Right, but that's a shitty-person behavior, not a woman behavior. I don't run around being a dick to people and blaming PMS—but once in a while when I feel like my emotions are REALLY not in sync with my rational brain, I remember about PMS and the world makes sense again. Read more
Lindy West
lindywest
I promise, although you don't seem like you want to believe me, my fear is paralyzing and all-encompassing. Read more
Well, that's not very nice! We all get to work out our phobias in our own ways. Haven't you heard of hate-watching the things that torment you most? I do the same thing with Michele Bachmann and L&O: SVU. Read more
WHY ARE WE YELLING? I'M NOT MAD. Read more
I think it's completely adorable. I have never ever ever liked a spider before. Read more
I have zero interest in this argument, so you can go ahead and declare yourself the winner. Read more
But it's SO FUNNY. Did you watch it all the way to the end? I'm the worst arachnophobe ever and that little dude totally charmed me! Read more
Oh god, I have literally never cared about anything less. Read more
Oh, man. That was THE BEST. Read more
Agreed. Read more
"I'm gonna mainsplain at you, so forgive me." Read more
Great point. Let's never question anything ever. Read more
No, I am totally with you. I like a lot of girly stuff too. I guess the point of this piece is that I wish I could like certain girly things without feeling GUILTY that I'm helping cement this monolithic idea of "what women like." Because that's gross. And I also want to like girly things of my own volition—not… Read more
Exactly! Also, a pink scooter specifically designed to fit women's bodies is fine—as long as the scooter also comes in OTHER COLORS TOO. The point is that women are not Pavlovian idiots. Read more
Yes. Read more
"or otherwise demean people based upon: race" Read more
Because this isn't a post about the reasons why black people might want to collect racist Americana. It's a post about the fact that racist material is explicitly against Etsy's terms of service. Read more
What? I don't have any authority to give people "a pass" or not. I said that if people are collecting these things as a statement against the whitewashing of history, then they ARE aware of the items' implications. That's a concrete correlation. Are you suggesting that there are racist black people collecting these… Read more
Yes. I tried to make that point clear—new stuff is WAY less justifiable than vintage stuff. Regardless, though, racist material of any kind is prohibited by Etsy's terms of service. Read more