Boooo.

All this freaking coverage of late 90's and early-mid 2000's crap lately.. I feel like I've just been wandering around in a nostalgia induced stupor for the past couple months.

Frumpy clothes, frizzy hair, too dark lipstick.

Holy guacamole, that is one spectacular gif. Brava/o.

Oh, ew. That is loathsome. I'm so afraid of meeting people like that and having them hurt my feelings that I don't even make an active effort to date.

I didn't mean to make assumptions about that you wrote. I took what you stated and questioned it, and offered other possibilities. You made a claim- that if someone is not in a state to appreciate the consequences of their actions, then punishing them is not worthwhile. "If he doesn't understand what is happening,…

When you said that Cosby wouldn't be punished because of your ASSUMPTION that it wouldn't make a difference to him, and your ASSUMPTION that the victims wouldn't be fulfilled by that, I responded by pointing out that punishment is not just about the victim and the perpetrator. It carries societal implications. That is…

I know it's overdone, but...

but mushrooms..

I like to pretend I'm an evil witch making a steaming wicked soup-potion in a cauldron.

While that's true, it's not relevant to the discussion. I was responding to your initial claim that punishing him would be pointless only because it wouldn't have the atoning effect on him. I just wanted to let you know that there are other reasons we punish.

Okay, but it doesn't quite matter how you assume the victims would feel. I agree that social ostracizing is most likely the most fitting "punishment" he will be getting at this point. I was referring to theories of punishment. There are different goals to it: taking away the offender's freedom, keeping the public…

Definitely. I loved all of the other characters on The Cosby Show, but I totally didn't get the admiration for Bill Cosby as an actor, comedian, and talk show host. Anything that he touched was pretty unwatchable to me.

Did you read the part that indicated that she mentioned it in her autobiography, but the publishers pressured her to take it out? So she made it rather vague. She's expressed disdain for him in the past as well, but was probably afraid to make the claims explicitly because she was well aware that with her reputation,…

That may be true, but I think Black women may feel more reluctant to come forward because of added pressure of the idea of "betraying" one's race. Anita Hill was attacked when she accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, and a lot of the criticism from other African Americans was because she was tarnishing the…

General deterrence is also a reason that we punish. It lets society know what the results are for certain behaviors. In this case, the victims would probably feel like justice was served (somewhat) as well. You can't use old age/senility as a cloak from all consequences..

It truly is. It's great that Rhimes has the fame and power that she does, but I think her writing talent is way overrated.

So true. "Skinny shaming" is a misguided and uncommon response to the overwhelming fat shaming most women endure, directly and implicitly. This model and others like her should not be applauded for making false equivalencies.

I dread the idea of losing one of my pets- I frequently have nightmares about it. I don't know how I continue to function in a world where so many pets go missing all the time. I know there are lots of horrific problems out there, but when I learn about a missing pet (which is frequent), everything feels incredibly…

Yup. Lindy West had an AMAZING article on this a while back.