Yeah, it sounds like she needs someone to need her. It is sad.

I'm sorry, but if you're absorbing a ton of accusations of racism from WOC feminists, you're doing feminism wrong. You can do better than that.

I'm horror-struck...I feel like someone hit me with a car reading this. Between this, the Munchausen by proxy story, and the new father being killed by a stray bullet, I just feel like if there was ever a God, he hates us now.

Weirdly enough, that's how I felt about Natasha's role in Captain America 2 - she has her own crisis of faith, character arc, and she really drives the plot at numerous points. She matters for the sake of herself, not just the Cap. Although they do have a bit of a complicated relationship and he does save her, it's…

I'd say that the major difference is the power dynamic...it really flips the script. You have a powerful group telling a less powerful group which part of that group defines them. When it comes to sexual assault, women are not telling men that rapists define them, but that it's an issue they should all care about and…

I did that on a church trip once. hahaha

I'd imagine it depends on your personality, your relationship with your partner, your kids' personalities and behaviors, support from your community, etc. You know? If your partner doesn't help, it probably is harder. If you are an introvert and need solo time, it's probably harder. If you get high-needs kids, or if…

How old is your kid now? I'm curious because sometimes it seems like my son gets things (he's 10 months) and then later he un-gets them. So I'm wondering if it works long-term, I guess.

Right - it's still self-centered in High Fidelity, but at least he knows there is something wrong with him. I don't even know if this dude knows he's being self-centered...

I like using my conditioner for shaving. Best results yet.

How bad is it that I instantly knew the purpose for and "reasoning" behind these undergarments from the headline? It's real bad, huh?

Yeah, they were super comfy, and my husband actually liked the mesh. But I've never felt less sexy in my life than I did three days postpartum.

It's her birthday, actually. I kind of thought of it as a shout-out.

Yes, the meaning of objectification has definitely...shifted. People use it to me "sexualization, which is bad" instead of the literal mean, which is "the act of turning a human being into an object." So Rihanna is not objectifying herself, but sexualizing her appearance at this event. Objectification occurs when…

Yes, agreed. I think it will be really interesting to see the follow-up studies on girls, because maybe zeroing in on a causal mechanism and how it varies by sex will shed some light as to why it's so much more prevalent in boys.

A lot of interesting work is being done on the possible epigenetic factors contributing to the rise in autism, if you're interested in the research. Further reading: http://biorxiv.org/content/early/… In that case, they are looking at why advanced maternal age correlates to higher rates of ASD.

Anyone else notice that this happened on a recent episode of Supernatural re: "Thin Man," which was surely inspired by Slender Man? Life imitates art imitating life...I'm not a person that blames IRL violence on TV, usually, but here's a possible example of culture shaping the manifestation of mental illness, and I…

Yeah...I just don't like comments that talk about childbirth ruining women's bodies. I mean, I don't think stretch marks or some loose skin are a problem for my appearance, and I don't really mind mine.

It would be hypocritical if they did that, but I've never seen a feminist do that, and the article doesn't have anything to do with it, so there's that.

You're pretty obviously trolling, since this article really isn't about men at all. It is about plus-size models - who model clothes that plus-size women would buy, so the market here is a plus-size woman, not a man - getting work in an industry notorious for choosing women based on their proximity to a clothes…