my parents used to beat me pretty good. Same with a lot of my friends. Some of my friends will say that the fact that we all turned out to be decent law abiding is proof that beatings work. However, sometimes I feel like the reason I'm not a murderer has absolutely nothing to do with any beatings I took as a child. If…

I don't want that shirt but I do want a shirt that says in the same font "AS FOR YOU TODD, YOU ARE A BITCH OF THE HIGHEST ORDER."

Truth. This kind of stuff, along with the Magdalene laundries, is the context behind Sinead O'Connor ripping up the picture of the pope on SNL back in the 90s. Also for the anger any Irish woman who identifies even slightly as feminist feels for the Catholic church. Except for a few older Catholics, I've never met…