LOL OH OK Read more

I love this part particularly (bold mine): Read more

I was asked at a medical school interview in the South how I was going to manage being a mother and a physician, how my boyfriend or husband (had neither) felt about my decision to go to medical school, whether I had a significant other, what my work/life balance plans were, etc. There were four interviews, and all of… Read more

Yeah... No... Not about that life. These sum up my feelings completely.

I want to be outraged and say, "My motherland would never!" Read more

I actually worked with Korean ELLs for several months, as an online tutor. The men I talked with who are married are generally unhappy (except for those with new babies) and some of them openly talked about their mistresses and girlfriends on the side. The women I talked with seemed much happier when they were dating,… Read more

'responsibility as a woman to raise a child' Read more

It sounds like they have the same issue as Japan, where if you're a female worker it's extremely difficult to have a career and advance while also having a family (unsurprisingly, South Korea has a very low birth rate). Read more

Talent AND fitness combined! Read more

The Miss America pageant would be improved hugely if each contestant's 200-yard free time was factored into the swimsuit scoring. Read more

I don't have enough "___" to convey my feelings of "o___________o"

Could it be structured just like the talent portion? You pick your athletic event of choice and you have X number of minutes on stage (or pre-recorded if you want to showcase...dressage or something) to showcase your skills.

That both allows the portion to actually be about fitness and also allows fitness to be a very… Read more

I participated in a "Scholarship Competition" many years ago (very Gracie Lou Freebush-style) and instead of "Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit", we had a fitness portion of the competition that involved presenting a learned fitness routine that was basically Pilates set to Black Eyed Peas. Granted, it wasn't the… Read more

I'm not saying the swimsuit competition is not problematic, because of course it is. Read more

You know what would be cool? Instead of bikinis, they wore sandwich boards that show what their cholesterol levels are, how much they can lift, or how many minutes it takes them to run a mile— in lieu of drawing blood on stage. Then they could also get all Pinterest-y and bedazzle the sandwich board. Read more

John Oliver, take it away.

"Domestic violence is no longer something that can't be brushed under the rug."

Sadly appropriate double negative, given how quickly public outrage is fading, and the NFL's general mishandling and soft-pedaling. Read more

Say what you will about the girl, but I do love that she said "[Domestic violence is] not just a women's issue, it's a humanitarian issue." Read more

I think the pageant is a little too ridiculous for the Ninja Warrior course to be warranted. Read more