Mallory Ortberg
Mallory Ortberg
Mallory Ortbergis an American author, editor, and a co-founder of the feminist general interest site The Toast. She previously wrote for Gawker and the Hairpin, where she met Toast co-founder Nicole Cliffe. Her first book, Texts from Jane Eyre, was released in November 2014, and became a New York Times bestseller. Ortberg was included in the 2015 Forbes 30 under 30 list in the media category. On November 9, 2015, it was announced that she was taking over Slate's "Dear...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth28 November 1986
CountryUnited States of America
If just one person touches you without your permission, stepping back and saying clearly, "Please don't touch me" should get them to stop.
An adult woman should not be so possessive of her own birthday that she begrudges her friends the chance to get married on the same day.
You need to be able to express your resentment and sense of loss in a way that doesn't damage your partner.
Diapers do not belong on the same table as food.
Knowledge of death is the beginning of wisdom.
I'm of the opinion that it is always a kind and appropriate decision to get in touch with someone who's lost a loved one to remind them that you're thinking of them and have fond memories of the deceased.
Not wanting to give everyone in your life one of your kidneys is not the same thing as hoping they die of kidney failure.
Kids know when they're getting yelled at and mocked, I can assure you.
Someone who responds to "Please don't grope me" with whining and pouting isn't a friend. He's an asshole and a predator.
I hate to get gender essentialist, but I'm starting to think that a lot of married men have some sort of heterosexually induced dentistry aversion.
Don't beat yourself up over what you dream about.
"Not being virulently and overtly racist against black people" and "treating gay people like human beings" are necessary conditions of greatness.
A child is not a bargaining chip or a learning tool. Your focus, if you adopt a child of a different race, should be on nurturing and protecting your child from bigotry, not deploying him or her as an anti-racist Mr. Fix-It.
I'm of the belief that dating "potential" is almost always an exercise in frustration.