I love you for saying this. Look, this Ghomeshi guy is surely a creep and probably a rapist, but for the love of pete, I don't need to hear the phrase "experienced kinkster and professional dominatrix" twice in as many paragraphs. (And "kinkster"? Really?)

They gave her one 'traditional' boys name and one 'traditional' girls name. What the F is the problem here? That the child has been given options while it is still young enough to not know it might want them? Why is everyone so protective of kids bucking traditional gender roles when they get old enough to get bullied…

'Smaug horde of money' is an amazing phrase and I plan to burglarize it.

Starred for "smaug horde of money". Nice.

The government's stance on missing and murdered native women is so fucking shameful..."we don't need another inquiry, we need action". Never mind that an inquiry is what was asked for, never mind that your 'action' is $20 million over 4-5 years...just let the nice white men decide what native women, native people…

Here's a link to a Vice interview about the whole debacle. It was pretty traumatic, but her indomitable spirit shines through. The casual racism of the twitter replies is on display, one refers to her as a "savage".

I was going to write "Story of my LIFE!" (with a 4 year old Frozen-obsessed girl who is a natural-born performer) until I watched it. It's hilarious other than the fact that the kid gets pissed and starts hitting her mom. HITTING HER MOM. More than once.

Absolutely adorable. Just wait until she's a physically abusive teenager! Even cuter.

I went ahead and got the fancy wood squatty potty. We so FANCY.

So are we talking just horrific noise, or was there a cillia-burning odour accompanying?

Thank you. Finally a First Nations person voicing his or her preference to his or her label. I was getting a bit frustrated with all the other (presumably not First Nations) people saying "actually, they say..." and "actually, they prefer..." and "actually, I use the term...." etc. I think any post that begins with…

I died laughing when I heard about the concept first. Someone actually heard "This Kid Is A Special Little Flower Destined For Great Things", wiped away the sneering sarcasm and actually made it a thing.

There are health risks to this whole practice: improper sanitation, not being able to fully clean menstrual cloths in order to avoid later infections, oh, AND BEING FORCED TO CLUMP UP IN TINY SHACKS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY AND RUN THE RISK OF RAPE AND SNAKE BITE. But you go on, defending "traditions" that are just more…

One of my favorite bumper stickers ever was created by my coworker that said "I <3 (red heart) My Local Abortion Provider." I had a stack of them, since they kept getting ripped off my roommate's car. Wish I could find more of them.

I saw that too. Strange, yes? Seems to be a move that would be made by a conservative Republican. But then again, as years roll by I see the two parties blending more and more.

SO

Yank those fuckers! I used to have the same issue. I'd have fairly large calculi that would randomly pop out and choke me or end up in my mouth. So disgusting. I was getting tonsillitis every two weeks. I finally had my tonsils taken out, and I have rarely been sick since. The food restrictions are pretty lame, but…

How bad were they that youre having surgery? Mine used to need prodding but now I regularly clear out the area with a suction-y throat manuver and produce 5 or so bits that are the size of the wick on a candle after you blow it out. Or like an eight of a blueberry. But sometimes I get really irritated from them and…

A+ gif usage.