God bless you, John Oliver.

Whenever guys start up with the whole, "women are so emotional because PERIODS" I always think... I used to live near a busy intersection on a street with a lot of bars on it, near a University. EVERY Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (and often other days as well) several times a night, I would hear the same riveting…

Wow. America sure is one racist-ass country.

Never has this been more appropriate.

True, but if a story is being erased and ignored by the mainstream media, a twitter outcry demanding more coverage is a great way to GET more unbiased coverage. The function of the twitter activity is to get the real journalists moving, not to replace real journalism.

Having journalists on site does not guarantee that their story will be featured as prominently as it deserves or that the news organization will not back down from the controversy by downplaying it, or that it will be portrayed in an appropriate and unbiased manner.

I've read somewhere that "rockabye baby" was actually written about a Native American tribe (I can't remember which one! I'm not trying to be reductive!) which had a tradition of carrying their babies around in these birch-bark carriers, and when they needed to stop and work they would hang the carrier over a branch…

It is not unreasonable to consider the practical, political, and ethical implications of technology like this on women in a patriarchal society. Meghan McCain just did it badly because she is dumb.

This is actually why I'm really wary when my guy friends want to stick up for me in these situations. I mean, I appreciate the sentiment, I really do, but the thing is, with these blockheaded neanderthals, a woman is an object to control, another man is a competitor. Which means that a man that might just say…

Gross, you're one of those. Look, when you're making art, you have a choice. You can make mediocre, sophomoric crap, or you can consider how it will read to your audience and make something that actually communicates and inspires others. Choosing to make something that speaks to others and has actual depth and taste…

"Making art for your audience is control"
That's... really fucking stupid. If you don't want to make art for an audience, then enjoy your bedroom performances with your cats. Art is a community activity, it is a social and discursive exchange, not a self-involved, masturbatory exercise. God, I'm so glad I've gotten to…

There are plenty of things you can say to strike up a conversation with a stranger that don't involve a comment about her body. "Nice Led Zeppelin Tee shirt", "Man, it's windy out today, huh?", "Are you waiting for the #22? It's always late," "I can't wait for summertime to come around." Like, infinity things. As a…

Who ever said anything about control? Criticism is not control. Critique is not censorship. Calling something racist and expressing a desire for it to be less racist is not stopping anyone from writing what they want. What do you think Lindy is suggesting here, that we put a gun to his head? She wrote an internet…

I disagree. I'm an artist, and while criticism may get to me sometimes, I understand that I'm not making art in a vacuum. At the end of the day, I'm making art for my audience. That doesn't mean I bend to any and all opinions on my work (which would of course be impossible) or that I compromise on my vision, but I…

This is a nice, thoughtful conversation. I appreciate that the husband listens to her carefully and hears her out rather than doing the knee-jerk dismissal thing.

Personally, I feel it is about boundaries. If I am about to go out, and my friend and roommate says, "Hey, you look good tonight! Where are you going?" It…

Good decision!

You called me enough juvenile names to make yourself look like a petulant child. My point stands.

You started out the conversation by dismissing the product out of hand. Then, when I called you on it, you doubled down on your opinion, twice, once with a bogus study. It wasn't until you got called on the shakinessof…

I didn't realize I was required to do an exhaustive study of your every opinion before responding to what you actually just said. Pro-tip: if you claim not to be on the defensive, and then freak the fuck out and call me every name in the book over a discussion of STD prevention products, you make yourself look...…

You realize that a sample size of 6 is absolutely meaningless, right? I mean, it'll get you funding to do further research, but it is by no means any indication of the drug's final effectiveness after the 10 year development and testing process is over. The drug's effect on a miniscule sample of monkeys is meaningless…

Well, now, that would depend on the findings of the clinical trials, now wouldn't it? If it's found to not be as effective, then fair enough. But making a wild claim like that in absence of data is just prejudice.