1883, three years before Richard Von Krafft Ebing published Psychopathia Sexualis. This gives me enough time to establish myself, become his peer, and steal his work to publish under my own name.

Why? Because 1886 is the first time the term Anilingus is used in print, with ol’ sexy Richard credited for coining it.

What if everyone got one extra eye, where would you put it?

If there’s one thing I know about dogs, it’s how much they hate being outside with their favorite people all the time.

Good catch, thank you. I fixed the title.

I’ll never forget the episode of Bojack Horseman where they ban guns after a female shooter, where Diane says “I can’t believe they hate women more than they love guns.”

The article repeatedly argues that society has forced women to be submissive, to minimize their achievements, in self-perpetuating ways that saps their drive and confidence. It repeatedly points out the professional and social barriers that cause this and calls for social change, but asserts women need to be part of that change.

Your reaction was inflicting your own bias on this woman, because of her field, and misrepresenting her words entirely? As you continue to do here? I read the article as-is, a few times, and checked every source.

No one gets a pass for misinformation because they’ve experienced the toxic patriarchy. This is a women’s com. We ALL experience patriarchy.

You’re arguing with the version of the article you made up. It’s not a matter of interpretation, she does not say the things you decided she wrote.

I’m not interested in fact-checking you anymore when we read the same short piece, as I’m almost positive you’re just doubling down at this point.

edit: Just gotta add that the divide between arts and science is arbitrary and made up. The most accomplished scientists have been notable philosophers, and vice versa.

I’d take a handmade linen shirt over a wool sweater any day.

Except with booties, the crown jewels of my wardrobe are the dinosaur booties a friend knitted for me.

Holy shit I gotta try this oats in spring roll mix thing. Thanks for the tip.

She never says internal factors are primary. The headline reads “…the final frontier.” In the article itself:

The final frontier of gender equality may not lie in law or policy, but in these subtle, corrosive habits that continue to hold us back.

And, jesus, are we calling Ambition masculine now? Am I acting like a man by wanting to achieve things?

She doesn’t say women need to adopt masculine norms, or that they have to be over-confident. Furthermore, ambition and confidence are just positive qualities for anyone. And, as a woman, I think it’s kinda bullshit to separate unequivocally positive traits on a gender binary.

Actual quotes:

“This is not a flaw of individual character; it is the cumulative effect of biased socialization. From an early age, girls are often praised for being polite, agreeable, and well-behaved, while boys are praised for being strong, active, and independent.”

“…teaching our daughters not just to be nice, but to be bold.”

The habits she says are negative…

“…internal doubt, breeding hesitation, self-surveillance, and self-silencing.”

And you said, in a women’s community:

“The article comes across as having and underlying femmephobia, and feels a bit ignorant of how social issues work, which makes sense given her background is in physics and not the humanities.”

I don’t even know where to start. The article is a commentary on her experience as a woman, not a report. Every argument you made was a straight up misrepresentation of what this woman wrote, and you just went on to say she’s got underlying femmephobia and discredit her experience and her credentials? Experience she backs up with sources in the article? And most of those sources were written by women? AND most of those women have backgrounds in the freaking humanities?

Goddamn. Girl just can’t fucking win, can she?

I wrote that over three hours ago, not long after you commented. It was still up when I responded.

You should probably read it. It’s informative.

I helps to read the whole thing. It does address social factors, implicit bias, and does not say the problem is with women.

“External dynamics, interruptions, dismissed contributions, or condescending explanations further erode women’s voices.”

“…Part of this gap is undoubtedly structural: bias in hiring, evaluation, and promotion continues to limit women’s progress. But external barriers fuel internal doubt, breeding hesitation, self-surveillance, and self-silencing.”

“…Nor is this an argument against external action to address gender bias. We still need inclusive policies, strong mentorship, and institutional accountability. We must continue to address bias in hiring, harassment in the workplace, and inequities in pay.”

Yeah, and I just like the texture more. Sometimes I rice up parsnips with the quinoa for a pretty interesting texture/flavor. You can follow sushi rice recipes to prep it. I don’t cook the parsnips.

For filling I matchstick any combo of carrots, cucumbers, SPINACH, beets, peppers, whatever, and let 'em marinate in a tiny splish splash of tamari and sesame oil. Add avocado when rolling. Meat is optional but encouraged, if that’s your thing.

My smoothie:

1 banana

1 handfull of fresh spinach

2 big spoons of greek yogurt

1 big spoon of cashew butter

Squirt of lime juice

Enough almond milk to blend

Ice

optional: protein powder and collagen

Add-ons: berries, matcha, mango, salt, flaxmeal, coconut milk, chia seeds

Ooh good to know. I make a lot of quinoa sushi rolls, too. (also with spinach)

Got it, adding iodine to my smoothie.

I toss in greek yogurt(high in iodine) for that goodness and some citrus to get the iron from the spinach.

I’m not going to validate my right to be compassionate by proving I’ve known shit people and had shit experiences.

More to the point, I believe you’re referring to sociopathy and psychopathy when you talk about a lack of empathy, but that’s old science. Newer research shows improvement, especially with early intervention, in treatment of antisocial personality disorders. Psychiatric treatment of comorbities shows overall improvement in symptoms. And, recent studies on ASPD in neuroscience reveal that cognitive empathy isn’t a sliding scale, it’s a gamut, and it’s not even consistent within an individual. So IF someone has ASPD and we’re not just going to kill them, the best option is still evidence-based care.

It’s difficult to diagnose cognitive empathy disorders at a young age, but it’s possible the kid has a conduct disorder — which, along with ASPD, almost certainly has genetic groundwork but is strongly tied to early cognitive development (how he was raised,) and family history.

Regardless of what he has or where he came from, restorative justice is still more effective across the board socially and economically. I think of the worst people I’ve ever known when I consider my view of justice, and I still believe in restorative measures. I’m not only compassionate because I have empathy, but because evidence shows corporal punishment increases recidivism, exacerbates and often causes mental health disorders, and is ultimately an expensive monolith to an outdated belief in justice that isn’t based in fact.

Do I want every lying, cheating, violent piece of shit to face justice? Hell yeah I do. But I want that justice to be JUST and actually fix society instead of taking the bad and making them worse.

Everyone should have to babysit two toddlers for a week, at least one with undiagnosed mental health issues, with sugar and screen addictions because the divorced parents are too exhausted from working multiple jobs to deal with them, before they can say anything about parenting.

I think he has to live in a regular house with only one butler.

Sure, let’s take a messed up kid, who had no choice in how they were raised, with almost no worldly experience, who’s brain isn’t even fully developed yet, and throw them into a costly system almost guaranteed to turn them into a repeat offender.

I’d rather see people bitch about a lax system and see more reformed criminals than feel the short term thrill of retaliation.

What a coincidence, I found it when sleep deprived. My cat attacked me for giggling in the bed.

Stellar reporting from the post, as always.

Did Hitler really have a ‘micropenis’? The dubious documentary analysing the dictator’s DNA

They can’t even get the definition of micropenis right.

…the definition of micropenis was accepted as a penile length smaller than 2.5 standard deviations (SD) below the mean… Penile length should be measured when the penis is fully stretched…

Maybe we should stop bodyshaming men and all the short cock cuties (not hitler) won’t get complexes about it.

You don’t hear shit like “genocidal asshole who hated kittens had normal penis.”