Ugh, that's so terrible. I'm so glad you got it figured out and got healthy! It's so interesting how the emphasis is on what we look like over what we can do. A friend of mine got Malaria and I sort of freaked out/was very concerned and she was like "honestly it wasn't that bad I was just in the hospital for two weeks…

This is awesome! I really want to start doing hot yoga because apparently you're nearly naked which some people have said has helped them accept their bodies in new ways. My current yoga instructor has no problem getting really up close and personal (in a safe way) which is weirdly helpful...like, if this…

God, you're witty.

Within the realm of sexual assault, yes there is a definition. It's commonly used among anti-rape activists.

Ha, joking about consent, good one. This is all just from my background as a rape crisis counselor. It's cool if you don't want to get into what consent really means though. It's not like that really matters, right?! Nah. Bye.

This is disgusting. And also another reason that I will never ever abandon my diva cup. No need to carry stuff around. And also maybe a great way to smuggle in contraband? ....

Ugh, so true! I've been a part of a lot of gender-inclusive feminist discussions and events and even when it's clearly stated that men need to "step up and step back" ie not dominate conversation, there's always a few who do it anyway. Women should be at the center of feminist conversations.

I don't really understand what you're saying. Rape = penetration without consent. By definition (and this is a fact, not something I just made up) consent is a freely-given, enthusiastic yes made by an adult with full cognitive abilities. I think you may be hung up the idea of what "enthusiastic" means. It of course…

The definition of consent includes being enthusiastic, just FYI. But I think I know what you're saying, that you've consented even when you weren't feeling totally into it, whereas the part about consent being enthusiastic in the definition is more about a man pressuring a woman into sex and her being clearly…

sooooo cool!

My bridesmaids all wore blue toms, I wore the fancy lacy-ish white ones. But then I lost them the day of. So I went barefoot. Thankfully Toms have no heel so it was fine, and the ceremony was on the grass on a hot day. I found them the next day in the laundry room. So special.

So... what female politicians have been feeling about not being able/wanting to run against well-qualified male politicians for, oh I don't know, FOREVER, is now something men are encountering?

Yeah, what an idiot! Um, because you clearly CAN'T/WONT "police yourselves." Dumbass.

Well they released that super helpful guide for women to follow to not get themselves raped a while ago and it said something about making sure the uber car that pulled up matched the one you ordered. So they'll probably refund her ride and say it was her fault.

Thank you! I thought this was a very weird/creepy way of putting it too. Also, thanks for the mental image of someone beating the shit out of a tv. Just a fresh way to phrase that, you know?

Thanks for that ANECDOTAL evidence, Rand. If you're a doctor, shouldn't you be able to site at least ONE credible study backing up your word vomit?

lolz. ok. bye.

Not to mention Taylor Swift wasn't going to identify the person she had a feud with (the subject of the song "Bad Blood" on her new album) but then Katy Perry revealed that it was her. I respect Taylor for at least trying the identity of the person she wrote a song about to get her feelings out about being hurt…

I see the validity of what you're saying, as well as other arguments that are anti-statute of limitations. But I think it's important to remember some of the larger context around sexual abuse of children - that the overwhelming majority of perpetrators are men. And while the abuse of boys is higher than, say, the…

Good for you. Also fuck people who put vaccines in the same category as climate change and GMOs, two things that we absolutely should be working against and are proven to be terrible for all living things. Where as vaccines save bajillions of lives every year.