in a society where a matriarchical elite had systematically disenfranchised men, yes, "dick" and "cunt" might be equal. we are not in that world.

He is being disingenuous, he's perfectly aware of the rabid and misogynistic nature of a vocal subset of his fans.

she sounds cool, she can come sit by me.

exactly. i think A&E knew perfectly well what his opinions were. having opinions is not illegal or even damaging to a&e's product. his expressing them publicly is. i am positive in speaking out in this way he has violated his contract which had specific provisions in it to stop this exact thing from happening. so why…

wait, why? does he say things like this on the show? i've never seen it. they poured money into this product, and the product is not a racist homophobe. one of its stars has damaged their future profits with his racist homophobic remarks, so they are trying to get their money's worth now in expectation of having less…

why does that make it "bullshit"? if he was already leaving, perhaps he actively intended to violate his contract and forced their hand in firing him.

being racist or homophobic does not require active hatred towards those groups, it merely requires honestly thinking them inferior and deserving of fewer human rights. this guy is absolutely racist and homophobic and it has nothing to do with the feeling of hatred. he wouldn't hit a person for being gay. but he would…

i think it will come out that they vetted him very well, knew what they were getting into, and put specific clauses in his contract which he violated. so i bet dollars to donuts this will end up being a matter of "actually, don't go against your own word and piss off your employer" rather than "oh corporate censorship…

the only "surprise" i observed was surprise at A&E for actually doing something about it. everyone else i know reacted with complete apathy and complacency. whatareyougonnadooo? you're gonna fire his ass, that's whareyouaregonnado.

Booooo. Boooo on you. Sit down, you're the worst.

you can't control him, but you can control you. you have to meet him half way. when you have a disagreement, if you check your own behavior and encourage him to come halfway out of his shell, because you've gone halfway in yours, maybe you can get somewhere? maybe he doesn't respond well to heated emotions. so you…

wow, who would have thought that being lied to and placated would end up being counterproductive to a healthy relationship? "yes dear" was a terrible sitcom and no basis for an experiment.

i thought this happened once an hour

alfred and pepper got PAID. how much you pay, heath?

i think you're exaggerating what i've said here. i doubt the sincerity of men who claim "never ever" on kids but haven't had the snip-snip. i'm not calling them assholes. i'm suggesting they may be exaggerating (perhaps unintentionally), or not as sure of themselves as they claim. a call for self-reflection. IF "never…

well then we agree to disagree. i question either the phrasing or the resolution of un-snipped men who insist on "never ever" but haven't done anything about it themselves. either they are exaggerating, or are being insincere, or there is some more going on there that is making it unclear. and again, compared to what…

this article is even-handed in its snarkiness, in my opinion.

seems as likely as any other fable.

i'm not sure you're understanding my point here. i am lamenting the lack/inefficacy of male birth control options. it is bad that men can choose from vasectomy, condoms, pulling out, or relying on their partner . that is not a good situation.

i wasn't referring to people in the "no kids now, maybe ever" category, but i rather specifically referred to "no kids ever, EVER" claimants.