Female entertainers have always traded in sexuality, yes. Men too, in their own way. For me, pushing 50, it just seems that younger women have internalized sexism to such a degree that the line between owning your sexuality and being sex positive and unwittingly playing to what the patriarchal popular culture mandates…

when you go back to the 80s MTV panic, I think your claims of "same as it ever was" start to break down. You definitely had your scantily clad women writhing on hoods of cars in heavy metal videos, you had your gorgeous gal in body paint in Duran Duran's Rio, you had the blank and beautiful women who all looked the…

It's interesting to think back to what TLC projected: strength, confidence, empowered sexuality, fun, intelligence. You could argue that Rihanna projects those things, or you could argue that she projects exhibitionism, male-influenced sexuality, etc. I like the music of both TLC and Rihanna, but which "projection"…

Well said!

Is anybody else tired of Pharrell? Very talented musician but dumb like a fox (my grandmother's term for cagey) when it comes to promotion and turning sexist, racist etc missteps into publicity and charming his way out of the ensuing uproar.

How do you not believe in Angelou's beliefs — education and poetry are valuable, people are equal, women are phenomenal etc?

I want to fasten a hedgehog to the train of my wedding dress. I shall have to divorce my husband and remarry, but small price to pay to have my special day that will win the internet.

My pleasure.

Angelina is constantly announcing her retirement from acting. She will retire in actuality when roles completely dry up to save face. Yes, she is an activist and admirable in many ways, but let's get real. She will not walk away from a juicy role. She is an actress and human being, not a saint.

And not only "someone." I think his own parents also reported him before the police check...

Rogen and Apatow have made themselves look like overgrown whiny teenagers with their reaction to the op ed.

Crappy click bait headline, Jezebel.

My kids are huge soccer fans, and I don't want them to watch this sexist, crap video. My 10 year old has watched the Shakira video from the 2010 world cup about 1,000 times and drives the rest of us crazy playing the song over and over again...but it's catchy and inspirational. JLo and Mr Worldwide sadly didn't bring…

Yes, it is very hard for kids to speak up but as a teacher in the 90s in a special high school program, kids turned in a boy who urinated on a girl who was passed at an off campus party. They all knew what had happened was wrong, and consciences nagged them. That was pre-Internet. I don't know if seeing so many more…

What's especially disappointing/disgusting is that lots of additional boys saw the video and said nothing.

In which circle of Dante's Hell will the Kimye wedding take place?

I kinda liked shoulder pads when they weren't excessive, because I have small shoulders but "shapely" hips. So the 80s were good for me. I was indeed more balanced.

Exactly my thought. A Barbie dress.

Barbara Walters was a ground breaker for women...and she's also super annoying, so I hope she enjoys her retirement and we don't see much of her anymore. I got over Barbara when she complained about a woman breastfeeding on a airplane years ago...ugh

"I deeply regret actin like a scummy dummy."