I’m old enough that when I went to college at a very liberal school in the 80s, the politically correct thing to do was to call any female older than 13 a woman (or womyn). It was made clear that this was a reaction to the way women were treated as “less than” by being called girls. I’m not sure if they still do this,…

Counterpoint: there are enough Duggars that if you simply say a random first name followed by “Duggar” you will probably have named an actual Duggar.

I’m conflicted on this. I’m a Warren fan going back to her pre-elected-office days as a writer of personal finance books and her recognition that consumers are increasingly at the mercy of predatory corporations. But I also think we really need to have more women in leadership roles, and if I had a choice between…

Syzygy said “some dude”, not “every dude”. And it is absolutely correct that every one of those women you named have scores of comments under their clips from dudes saying how unfunny they are. I’m not a big fan of Slesinger myself, but there’s nothing inherently contradictory about terms meaning something different…

I guess you have to choose provocative headlines in order to stay in business, but no, we don’t all want to live apart from our spouses and I’m not sure why we have to keep dividing the world into “people who are just like me” and “people who wish they were like me but succumb to societal pressure”. I go out for an…

I know it’s always good to take the opportunity to accuse straight guys of homophobia (in part because it’s often deserved), but the reason I wouldn’t wear bare compression shorts in the gym has more to do with not forcing *women* to have to look than preventing men. I think of it as a PG-13 version of an unsolicited…

Yep.

This is how propaganda machines like Fox get false storylines out there without getting called on it. When a liberal lies, the head line is “(So-and-so) slammed for lying.” When a conservative lies, the headline is simply an uncritical quote of their subsequent denial, with the actual facts buried (or simply not…

That may be the most bizarre use of “whom” that I’ve ever read.

“To be fair man-hating radical feminist exists. They are never checked for their hatred of men and lack accountability.”

I agree. In some ways this seems analogous to changing the “bro culture” in tech companies to make women feel that they belong—it’s easy to say “just ignore” all the messaging around you, but in practice people don’t go where they don’t feel wanted.

I think you’re missing the point. The goal isn’t to make guys feel welcome as an end in itself, but because it could have a positive effect on the mother and child. Sometimes, if you’re trying to get someone to change their behavior, empathy is exactly what you need.

I don’t get this take on the research at all. American fathers are way more involved with their children now than they were 50 years ago-- not because we all just suddenly woke up one day and decided to make better decisions but because cultural norms shifted so that more was expected of us. This research suggests…

Yep. That’s how “men” feel.

As a straight white boy, I take issue with the idea that Betsy DeVos has made anything better for me. The damage to society that her policies are causing will ultimately make life worse for all of us, even if it keeps a few straight white boys from getting held accountable for their actions in the short term.

Except nobody is claiming that he “only” makes $570k a year. It’s just that $570k is the lower bound based on his claim that if he made $570k a year at the Fed, that would be a pay cut. And if he were forced to live on that paltry amount, he might be in a position to get his alimony reduced--but that doesn’t give him…

I’m curious too, since I have some in my body for that exact reason.

Yay you, I guess? There are lots of things I haven’t tried that I don’t understand the appeal of either. I’m not sure how that’s relevant to people who have tried it and liked it, though.

I think you’re misinterpreting “not proud” by leaving out the context of “not ashamed.” Together, they mean “it’s a normal thing.” And saying “I don’t do it anymore” is also pretty natural for a public figure trying to head off a million rumors about that question.

It’s so depressing to realize that someone has the belief that “it is so much easier for a woman to satisfy a man’s relationship needs.” All the things you are claiming are the job of men, i.e. to “be funny, interesting, and to show [you] the world,” are just as possible from a woman, and I’m sure glad I’m married to…