I'm seeing red about the expiration date list.

"They hit their expiration date and go bad, and once they hit that point there’s no making the sour gallon of milk scrumptious again. These actresses keep getting cast in big movies, but it’s only a matter of time before Father Time catches up with them."

Really now? I forgot that all actresses are supposed to be smoking hot young things, but most of the male actors can keep making movies because men become silver foxes and women become dried-out hags.

Actresses don't make movies for the sole reason that men can oogle over them, so sorry guys, but those "sour gallons of milk" will keep making movies and I'll keep loving them, ESPECIALLY Julia Roberts. I used to watch Spike TV for some of the accident shows, but fuck them. It's really sad that some men are allowing themselves to be stereotyped by enjoying Spike and it's talk of booze, women, and...wait, that's about it, especially since the women on the site are being objectified and considered to have a fucking EXPIRATION DATE like they're some sort of food item.

LOL, I just saw that "Sexy Ghostbuster" costume this weekend! My boyfriend has this ridiculously elaborate Ghostbusters costume complete with that ghost-trapping machine/pack...thing (sorry, I don't know what it's called) that he built, and he brings it out about every other Halloween, so I was going to dress Ghostbustery too so we could have cheesy couples costumes. I don't have his dedication, so I basically just wanted something with the Ghostbusters symbol on it. That thing is the only female Ghostbuster-themed costume I could find! (I'm only 5'2, so I don't think I could wear the men's version.) I might just wear fluorescent green and tell everyone I'm Slimer.

That "Actresses That Should Be Banished Because We Don't Find Them Fuckable Anymore" article - DREW BARRYMORE is chubby? Seriously? And how ironic that he spends most of a "THESE ACTRESSES AREN'T HOT ENOUGH" list bashing women for being too skinny and having too much plastic surgery. As his comments on Barrymore show, if they were at a normal weight he'd be calling them fat! And if they aged naturally and had wrinkles he'd be calling them old hags, and probably suggesting they get plastic surgery.

Oh, the Halloween costumes. I enjoy the comment on #9 and #1 scares the jesus freaking piss balls outta me!

Did anyone else notice how right after they "banish" Drew Barrymore to the plus-sized pages of the JC Penny's, they talk mournfully about Helen Hunt is scary and anorexic? Wow.

I'm glad they're finally talking about pregnancy and psychiatric needs. You hear about postpartum depression now, but almost never about what women go through when they have to go off their meds for their children, especially women who have severe biologically mood disorders that should not be left unmedicated. Many women are so afraid of medication in pregnancy they will endanger themselves AND their children before realizing they need the help, and the baby is more at risk from the mother's suicide than from the potential dangers of the drugs. It's time we started to invest in finding new drugs that are safe for women during all stages of their lives, including pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Also, "Some critics said the paper gave short shrift to nondrug approaches like homeopathic remedies..."

Good lord, that's a marvelous idea, give a depressed pregnant woman an expensive placebo and lie to her until she thinks it works. Of course psychotherapy and a good diet (as well as meditation, massage, and regular exercise) is essential (both to mental health and physical health) and for mild to moderate depression would probably be sufficient, but that's what's recommended now, and the concern is usually more in women with severe depression and mood disorders who really can't safely go nine months without medication. I'm glad the study didn't try to suggest that giving women distilled water and calling it medication was a valid answer to women who struggle with chemical imbalances.

Here's hoping that they soon come out with an effective antidepressant that is safe for pregnancy and breastfeeding.

A sexy Finding Nemo Halloween costume...WTF?!?! First of all, that's a frickin Pixar movie! Secondly...Nemo was a boy!

And that "expiration date" crap....I think I'm going to go puke now....

A former co-worker who desperately wanted a child, but had to come off of her antidepressants. She barely made it to term and had awful discontinuation symptoms. If it'd been me, I know I would have probably still taken them, even with the risks. She was depressed before she became pregnant, of course. It was with the horrors of Thalidomide that birth defects became a major worry and I wonder if that fear has been carried over unnecessarily.

The hardest part for me to read with the "expiration date" thing was the bit on Drew Barrymore.

For me, she has always represents a strong female in movies ("ever after" I thought was pretty good in terms of a lack of TOO much gender stereotypes... After all, she is the one who saves herself from the evil guy...)

To see her reduced to "at best cute" and claiming she was never "hot" is so... painful.

To me, she always represented real women. She was never too skinny, but never fat. And she always seemed strong to me.

This is so saddening.

I just sent SPIKE my feedback on their article. It is so disgusting I want to puke. I can't believe that.

UGHHSDFHKDHFKJSDHFKJHSDKJFHSDFJKSHDFK F*ck that.

If you don't want to see an old woman in a movie, don't see movies with old women in them. It's not like they are furthering a damaging agenda by being in movies like the movie "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" is.

Unless this guy thinks that "old women being allowed to show their face in public" is a damaging agenda, in which case... I was born 100 years too soon. Get me to a more progressive era, NOW. Preferably one that doesn't make sexy Halloween costumes out of children's movies.

If you don't want to see an old woman in a movie, don't see movies with old women in them. It's not like they are furthering a damaging agenda by being in movies like the movie "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" is.

Unless this guy thinks that "old women being allowed to show their face in public" is a damaging agenda, in which case... I was born 100 years too soon. Get me to a more progressive era, NOW. Preferably one that doesn't make sexy Halloween costumes out of children's movies.

Hm. They describe Meg Ryan as looking like Mickey Rourke's twin sister...and say this is a reason why she shouldn't act anymore...and yet I don't see them saying that Mickey Rourke himself should stop acting. Come on, if he's apparently so awful-looking in these dudes' eyes that comparison to him is the death knell for an actress' career, then shouldn't they be lambasting him for daring to experience ordinary human life processes such as aging as well?

Oh yeah, that's right. This kind of bullshit doesn't apply to dudes. They can be non-conventionally attractive and still "deserve" to act. Assholes.

The oral sex costume was only number 3? How is that less offensive than the sexy Nemo costume? Put on an orange unitard underneath and one of those plush Finding Nemo clownfish hats, and you have a cute and covered up costume that's still form-fitting. The honey bee costume that I bought for Halloween is similar in shape to the Nemo one, and I'm just making it more covered up by wearing a black t-shirt and leggings underneath. It's not that hard, and it looks really cute. Most of the sexy costumes out there can be altered to be more covered up. The oral sex one can't be. Whoever wrote that article needs to get her priorities straight. When short skirts are more offensive to someone than subordinating women for laughs, something's wrong.

That Spike article is... wow. I don't think I can find the words right now.

I found it sad, too, that the first guy on there to comment in defense of one of the women (Drew Barrymore) - did so only because he seems to fetishize "thick" women. I love hearing from people who find beauty in shapes and sizes beyond just the accepted standard, but the way he phrased it--basically, more to grab onto while you're "bangin' her good"--just doesn't feel like progress to me.

I thought this costume was pretty gross, too: http://www.buycostumes.com/Plug-Socket-Couples-Set-Plus-Adult-Costume/17942/ProductDetail.aspx

But that was before I saw this one:

http://www.buycostumes.com/Nut-Bolt-Couples-Costume-Set-Adult/17927/ProductDetail.aspx

The Dracula/Blow up doll one is probably worse, except that that one, at least, does not require a live woman to participate in her own objectification.

How to make a Halloween costume for women:
1) Pick a profession only men can do (police officer, firefighter, doctor, fix-it man).
2) Redesign the outfit/uniform worn by members of said profession such that it is skintight, ultra-short, and bares as much cleavage as possible.
3) Pair with high heels and an accessory that can be wielded suggestively (handcuffs, syringe).

Bonus challenge: design a costume based on a job only women can do! Real nurses=not sexy. Halloween nurses=super-sexy!

How to make a Halloween costume for men:
1) Think of a situation wherein a man would have his pants down, particularly for a sex act.
2) Dress the man normally, but emphasize the size of his penis and/or the fact that he is participating in a sex act with a young woman.

Note: under no circumstances should the costumed man have to show any of his own skin. Flesh-colored fabric is your friend; no need to make a man feel exposed or uncomfortable!

Alternative men's costumes may be obtained by dressing a man as a woman. Be sure his bra is over-stuffed and he knows how to mince around while flapping his hands and speaking in a high-pitched voice. This costume works best if the costumed man can be convinced to flirt with another man.

Atleast with women's costumes, I ocassionally find something that isn't "sexy." But men's costumes are basically non-existant.

I finished my costume really early and then my dad decided to attend the Halloween party with me. So I have to find a costume for him, which is no easy task.