Even if you’re a lone bystander, a lot of the time you can move some distance away to call the police (I know a lot of them are terrible, but I feel like in this situation they are totally necessary). Unless you’re legitimately in a dangerous situation that you can’t get out of, there’s no excuse not to call for help,…

To be fair, the year I went to Warped Tour in Atlanta (2004) it was hot as shit out. And oppressive, humid Atlanta heat is WAY grosser and sweatier than the drier heat you get out West (in my experience). In Atlanta, you walk outside when it's hot and immediately feel like every part of you is wilting and also you…

They shouldn't be like that if they fit properly! I have high waisted jeans that are NOT all up in my lady bits and that make my ass look awesome and my waist look tiny. You just have to buy them to fit your hips (so they don't bunch up like that) and then get the waist taken in.

I think Birkenstocks are coming back in style. I keep seeing them in magazines/on shoe websites. Which is TOTALLY ok with me.

Rompers aren't particularly flattering on most people, but they are THE BEST at music festivals. It's like wearing a tiny, loose, comfy sundress, except it has shorts so you're less likely to flash everyone.

I mean, she's the only one who isn't wearing some kind of lace bed jacket thing with jhorts and a flower crown. Good on her.

I feel like it's one of those "love to hate" kind of things. Like, obviously they all keep talking about it. But it's kind of fun to hate on. It's just another example of a bunch of people trying to look unique but really ending up with the same aesthetic. It happens to be an aesthetic I quite like (minus the…

Ugh I know! Jon Stewart, I miss you. :(

Aw that’s wonderful! I’m so happy for your family :) And don’t worry, back yard weddings always come together in the end. Just the simple fact that it’s outside makes everything more beautiful. Congratulations!

Yeah, I don’t really know what he thinks about any of this or how he plans to handle it, I’m just saying I think a sincere apology and some personal reflection is generally the best course of action when you’ve said something offensive.

I didn’t go to the authorities either time, either. Sometimes I think I should have, but there was no real evidence and no way it would have gone anywhere. Plus seeing either of them again would pretty much make me want to die. What I would love to do would just be to give the guys’ names to the police and be like,…

I remember you talking about this after it happened. I’m so incredibly relieved to read that she’s doing ok. She is a brave, strong woman, and she’s super lucky to have you.

I agree, mostly because “My bad, but I am learning” would sound incredibly insincere and like he wasn’t taking it seriously. But I feel acknowledging it and being like, “I said/did these things that I now understand were offensive and horrible, and I’m sorry, and it won’t happen again” would go a whole lot further…

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with asking questions before just running with the mob though.

I like this a lot. The original article bothered me a bit because it made chill seem both super negative and super affected. I actually really like that a lot of relationships are laid back and casual. The enormous intensity that can happen when you first start dating someone makes me feel so anxious. If you can…

I read the end of Anna Karenina on a train. I cried a lot. In public. I'm so ashamed.

I am so keeping this link on file so I can whip it out whenever someone asks me to explain intersectionality. Akilah is super engaging, and she explains it in a much more comprehensible way than I ever could.

Yeah, I don’t think it’s anything to do with what Emma is saying (unless I totally missed something). I think generally what Emma Watson is saying is on point, it’s just that WOC are saying the same things but their voices aren’t being heard because white feminism.

I so agree with all of this. Especially:

Groupthink is a lovely place full of everything from open threads to gif parties to rants to personal reflections to super thoughtful posts on current events. I don’t post on there as much as I used to, but it can be a really nice haven from the rest of the internet. And, for the most part, it’s a super supportive…