I like to try and change the subject whenever a woman of any size brings up the subject of weight. There is no graceful way to handle it.

Good, I'm glad! Sorry you got raked over the coals in your own thread. I hope your real life friends are more amiable than the internet people ;-)

I agree, this has been a nice chat. It's normally pretty hard to talk about games, let alone Gone Home, without people getting a little stubborn or hyperbolic, so it's nice to have a conversation that feels productive now and then. haha

Dr. Muffley...ob-gyn...

I think that there's undue emphasis on different endings. Sometimes a different path to the same conclusion can be just as interesting, like with hidden shortcuts in Mario Kart games. I think we have a tendency to treat choices as something that have to be severe and affect the direction you're taking in a big way,…

We are transgender people, not 'transsexual'. And we are not weird. And not every trans person gets surgery, and its a little offensive and ignorant to assume so. I seriously hope you don't tell people you support LBGT issues.

Can we also just point out that sometimes personality traits lead to attractiveness? I've seriously only ever dated one guy to whom I was physically attracted at first sight. No, you're not going to date someone who you find ugly. But your personality can make you more attractive. Physically, even. If you make me…

I tried to read the op ed excerpts in a Swedish Chef voice but it just made me sadder.

Ooh, I love the way carnival rides look! (This is probably the wrong way to reply, but I'm like a bird when it comes to sparkly shiny things ;) )

I used to run around with some guys who I guess would be termed minor celebrities. If the C-listers feel that way, I'd be the A-listers do too, though one of the perks of being an A-lister is that you get to avoid direct interaction with fans a lot more.

Could be but the fact that he didn't even look at them when he mumbled their names tells me something different.

Shit, I did not know that about David Russell. Thanks for bringing that to my attention before I spend money to go see his movies. Fuck you, Hollywood, for harboring these assholes and criminals and giving them a pass.

I stood next to Aaron Eckhart at the hardware store once. Those sixty seconds were everything you'd imagine it would be.

This one is the best by far.

Your good observation got buried in a cruel and unnecessary generalization. There are people of all ages who think they are brilliant but don't think about how they're offending others when they say stupid stuff. Like when someone says something they think is snappy and clever about how obnoxious millennials are, but…

I've flown a bunch of times with obese people in the seat next to me and never had any problem. And while I am a thin girl, I have about the longest arms and legs you have ever seen on someone who is 5'6, so I need my space. However, I did fly from Denver to London next to a self-entitled moron who asked if she could…

I COMPLETELY cosign this. I am a small person and I inevitably get seated next to some business dude who decides that since I'm not using all the space I paid for, they are entitled to it. On Southwest, I frequently choose a seat next to a larger person because I am sure they are uncomfortable on planes and sitting…

don't you figure the original ranter/writer is one of Those Guys that simply MUST take up every bit of space (and then some) because his balls are so freaking big? I rather doubt he spends a milisecond worrying about the woman sitting next to him that must tuck herself into a smaller ball so he can spread his legs as…

Did you see the Kanye/Hobbit episode of South Park? It was basically about this — with a reoccurring "go to the gym to get self esteem" joke. Slightly off topic, but the episode was done so well, I thought it would be pertinent here.

Hmmm, I don't know how I feel about this article. In some ways I wish it weren't written, because as much as I like to think I am an above-it-all, body-positive, empowered feminist lady who doesn't take shit from unrealistic societal expectations, reading this just made me feel bad. While I objectively know that it…