work and have a beer or head to the bar while women got together in knitting circles. The same…

“It’s like I’m watching an X-Men movie.”

Their mother at some point signed off on their child’s drug, meaning she should have explicitly known what it was for. If she did, and now suddenly regrets consenting to it, I assume she was at one point at least reluctantly supportive. If she never was and never knew what it was for, Wash U didn’t make it clear…

Oh, I meant it would be more damaging to cease puberty blockers once they had begun than not beginning them in the first place. The ways naturally occurring hormones affect the mind, especially the adolescent mind, are already unpredictable.

Oh, I couldn’t agree more. But on one side of the antagonists, you have a mother who at one point at least reluctantly supported her child’s decision, seeking out one of the conservative outlets that have formed her opinions by peddling lies, and on the other you have the conservative outlet itself, that clearly knows…

Even those in the camp that believe children shouldn’t be allowed to begin transitioning until they’re 18 would have to admit that it’s far more harmful to revoke puberty blockers and any related counseling once they’ve begun.

Thank god! Seasons 4 & 5 had some good one-liners (“Yeah, just a Sea Breeze, please. Make it a strong one. Put some stank on it.”) but Seasons 1-3 are all I pretend ever really happened.

That’s fantastic! I had my ah-ha moment about halfway through when I realized Michael was a textbook narcissist. The exchange between him and Lindsay should have been the first giveaway:

TBH, I went straight to the part of the article about Arrested Development. Whitman’s a brilliant actor who’s going nowhere but up, but the way she talks about AD and Jessica Walter, I doubt she’d have any issues with the fact that so many people reading this article are posting “Her?” comments. Hell, I wouldn’t be…

Possibly my favorite line in the entire series!

Who knew I could love Plant more than I already did? 

My bet’s on viral marketing. I wouldn’t put anything past the kind of people who’d crowdfund an upcoming brand of toilet paper.

“It’s about the Academy not wanting to recognize Black women when they’re playing queens, warriors and advocates for justice.”

“It’s not funny that he’s bald; it’s funny that he’s a hypocrite who’s been bitten in the ass by his own alpha-male garbage.”

Those are all very fair points, and I think there’s a delicate dance between mocking his insecurity and mocking his baldness, and let’s face it, Twitter isn’t pretending to know the difference.

I’m almost always onboard with Jezebel, but that line set me off, especially considering all the stories they’ve made around body positivity:

“Frankly, I can’t think of anyone more deserving of losing all of their hair by age 36.”

“It’s commendable that Duggar Seewald is sharing her experience of a procedural abortion.”

Oh absolutely. But sadly, most people want a quick fix, that miracle diet that will allow them all the bacon they want without any exercise or veggies. Any good diet is going to require some form of moderation and should include increased exercise.