I don't actually remember using the term "inherently compromised."

I said I didn't think it was inherently contaminated, and you challenged me on that point. I must have over-read into it, but I took that to mean you thought that it not being inherently contaminated had to be defended, which made me think you thought it was. I apologise for my inference.

Stairwell G is a secret stairwell that goes to Narnia.

Hogwarts.

Are you all just as hackley about Slut Walk?

Am I "all just as hackley"?

Okay, stepping away now.

It is possibly a Stairwell of Requirement which only appears at a time of great need.

I meant "is everyone who is objecting to the lipstick feeling their hackles just as raised by Slut Walk. Not digging into you, Steph.

Was there an LA Slut Walk? I tried googling for one at the time, and couldn't find one. I'm not very good at walking, but I'd have walked for that. I'd totally walk for the freedom for my aesthetic choices *not* being interpreted as a moral issue by predators and assholes. It's a skirt, not a message T-shirt with my personal ethos on it.

Not purposely related: The Hunger Game nailpolish is back on, but the polish names have been changed.

Was there an LA Slut Walk?

Everywhere I am is the LA Slut Walk.

I've never seen a Slut Walk promoted as something All Women Should Do, so while I find them incredibly problematic for many many reasons, they don't bug me the way the lipstick thing does.

I feel like the irritating part is the underlying assumption that all women are going to be wearing lipstick anyway, so why not choose red. If it were "Wear red for International Women's Day" I'd be all over it, because an assumption that all women will be wearing clothes is a pretty safe and un-encumbered-by-patriarchal-baggage one.

used car prices have gone up a lot, especially for fuel-efficient models.

Yeah, my uncle owns a used car auction, and he says business has never been better. They're actually having trouble finding enough cars to meet demand.