@kerri.drootin: "All the People Who Died" by Jim Carroll. Read more
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@ShrutiBorus: It was actually a term that the media slapped on her, immediately — and I used scare quotes in the hed such to imply that this is not Jezebel's opinion of her. Read more
@EmpressZombie: Hence my use of scare quotes. Read more
Wow, guys. I'm a blown away by the overall reaction to this — it doesn't hurt appreciate the absurdity of stuff sometimes, rather than get huffy. Obama's day is pretty rough; this is a dose of levity. Save the outrage for real issues. Read more
@ronniedobbs: I understand that. Unfortunately, the reality is that many, many women talk about this stuff, online and off. The best we can do is guide the discussion such that it's not negatively directed towards others. Read more
@XavierLucage: We actually don't do the "trigger" thing around here. We respect sites that do, but that's not us. If something is bothersome, don't read it. Moreover, positively impossible to demonstrate the shift in clothing-size standards over time without actually using numbers. Read more
@Scoldy Lox: Aw! There's something about it that just makes me feel like I am a world-conquering badass, rude and reckless 'cause I wanna be. Which is pretty amusing coming from a Gap-clad midwesterner, but it gets the job done! Read more
@rhialitybites: Considering that's how the show is being marketed, with that phrase, there's no way to write around it. Read more
@LazyHippo: Are you serious right now? You think I actually took the time to match the aesthetics of these girls to an animal that would match my perception of them? That's absolutely ridiculous, I'm sorry. You overestimate both my efforts in doing this deliberately stupid post and my capacity for being really shitty. Read more
@NeomaOrestes: Sorry to spoil for you! But it's not a "spoiler" when it's significantly after the airing. After all, we have to be able to freely discuss plot points at some point. Read more
@DeccaLeChat: Your comment has been disemvoweled for straying from the topic of Twitter Police. Jezebel's copy-editing situation is a wholly different matter, and if you want to discuss it, please email or start your own discussion thread on #groupthink. Read more
@Flameheaded Harlot: Actually, a later part of the show mentioned that the judging is based on length (nose to tail), not weight. So he's not the heaviest, but he holds the Guinness World Record for "biggest." Read more
@labeled: CRAZY AUNT KANYE: We're repeating questions that are being asked and tossed around today, and we are answering them — and our answers are pretty high road and dismiss the questions. Read more
@jenrobe: I'm really sorry about your father. But this website isn't really in the business of issuing public health messages unless we're doing actual reporting, and even then, we're just reporting, not laying out dictates. We're all better off leaving that to the public health professionals. This is about my… Read more
@Lindsey G.: I was actually pretty clear about this coming from my liberal perspective. I wrote in the first person to make it clear that this was my specific perspective, and for me, learning that my crushes didn't share the exact. same. beliefs as me — when the whole puppy love thing is predicated on the idea that… Read more