TheodoraGoesWild commented on Mean British Bully Toby Young Is Overwrought and Underseasoned

"@Sullygulliver: Casserole throwdown!"

skahammer commented on When The Nice Guy Down The Street Makes You Uncomfortable

"Not trying to draw an equivalence -- but as a straight man I've been approached inappropriately by sexually aggressive men and women, and I'm always similarly uncomfortable about how to respond. If it's a woman making the comments, then trying to disengage marks you as unmanly and possibly gay. If it's a man, it's extremely hard to acknowledge that's what's happening -- that a man might be threatening your sexual boundaries. I'm not saying it's a problem on the scale of what women face, or that it's even a big problem at all."

KristaJulieva commented on Bands That Send You Into "Two Minutes Hate" Mode

"Dave Matthews Band is the only outfit worthy of Hate Shakes to me."

Banjo Kitten commented on We Will Now Predict the Oscar Nominations

"@Beautiful Stranger: Michelle is a damn fine actress in whatever she is in."

skahammer commented on When The Nice Guy Down The Street Makes You Uncomfortable

"@PrettyPrettyPrincess: We all know it, it's exactly why we don't walk around smiling or making eye contact."

skahammer commented on Thinspiration

"Suppose I took the nonjudgmental position on people who want to do this to their bodies -- where would that leave me? I mean, I try not to judge people for not conforming to my body-image ideals: overweight, aggressively pierced, surgically enhanced, freakishly overmuscled (I'm a guy, this last is actually the most common body modification in my circle), whatever, I don't judge. And as long as it's a result of the person's individual will, I tend to want to put underweightness in the same category."

if_i_only_had_a_heart commented on Jann Wenner Firing People At Drop of a Hat

"rolling stone."

skahammer commented on More Males — Young & Old — Falling Victim To Eating Disorders

"@ellaesther: Well, maybe we can at least agree that there are some enabling behaviors that are the very opposite of "compassion," no matter how well-intentioned they might be. The separate question of whether those behaviors are present here is worth battling over, I think."

if_i_only_had_a_heart commented on Barack Obama Tells Us Who's President Now

"obama: represent"

skahammer commented on More Males — Young & Old — Falling Victim To Eating Disorders

"@trulymadlyme: The empathy really is missing from a lot of these comments. That's a pretty categorical statement to apply to such a murky situation. In fact, the parents who fail to provide minimal discipline might be the ones lacking empathy here."