The only problem I have with quotas is having to hear white males whine about them.

Maybe your pets are atypical. Totally possible. However, let me tell you that EVERYONE with pets tells me this same thing about their pets. I can’t tell who is actually is correct and who is just being optimistic.

I guess my pets are atypical then, except the dog, who will be staying at my parents’ when I move. I’m bringing one cat who never misses the mark on litter, and I put the box on a cheap bathroom rug to make cleanup easier. I don’t really like being lumped in with people who let their dog chew on the furnishings; mine…

I’m reminded of the very first episode of Mad Men when the secretaries were all trying out lipsticks for a company’s market testing. All the men watched Peggy sit and wait because she didn’t pick out a lipstick. One of the characters said (may be paraphrasing, this was a while ago), watching the wheels turn in her…

That is the reason I support quotas. I know people hate quotas but I still think just having that role model can help a ton.

Jessica, the way you’ve written this article you’ve missed a lot of key information:

I’m all for increased opportunitites for women to direct, but I’d be happy if none of them went to smarmy propagandist Kathryn Bigelow.

I know everyone is complaining about the racism (which is really fucking awful) but what he describes about collecting rent is likely legally indefensible.

They want to know if black people are going to be living there. So sometimes we have ten apartments and everything is white, and then all of the sudden one tenant comes in with one black roommate, and they don’t like it.

When is the “New York is the best city on Earth” narrative going to die? There’s no way it’s true anymore.

“I know it’s a little bit racist but it’s not.”

I have a severe severe allergy to dogs (even the “hypoallergenic” ones make me break out in hives), I seriously hate all these assholes who just can not seem to travel without taking their widdle special friend everywhere. Up until the last few years, airplanes and grocery stores were the only two places I never had…

Province - not state. I’m in Canada, land of the socialists even though it was a thoroughly right-wing (Liberal) provincial government that passed the law.

You. can’t. walk. away. from. the. smell.

Ever since my x-ray vision and ability to read auras have gone on the fritz, I’m unable to assess who has physical or mental concerns that necessitate an animal, a special parking space, a scooter... So, sadly, I must withhold my side eye.

A woman I flew next to recently was accompanied by a small chihuahua/weiner mix. She was perfectly healthy, no disabilities or any reason that she would need a companion.

I live in British Columbia and our government recently passed a law that states any dog being used as a service/assistance dog must pass a thorough training course and get a license, complete with picture of said animal, that is to be worn on the harness as all times. We’ve had too many people trying to get on public…

I’m can’t wait to bring my donkey for emotional support on a plane. It’ll be the greatest!

Yet the old German guy who sat next to me and who was drunk in an hour and kept ordering (and getting) whiskeys for the next 7 hours the flight lasted (SEVEN HOURS FROM HELL) - who tried to grab me, and the flight attendant, who puked over my shoes — he was never removed, kept getting his booze, and even when I…

Most of those that do get on flights are legit. Trust me, if you need that animal badly enough to go head to head with security about it and it’s still less stressful than not bringing the pet at all, I think that’s telling enough. I know a lot of people who get it when they know they’ll be looking to rent housing,…