Men Behaving Badly, and the idiots who defend them

Hollaback!’s candid video of a young woman walking the streets of New York City is getting quite a bit of traction. Watching it, I can understand why:

Pretty horrendous, right?

Some people don’t think so, I am shocked to learn. They’re out in force, courageously defending these poor misaligned catcalling men from the oppressive rhetoric of authoritarian women and pinko commie social justice warriors like… Rebecca Watson… apparently.

And their argumentation is flawless: Continue reading

Ebola Outbreak 101: It isn’t airborne, stupid

A nurse who treated US Ebola patient Thomas E. Duncan did something stupid. Days after Duncan died in Dallas, she caught a flight to Ohio. Upon her return to Dallas, she broke with Ebola herself.

To be fair, the nurse had the good sense to ask the CDC if she was allowed to travel before she left, and the CDC did something even dumber: they said “yes”. Continue reading