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Irin Carmon
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"letting someone else into it" = telling them. Read more

No, read it again. No one needs consent for their fantasy, as I specifically said; they need consent or at least indication of interest or prior involvement to bring someone else into it. I was obviously referring to my own experience. Read more

Friendly suggestion: If some posts on a blog reflecting people's real lives scare you out of having kids, you may not be ready for eighteen-plus years of reality. Read more

They do *not* contribute to infertility directly. But because the pill regulates periods and you don't ovulate, you may not know about irregular cycles or ovulation problems. Read more

The creators didn't dispute that it was the intention. That's clearly what they meant with the threatening-looking guy in the background. Read more

I'm not familiar with libel laws in Malta, but I'd guess it's their convention for any crime that hasn't been tried and resulted in a conviction. Read more

Well, it was one of their customers, so if an ex-employee was being predatory, that would be bad for business. Read more

Which is, in fact, why it's linked twice in this post. Read more

You can see exactly what he said in the video above. He doesn't say he locked the door, just that he "kind of closed it." The person in the audience was writing from memory some time later. He didn't ask for a phone, he asked for his friend's number. Read more

Women's magazines have way larger audience, and much more money from beauty and fashion advertisers is at stake. Structurally, they're not going to jeopardize either with these kinds of ambitious pieces about tough subjects. Read more

You're right, it's rare that you get to compare it with video and... not at all like that. Read more

Good question. I have pretty dry skin so someone else is going to have to vouch, but I think you might find it too slippery. Read more

Apparently, you haven't read any of the posts I've written on this topic, including this one, which deal with the issues you mention or feature perspectives of others on them Read more

Surely by promote you mean, "continue to discuss critical perspectives on a major piece of mass entertainment." Read more

I read it! And as I said, taken on its own terms that this is about confronting racism and telling the stories of black maids, marketing tie-ins are creepy, and the shit pie thing is hard to get past. Read more