I think there is a big difference between an act done by the animal (like licking peanut butter off of anything) and penetration done by a human to an animal. I have no problem with a person choosing to have an animal lick something off of their body - that is something an animal can consent to (by acting upon the…

Thank you for this posting and your participation. I don't have breast cancer - to be honest I don't think I even know anyone who has had breast cancer - but I can appreciate your support to those who have been in such a scary and life changing position. I can't imagine being told that I would have to undergo a…

Seriously. I didn't see my biological dad for 15 years (until he added me on facebook a couple of years ago...) - and he owes me/my mom 30,000 in child support. He got off relatively unscathed, I think.
Luckily I have an amazing stepdad who I wouldn't trade for the world.

This makes me feel even more horrible for her that she was on the sex tape that was released. I would take bets that she was coerced into it by him in one way or another.

I'm in the same boat. I'm glad that this little girl is doing well - but I feel bad for the others who were pushed back or denied because she got a lot of media attention. I understand the parent's wish for their child to live, but they still took life from someone else. I know society views the lives of children over…

Just because a lot of people do it, doesn't make it okay. There is a part of the gaming community that is incredibly sexist and homophobic as well, but we all know that's not okay.
It is not okay for a white person to say the N-word, whether it ends with an "a" or an "er". It is not our word to say. It is not our word…

Certainly not. I thought, statistically, that most women who have abortions are already mothers and older? I could very well be wrong though.
Having an abortion should 100% depend on what the woman wants, regardless of any other factors. I'm sure that whatever is going on in that woman's mind takes into account all…

I don't regret my abortion - I do regret that it was $600 though (I was early enough to get the pills) and that I read so many horror stories online about how all these women thought they were going to die and were in the worst pain of their lives. (I was fine - just like a heavy period)
I did have some emotional…

You and your mom sound amazing! I just wanted to put that out there. Even if you hear it all the time, it's not enough.

I actually cried watching that video. That poor woman, I don't even want to imagine having that happen to anyone - but there it is. I can't believe no one in that court room, especially the judge who is knowledgeable of the law and knows that nothing in that scenario is right, who doesn't even look at the woman pleadin…

Seriously. I am uncomfortable with a mayor or any other elected official having the ability to enact dress codes. It's pretty funny to read the threads though, and see how many people are so seriously offended by clothing. Everyone has the right to think something is unfashionable or silly looking - but to see so many…

My family isn't touchy-feely at all. My mom only started to hug me after I moved out of the house and she missed having me around. My stepdad is Italian and a bit more affectionate, but not kissing affectionate. I think I've hugged my grandmother once. Then again, we are mostly Irish (though really we are just a mixed…

I'll come to your house and help you dye all the hairs bright colors if you help me dye all my hairs bright colors. We can be partners in awesome hair crime.

So many good feels. Thank goodness for some good news. It's wonderful to see children fighting for their education (and see their parents fighting along beside them) like this young man and the young man who made the speech directed at the closing school systems in Chicago (the video is on Upworthy if anyone is…

Dear men, your dick is not a magical life saving device. It is not a life jacket or a defibrillator. It will not "turn lesbians straight" or "save someone's life". No. Just no no no no no. Stop putting so much emphasis on the dangly bits between your legs. They do not make you a man. They do not control your life or…

I agree. I think GRRM is a very talented writer in a lot of ways, and one of those ways is definitely playing with his reader's emotions. Someone else in another comment thread (I believe in the recent recap) was talking about his messages about power and the morality of ruling or controlling people. On my first…

Haha! - roommate translation : "But I want to be nosy! I can't be nosy when these people are speaking in a language I can't understand! Me me me me me!"
Seriously though, I get anxious when people are speaking in a different language because what if they're talking about me? But I also get anxious when people whisper i…

I am curious as to whether or not this man is bilingual - because learning a second language after a certain age can be very difficult, if not downright impossible, for some people. Myself included. I wish I could learn Spanish but my brain is all "nope - you can only say a few choice words with an awful American…

I think GRRM wants to do away with any controversy with the "is he/isn't he" of Theon's castration. I think in the book they sent another body part - his finger? I can't remember exactly. But I do know that a lot of Theon's castration was only alluded to and therefore some readers believe the taking of his manhood was…

I never thought of it this way! That is an incredibly interesting point. I think it's right up there with the R+L=JS/AA theory for what I hope happens/gets revealed in the future.