Very, very powerful. Thank you for your honesty, bravery, and forgiveness of yourself (even though you’ve done nothing wrong).

‘Choice’ is a loaded term in a culture that strongly prescribes expectations and roles for women. In many ways true ‘choice’ has little to do with the paths people take in life.

I thought the film was excellent in showing the humanity of people with mental illness as well. At the same time, I don’t think the movie gave a particularly accurate portrayal of bi-polar disorder… Bradley Cooper’s symptoms seemed at times more schizophrenic. I think this is a common mistake in hollywood. But otherwise, I did [...]

I’m glad you pointed this out. I think the other thing that feels off to me is that he is making strong comments (whether he intends to or not – he may have meant the country’s wives, mothers, and daughters?) about what women we should be most invested in protecting – namely wives and mothers [...]

The language of “choice” used in the gender pay gap article is killing me a bit. It attempts to draw very hard lines between what part of the variance in pay is due to “discrimination” and personal “choice” to get into lower paying professions or take time off to raise children (because social policies and [...]

I can definitely identify with your experiences – I am queer, non-monogamous (or monogamish as I like to say ), and feminist and these identities very strongly shape who I am as a person and what I want my romantic life to look like. When I explain preferences or the lenses through which I see [...]