Germaine Greer is NOT analogous to Fred Phelps. She comes from a different framework and a different time than modern feminists, but I actually think it’s part of the work of young feminists today to make sure that our intellectual foremothers are kept a part of the conversation and remain active allies, rather than…

Right? Like what kind of heartless philistine could hate on this? Looks awesome.

I have found a new career goal. Thanks, Kelly!

Yeah, I suppose. It’s funny, I’m so used to my mom having a different last name, but I cannot imagine having a different last name than my sibling, even though I am equally inextricably linked to both of them. My younger brother would definitely have liked the opportunity to fly under the radar with the teachers in…

No, of course. It’s definitely worth considering. But it’s probably also worth considering realistically how often your wife is likely to take your small children to another country without you (if they have your last name) or vice versa. Maybe your lifestyle is different, but most people with small children don’t…

Aww, I met Gus right after he came back from Sochi and he was the sweetest guy. And he still has his Sochi puppy! I’m happy for him and can’t wait to read the ESPN cover story to which this announcement is tied: http://espn.go.com/olympics/story…

Yeah, I hear horror stories too. But, never experienced one. We traveled internationally as a family my whole life, and in various combinations with our parents (including, frequently, as unaccompanied minors where a relative, sometimes with a different last name, would pick us up at the airport—is that even still a…

That amused instinct? Run with that. THAT is the correct response to people being super uptight about naming conventions. My mom kept her name, for a combination of all the reasons women keep their names (last in her family, well-developed professional career prior to marriage, feminist, hates doing paperwork) and us…

I promise you, your child’s school will have provisions for this. Not only did my mother keep her last name, she worked full time and generally we were picked up from school by a babysitter. We had plenty of days where, to an outsider, a Ms. L called in Child 1W’s absence while Ms. H picked up child 2W. It was…

I propose we ban the word “truther.” Truthers are not seeking truth—they are seeking confirmation that doesn’t exist because there are facts they refuse to believe. If they actually wanted to seek the truth, it’s right there in front of them. They’re liars, not truthers, and calling them otherwise minimizes the threat…

Wrong. I wasn’t defending the author so much as pointing out that I thought the commenter had misunderstood what she was saying. Kara, the author, wasn’t saying that Amber’s only reason for doing this was to make herself more famous—she was saying that she was attempting to justify fame of one kind with a new set of…

I’m not going to continue replying if you’re not going to actually read what I’m writing.

Yes, exactly, as I go on to say. I don’t think the work she’s doing would in ANY way merit the level of fame she’s achieved in the absence of her personal life. It doesn’t mean it’s not good work, but it’s not the kind of thing that makes you famous.

I meant she’s not an innovator insofar as the script she’s following for doing charity work to supplement her public image is a very well-worn path. I’m not saying that the work she’s doing isn’t innovative.

Again, I think Amber Rose is not really an innovator here, which is why Kara may be drawing that conclusion. Stars endorse products and do campaigns when they want to make money and get more famous. They do activism & charity work, as I said, to burnish their reputation, which is not the same thing. They go do a…

I mean, think about basically any celebrity philanthropy or activism at all. Of course it’s FOR other people, but it serves a dual effect of burnishing and building up their reputation by association. Like yes, it’s going to benefit other people, but if it didn’t benefit her at all, would she do it? I don’t know her,…

I like to think we live in a world where that can happen, where she can transcend her history, although I agree it will be significantly for her as a WOC. That said, I think it’s a pretty objective fact that Amber Rose has yet to produce any public work that adds anything to the conversation, or push existing…

No, I think she meant more like, when you ask the question, “Why is X famous?” the conventional answer is usually framed through a certain chain of events that creates the most correct answer. For instance, “Why is Mila Kunis famous?” “Well, she was on That ‘70s show when she was a teenager, and then starting doing…

THE NAUGHTY STEP.

My parents never took us to AC, but my dad would take us to Chinatown in NYC to get char siu bao and watch a chicken play tic-tac-toe. Would have been late 80s/early 90s.