I learned this the hard way. I used to think that nerdy boys made the best romantic partners because I assumed they were all kind, caring, open minded people. When I was 17 I met one of these boys online. He was a creepy racist asshole. He told me I should grow my hair longer because I'd look prettier and he always…

Weird story here.

In Pennsylvania, that's not rape. Age of consent is 16 no matter the age difference.

Lin may have destroyed the life of a child forever...

I just think that a lot of the social ideas discussed are essentially Western constructs and in the context of Japanese culture this could be quite body positive.

Cool it. They're distressed because the clinic fucked up, and a sperm clinic that can't keep track of donors properly is a problem to any patient who goes there.

They're not saying that her racial identity is a source of distress. The massive fuck up by the company that made money selling her mislabled sperm causes them distress.

"halk it up to a happy accident" you realize this is a paid business correct?

Yeah, the headline misses the point that it is valid to sue a biomedical company who doesn't know what's in their vials. Unfortunately, it takes someone to sue, because there isn't a sort of fining agency. How many other people using this service were misled? The trouble they are going to to sue that will benefit…

I don't understand why people are hating on this lady. She isn't saying she doesn't love her child, she is saying her child will grow up in a hateful environment because the bank screwed up. Since everyone is saying she should move, then she deserves the money to do so.

As someone who was an adopted baby and was born to a family that I had little in common with racially, I have to say that I completely understand her feelings. Bringing a child into an environment where people are not going to deal well with their race isn't good for the child, whether or not their reasoning is sound.

So if everyone agrees that the best course of action is for her to move, why shouldn't she sue the company for putting her in that position?

In the same shopping trip I have purchased size 2 and size 8 items. This makes no sense.

AMEN. I am sized out of a lot of brands of clothing now too and I am by no means the smallest woman I know. No, I do not want to shop in juniors, thanks. At the same time, my plus-size friends are in the same boat. Medium sized shapeless stretchy shit for everyone I guess.

This is super fucking annoying being an actual tiny size (of course this doesn't compare to the issues faced by plus-sized shoppers and it is not meant to). They don't really exist in most places. I need an actual zero. Then you buy a double-zero that's still too big and people at the store go, "Wow double-zero! SO…

I've never really understood how people can successfully shop for clothes online. I know people who do, but it baffles me how they manage it. I need to try things on. Even if they fit, measurements-wise, clothes might not flatter; they might bunch up funny at the knees or squeeze a little too tightly at the armpit.…

Awwh. Now MASH, my combination mojito and abortion bar, will never get good press.

Squishy Pratt all the way. More cushion for the pushin'.

Long story, but suffice it to say that I wanted to get a Ph.D and in the process decided that I wanted to teach at the college level, not just do research. It's very hard to find a job these days though. Way too many people on the market and not enough jobs for all. I know some people who teach at the community…

Any high school English teachers wanna share with me how they got in "the game" and how they like it so far? I'm slowly coming to terms with the fact that I might actually really enjoy being a teacher, so I need some stories.