Eh, I get what you’re saying, but America and other Western societies aren’t in desperate need of people willing to be parents. In fact, we’d probably be better off if we went a few generations reproducing below the replacement rate.

Where are the academic studies proving time spent with parents instead of competent caregivers makes kids safer, healthier, or smarter? Even if I were to agree your argument really only applies to maternity and paternity leave and not little instances like leaving early for kids’ extracurriculars, doctor’s…

This thread went off the rails buuuttt in my home state voting rights are restored when the felon gets off parole.

I think you can simultaneously appreciate/enjoy Bey’s art and question how genuine her recent activism is.

Question for Jezebel’s Legal Eagles: Can a non-law enforcement entity violate your due-process rights? This makes no sense to me. I mean, the university doesn’t have the ability to arrest or fine him. All they can do is revoke his tenure, fire him, and revoke pension/upcoming bonuses.

Please stop, Jezebel.

I consider myself sex positive and critical of porn. I’m not Utah-level anti-porn, but I do think how available and unrealistic porn is isn’t good. I also think porn exacerbates some of the sexism we already have in the U.S.

Not necessarily. I think female porn stars generally look like nightmarish caricatures of women BUT that’s not what hetero men think. I’m competing with female porn stars whether I think they’re attractive or not

I went to a high school similar to the one in the article. We had two police officers and a few campus guards. It made things worse. It emphasized that we were criminals first and students second. It highlighted class differences between the students and the staff. Campus felt like prison. Security measures were…

But like how does the weed get into your house? You gotta know a dealer, meet them somewhere (or your house) to buy it, and transport the weed back to your place. Also, your house may be searched in the context of a CPS investigation or other official context. If a CPS investigator sees illegal weed in your house, you…

Y’know what Carson? Great idea! Let’s do both! Slave-holding rapist Thomas Jefferson is currently on the $2 bill and nickel. Let’s boot his ass AND Jackson’s.

I feel you, Mara. I didn’t pay $5,000 a semester to listen to bros “whisper” about sports, chicks, and how every female professor at the university is a bitch.

I’m struggling too. It all feels so grossly unnecessary. It creates a lot of needless suffering, risk, and expense. Our country has a finite amount of medical resources. Should we really funnel those resources (and I’m talking about more than money) into something that allows a trauma to continue before healing it?

TBH, I’m sorta glad these programs aren’t heavily government-funded. They’re a huge expenditure of resources that could be better used for other things/patients.

That was my biggest issue with Bridesmaids. It morphed from a raunchy buddy comedy to a rom-com focusing on the least likeable character.

“With the right supports” is a huge caveat. For some, the right supports haven’t been invented yet or are extraordinarily costly. Autism is a wide spectrum. I’m willing to cut parents worried about who will care for their grown child when they die some slack when they Monday-morning quarterback. Now, anti-vax parents…

I think the problem is that autism is a very large spectrum. Some people with autism will never be able to care for themselves. They’ll always rely on their parents, siblings, social services, etc. To be sure, some of the parents just want perfect “typical” kids, but others are just sad/scared their kid will never be…

I think Fox deserves some shade thrown her way. She willfully and enthusiastically participates in the objectification of women. You need look no further than her role as April O’Neil whose appearance is constantly commented on through out the previous film and actually doesn’t affect the plot in a meaningful way.…

Would you have loved someone watching you have sex in your hotel room? Would be so fascinated if it was your “pleasingly plump” body the researcher declared your partner wasn’t interested in? Have some empathy.

Thank you for providing actual information! I know Jezebel is more of an opinion website than hard journalism, but occasionally I can’t quiet the former writing tutor in me.