I would chalk it up just as much to the large number of privileged highpowered assholes who live there and think that everything and everyone exists for their own personal gratification. But I know what you are saying. The cultural piece has always been tricky for me. I never want to be the type of person who says…

Oh, see, I wasn't even talking about that "Hello young lady!" kind of stuff, but I definitely count it. I found that the dirtiest foulest crap I ever got was from the dad types. I also looked a little edgy through my teens and 20s (lots of eye makeup and that kinda thing...heh), so maybe, in their deluded minds, they…

Hmmm...perhaps, but Seattle has a large homeless mentally ill population, but it just doesn't happen in the same way it does in NYC. And plenty of the harrassment I experienced was from business men and dudes who looked like someone's dad (hah, for lack of a better descriptor)—folks who could potentially have mental…

Did she grow up in the city? Every woman I know who grew up in NYC has at least one subway masturbation story. Or at very least a guy rubbing up against you on a crowded car that you suddenly realize isn't all that crowded anymore.

This started as a reply to another thread but kind of took on a life of it's own, which is why I posted it seperately. But if it's phrased in a weird way, that might be part of why.

I don't like the powerless aspect of the term "victim," but I have definitely had experiences where cat calling and harrassment made me feel powerless—that is one of the worst parts about it. Growing up in NYC, street harrassment was a daily fact of life, even when I was young as 11. I remember men whispering vulgar…

Haha, you're right! Silly me!

Oh totally. An African American woman I had gone to school with was murdered several years ago. It was in a not so awesome neighborhood, and because of that paired with her race, it was intitally barely covered and cast in a certain light. As soon as the media found out that she had gone to this really fancy prep…

I am with you on both counts. What makes any other corrupt religious institution any more legit than Scientology? I think it's ALL pretty weird, frankly.

I have a crush on him, which means he's a creep for sure (that's my type).

I don't know, when I've been wronged in a relationship it can be prettttty hard to keep my mouth shut. She's only human.

A-wha? I am pretty shocked by this comment. Try just turning on your television. When was the last time you remember a youth of color who went missing receiving the same level of coverage as say, Natalee Holloway or Jonbenet Ramsey or Elizabeth Smart??? I mean, hell, those are household names. Am I supposed to think…

Thank you! My mouth is still hanging open from that one! So patronizing and insulting!

Totally agree!!! I have been so angered by the flippant attitude everyone has taken about Demi's totaly freaking breakdown.

I would usually agree with you, but I don't think even really mean editing could create THAT. It's like personality disorder citay. You're right, they're all pretty awful (except for Emily!!! Crap, did I say that out loud?) but she has a way about her that I find...disturbing.

I think that's it...people see any kind of close friendship and think it HAS to be related to sex. I had a really close friend in high school (we're both women) and had to field a surprising amount of questions about what we did behind closed doors. Of course the answer was nothing, but some people seemed super…

Geez, right? Tough crowd! I feel like Jezzies are so jaaaded these days. See how good you sound in someone's basement or whatever with no sound engineering.

Yes, thank you! I am just a moderately large chested woman, but I am so sick of all of the cleavage comments I get. Like, hello, I have big breasts. I have cleavage in everything except for a turtleneck. Get over it.

Whatever, we all know what Purim is REALLY about. Getting wasted, wearing costumes and eating delicious triangular cookies. These things cross all gender lines.

Rosie!!??! That's an adorable name. I don't understand, Internet.