http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png http://jezebel.com/tag/jerks http://jezebel.com/tag/jerks

While the holidays are a season of love and joy and giving and the such, they also entail a routine of obligation and decorum. And no matter how carefully you screen your calls and Facebook friend requests throughout the year, chances are at some point, you'll be stuck buying for someone who sucks. And here's how you do it. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5864993&view=rss&microfeed=true

In response to allegations that Herman Cain is a philandering gropemaster, his campaign has launched a new Women For Herman Cain section on its website. On it, female supporters of the Georgia businessman are encouraged to share their stories and leave messages of support. And it's hilarious. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5864546&view=rss&microfeed=true

Police are searching for a woman who walked into a Denver pet store and walked out with a 9-week-old pug in her arms. I mean, I get it: as a child, I was beside myself when it was time to say goodbye to the baby animals after a visit to our local Guppies To Puppies. But stealing puppies as a fully-grown adult? Pretty despicable. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5846933&view=rss&microfeed=true

A letter to my brother, and all his college friends: More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5844411&view=rss&microfeed=true

The website Topix isn't that popular in big cities, but it enables folks from small towns in middle America (which its founder calls "the feud states") to bitch about each other on the Internet. According to A.G. Sulzberger of the Times, More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5842251&view=rss&microfeed=true

A reader messaged a dude on eHarmony. This is the decidedly unharmonious response she got in return. Read on for a tale of competition, baseball, and what a lady who "seems to feel she's attractive" should do to impress men. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5820114&view=rss&microfeed=true

Two women were accosted by a security guard at a recent Twins game, and told their behavior was immoral. Their crime: kissing. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5812569&view=rss&microfeed=true

When Bentley's web of lies began to unravel in last night's episode of The Bachelorette, he finally decided that he was "just not that into" Ashley and went home. Good riddance! Here's every asshole thing he said about Ashley behind her back — and, sadly, to her face. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5809527&view=rss&microfeed=true

Apparently, it's "a friend you use exclusively for sex" and "the term is popular in Canada." Also, apparently, it's something certain Big Law Bros are interested in attracting. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5773556&view=rss&microfeed=true

This woman's piece on "How to be a Jerk" is ridiculous, and kind of depressing. But the comments that follow are the interesting part. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5768618&view=rss&microfeed=true

Anonymous, the formidable hacker group responsible for many an e-shenanigan, has informed Fred Phelps' gay-hating, soldier-picketing Dickchurch that they're on thin ice. An excerpt from the letter written from the hackers to the church reads, More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5765522&view=rss&microfeed=true

"All women have that no-sex-on-the-first-date rule, and all women want a reason to break it," writes bachelor blogger and spokesperson for all women Jozen Cummings. God, this "men talking for women" crap again? I'm bored already. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5747079&view=rss&microfeed=true

The family-intense holidays of 2010 are now behind us, wrapping paper balled up and thrown away, gift receipts sorted, and leftovers packaged in Tupperware, but the memory of the stupid crap your relatives said this year is forever. Let's share! More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5718443&view=rss&microfeed=true

Considering the fact that this woman's entire career has basically been one big, steaming pile of embarrassing gaffes, I don't think this will affect the blind allegiance her followers feel toward her. Oh, that's just Sarah bein' a fact maverick. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5699052&view=rss&microfeed=true

George W. Bush, on his nationwide "Hey, America, Remember How Much You Hate Listening To Me Talk?" tour, told a group of Florida retirees that what he misses the most about the presidency is commanding the military and being pampered. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5689398&view=rss&microfeed=true

The number one question we get at Social Minefield is "how do I deal with my friend's horrible boyfriend?" Today we offer tips on coping with him — and all the other people you hate in life. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5675756&view=rss&microfeed=true

We're more than aware that jerks exist in every corner of the Internet. Yet when they turn to Yelp, they're so darn entertaining. After the jump, our six favorite kinds of hostile (and occasionally friendly) Yelp reviewer. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5626628&view=rss&microfeed=true

Today in Social Minefield, we look at how to help a friend in need — or a friend in need of a swift kick. Follow the jump for tips on dealing with a friend's breakup, bereavement, or bad behavior. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5605403&view=rss&microfeed=true

Today an advice-seeker tells Dear Prudence that watching porn made her boyfriend ask her to get breast implants. But is porn really the issue here? More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5588150&view=rss&microfeed=true

The other day I was walking down 6th Ave towards Bryant Park and there were two men in very sleek suits behind me. I'd glanced at them while we paused to wait for a light to change. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5544828&view=rss&microfeed=true

There have always been dicks, douchebags and asses. But it's only in our time that the pursuit of assholery has become not just acceptable but a quality — nay, a full-time job to which individuals strive. Will it ever end? More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5506444&view=rss&microfeed=true

While Latoya has already done an excellent job dissecting the truly heinous remarks in John Mayer's recent Playboy interview, there was another aspect of the interview that I think warrants a discussion: namely, that John Mayer is a terrible ex-boyfriend. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5471561&view=rss&microfeed=true

Apropos of blogger Clay Shirky's recommendation that women learn to behave like "arrogant, self-aggrandizing jerks," Guardian writer Trisha Andres attended a one-day assertiveness workshop — which appears to have transformed her life. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5466929&view=rss&microfeed=true

This week, a cruise ship stopped in Labadee, Haiti, generating much-needed revenue for Haitians and fun for its passengers. Some call it ill-timed, others wonder why you can have more fun elsewhere if you really feel so bad. [NY Times] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5455373&view=rss&microfeed=true

When a London woman's 32JJ bra arrived in the mail, it was accompanied by the note, "Hey gorgeous, nice stuff! If you fancy giving me a private show, call me." Bravissimo says the anonymous lecher isn't an employee. [Sun] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5391133&view=rss&microfeed=true

There was no reason for Kanye West to get involved and tell us something we already knew. Update: Kanye has now "apologized". More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5358544&view=rss&microfeed=true

This scientist claims one speed date - and a dash of phrenology - is all you need. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5142191&view=rss&microfeed=true

Today on Judge Judy, the defendant was a horrible, horrible person. She was being sued by her sister, who had graciously loaned the defendant $1500 to bail the defendant's friend out of jail. The defendant found out that the friend no longer needed the bail money, so she went out and bought herself a new wardrobe and refused to return the money to her sister. Two weeks later she totaled her sister's car, and refused to pay for the damages because the wreck wasn't an "accident" but an "act of God." Oh and she didn't have an license. This defense did not fly with JJ, natch. Clip above. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5054995&view=rss&microfeed=true

Behold the most complicated study ever: A Berkeley researcher "asked 170 female undergraduates to take a written test. Before the test they were randomly assigned to one of three empty offices, which they were told belonged to their male examiner. The fictional offices were furnished in one of three ways to allow the students to infer the examiner's view of women. They either had "progressive" decor such as a breast-cancer awareness banner, overtly sexist posters of women, or neutral objects such as a stack of papers. Students who were sensitive to sexism, as measured by a separate questionnaire, scored worse if they had been in the supposedly neutral office. They were not fazed, though, by the chauvinist office, scoring better than less-sensitive peers." Got that? The upshot is, we'd apparently rather know we are dealing with sexist assholes than just assume so. [New Scientist] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5044960&view=rss&microfeed=true

Oh look! It's another dude making money off the romantic and physical insecurities of women. This time around it's a gentleman named Dante Moore (left), who has written a delightful screed called The Re-Education of the Female. No wonder he's named Dante, because his mission is hellish. Washington Post writer Laura Yao suffered through Moore's book and his presence so we don't have to, and the shit he's slinging isn't really anything new. Yao summarizes it thusly: as a woman, "Your responsibilities include cooking, staying skinny, wearing sexy things around the house and doing whatever your man tells you to do (because, Moore writes, 'Here's a little secret, ladies: men never really ask for anything. They command. . . . And believe me, what you won't do, ten broads around the corner will.')" And you know, Moore is right: his advice will probably net you a man. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5042976&view=rss&microfeed=true

It looks like Aliza Shvarts' 15 seconds are up: the plucky Yale senior has submitted a new, non-embryonic art project in lieu of her original project, a representation of nine months of self-induced miscarriages that included her own blood. (She would have failed the course had she not displayed any work at all.) In related news, those gross frat boys who held up the "We Love Yale Sluts" sign in front of the Yale Women's Center have been found not guilty of intimidation and harassment charges stemming from the incident. [YDN, Feministing] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=385827&view=rss&microfeed=true

Last night was the premiere of the 20th season of The Real World, and as you may have seen, some of the roommates are pretty awful. Another hateable guy was Will, who seems to have a crush on every girl in the house, particularly the one who dresses like a stripper. But when he found out that she actually is a stripper, he became giant dick by stereotyping her and deciding that she's the kind of girl that he would "make fun of." Clip above. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=381193&view=rss&microfeed=true

Worst person ever alert! David Wrigley, a 24-year-old Long Island construction worker, had just moved in with his girlfriend, Sara Sabol and her cats Madeline and Jinx. Wrigley claims the cats disliked him, so he crushed them with a bed and then proceeded to grab, squeeze and tug the cats' injured bodies. All of Madeline's ribs were broken and she died. Jinx has 13 broken ribs and is recovering. [Gothamist] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=362295&view=rss&microfeed=true

Best Comment of the Day, in response to French Vogue Editor Carine Roitfeld Is Such A Terribly Deep Person: "Zee fat people, zey make my ass tweetch. *takes long drag off cigarette*" We say: mon superiority complex, let me show you eet. • Worst, in response to Nipple Alert: "The pictures would have been more flattering in black and white/ soft focus. I'm surprised that at her age she's sagging that much. At least Britney has an excuse as she's had three children." We say: so what's your excuse for being an asshole? If that's "sagging," then we're freakin' Phyllis Diller. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=357797&view=rss&microfeed=true

Because, apparently, there is an insatiable market for sex tapes of people I barely know/don't want to see naked, Amy Fisher and her on-again-off-again husband have one about to come on the market. If you take their story at face value, the shitpoke husband in question sold the tape while he and Amy were separated because he was pissed at her for, among other things, dating Joey Buttafuoco again. But, now they're back together, she's learning to forgive and he feels really, really bad. What the fuck ever! Amy, first off, bad relationship choices are why the rest of us go to therapy! It's really good, I promise. You can cry in the middle of the day and talk endlessly about yourself and that's the point! And, second off, learn to masturbate and/or get yourself a decent guy. Neither one of these clowns deserves to get laid ever again. Practice this gesture in the mirror until you are comfortable with it... and then show it to your husband as you're showing him the door. [Gawker] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=317440&view=rss&microfeed=true