Hoo boy. *swoons*

I think there's a place for it. There are people who won't listen to Black voices, but they'll listen to White ones. Which is unfair and terrible and a whole additional discussion, but since people like that exist, we have an obligation to use our privilege to educate them. And since it would be appalling to act…

But unfortunately a lot of people will only listen to white voices, so we have an obligation to use them to pull in people who wouldn't be listening otherwise.

I admit sometimes I shove past them a little more forcefully than is necessary just to make a point.

It drives me nuts.

I like the benches for that exact reason because as a fat person I'm sick of feeling like the natural amount of space my body takes up is somehow too much based on the arbitrary delineation someone made when they designed the train car.

Because the way some men act toward women on the train (and everywhere) it can feel like life or death to engage in any sort of conversation.

Finally.

I don't understand how being married by Elvis is something to regret.

My #1 cleaning tip? Follow Unfuck Your Habitat. The app would be a great gift.

Well said.

Tax breaks?

Earlier I asked him when "peak vagina" season was. Don't want to harvest too early!

To say removing this shitfest would be "un-reporting" implies that there is "reporting" which implies that this is journalism which means that it should abide by a code of ethics.

Yeah, there's nothing quite like having your every moved scrutinized and horribly mocked to make you never want to move again.

I legitimately just snorted.

There are ads for a similar Lap Band clinic on the NYC subway. I really don't think you should be allowed to advertise for major surgery, but I'm not completely sure what the free speech implications are with ads.

1. Holy shit, I'm pretty sure my dad went to this school.

When it's promoted with young men it's always phrased as being their duty to protect the chasteness of their girlfriends. So even when they're telling this crap to boys, they're STILL framing it as keeping the girls "pure."