Can't wait for the next few weeks of Very Serious Discourse about how it's fine for middle-aged men to fuck 17 year olds
When I was 17, I broke up with a 21 year-old because the age gap felt too stark. 🙃
If you'd feel embarrassed to go to prom, you shouldn't be dating 17 year-olds
Any adult man who wants to date a 17 year old should have to rent a tux, buy a corsage, pose for pictures in front of a limo and dance in a school gymnasium while teachers look on in horror.

Then let's talk about how she's "mature for her age"

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17 Mar
Let's be clear, and I'm sure others have said it: What happened here was racist misogynist terrorism usatoday.com/story/news/nat…
In the coming days we're going to read about how the shooter was a lone wolf, or that he always seemed like a nice guy. People will say that it was a random act of violence. That's all horseshit.

This was predictable and preventable.
When people talk about racist & misogynist violence like this, the implication is that it can't be stopped. It absolutely can.

But we need to gun violence, sexism, and - especially right now - anti-Asian racism more seriously.
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9 Mar
I really tried not to tweet anything about this, but being dismissive of the online harassment women face is so wrong & dangerous.
First of all, online harassment isn't just "mean tweets" - it's pile-ons, rape and death threats, doxxing, and more.

I've had to leave my home with a baby in tow because I wasn't sure if someone was going to come to my house and kill me.
Online harassment means spending money you don't really have to hire companies to scrub the internet of all your personal info and having conversations with your kid's school & teachers about the threats directed at them, too.
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2 Mar
I am so glad women are speaking out - not just about workplace sexual harassment, but the everyday gross behavior men subject us to nytimes.com/2021/03/01/nyr…
I wrote this about Biden in 2019, but clearly the point applies here too
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I feel certain that this latest story will invite all sorts of "oh I can't even *hug* women now???" reactions and the answer is: No, you can't.

Stop fucking touching us.
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1 Mar
I also had multiple unpaid internships, double majored and worked 20 hours a week. When I went to grad school I finished a two year program in one year to save money - and did it, once again, while working.

It was fucking awful and I hope no one ever has to do the same. Image
None of this made me smarter, more grateful or more hard-working than anyone else. It just made life harder.

Success isn't being the most tired and broke at the end of the day.
Someone asked me a question about parenting today at my newsletter and I answered something similar: people want you to believe that you're only a good mom if you're suffering.

It's a bullshit mindset meant to keep you in your place
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17 Feb
“Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream society.” - Rush Limbaugh
Without fail, the men retweeting this with "where's the lie" resemble gangrenous thumbs
What's sort of incredible about anti-feminism is that it never really progressed past "you're ugly & barren"

They've been saying the same tired shit for decades

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17 Feb
Most medically eligible folks I know who got the vaccine in NYC were only asked to sign a self-attestation, not show medical records.

This is absolutely the right move to ensure that the most marginalized communities get vaccinated.
Yes, people will skip the line & that sucks - but if you don't have access to regular medical care, you can't get records or a letter from your doctor.
The system already privileges those with access to the internet, enough time to hit refresh ten times an hour and the ability to travel far from home to get the vaccine - this is the least the state/city could do.
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