They are more easily exploitable... dying to do a big magazine shoot but willing to accept pennies for compensation, work long hours without breaks, you name it. Older models, who are likely to be more established, would not accept those terms and conditions. That's really the only logical reason that I can think of…

IKR? I doubt that would get you an English basement in SE.

Hehe. Love these. I'm not getting into the main conversation in this thread, as productive as it is, but here are some of my favorite things that people have said to me as I was growing up (in a North East suburb)... some variations on your greatest hits:

No, it's mean to be three snaps in a Z formation. He preceded it by saying "mmhmm." Before that, he was joking that his brackets weren't very good, a UCONN girl who was standing behind him said "mmhmm," so then he followed suit and snapped and laughed at himself.

All of the women members of SASC were there. The panel where the Senators sit is shaped like a horseshoe, and the more junior members sit along the sides, and all the other female Senators were there are participated in the questioning. They are just out of the shot of that photo.

Also, this: "None of the subjects had experienced consistent or adequate dental care throughout their lives."

There are members of Congress who focus on transportation issues almost exclusively... That's what the House Transportation Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation are for. Amtrak is so heavily subsidized that the bills regarding its funding are often really important each year. The…

Yeah, I was just about to say this. My severely autistic brother loved Disneyworld, so we went nearly every year when we were growing up, and we got the special pass for disabled people, but I remember having to wait in the fast pass lines, which were really quite long for the popular rides. Or maybe they were just…

"If it is painful and your vagina cannot accommodate a penis (which is probably within average range, because again, most people are average, by definition) then there might be something wrong."

It's Marc Jacobs from last season.

Senators Ayotte and Collins were both wearing bright turquoise skirt suits that day. Women members of Congress from both parties wear bright colors. Lots of women on the Hill dress in as bright colors and prints.

Well, then that makes it a better deal than what most Capitol Hill staffers are paid...

This! I think if the general public knew what interns are doing in these fields, they would be shocked.

Senator Crapo was in the DC suburbs. There are numerous cab companies that service that area. He could even get Uber there if he didn't want to be seen in a yellow cab for whatever reason. It was 100% possible.

This, but reauthorizing VAWA is still very important. Most of the funding will continue for the next fiscal year, but this was an opportunity to improve the underlying law (as has been done for previous re authorizations) so that more victims will have protections.

Yes. And I was on the "mini-pill" for migraine reasons. I'm off the pill now for various reasons, but you are not alone.

I agree with this completely. I was actually shocked that the Hagel test balloon didn't deflate once it was released for public consumption.

Granted, I'm pretty sure they are talking about the bathrooms that are right off the Senate floor in the Capitol, but I'm pretty sure there was not a woman's bathroom there for quite some time. Women would probably have to find one located somewhere else in the Capitol building, or even go back to their office…

I agree completely. While it would have been fantastic for Karlie to say no to the outfit (especially since I think she and Joan Smalls must have been filming a bit for House of Style), she does not deserve the vitriol in the post. And Karlie may not have known what outfit she was being put in until the last minute,…

I was just about to post something like this. I'm from CT, and not from his congressional district, but he's long had a great reputation across the state for working on the issues that are important to CTers (including women's rights). We are really proud to have him as our new Senator! If I do say so, we have a…