Testosterone is not the sexy aggression drug, except in the minds of people who want an excuse for that behavior. Hormones do not work in the body that way. Plenty of men with high testosterone levels don't feel the need to obtain sex through violence and coercion.

Women, by the way, are plenty aggressive. Even…

I think this story demonstrates that the social conditioning in question is not really about women* and how not only do they have the right to use people as they wish, but that by using their power and privilege to exploit other humans for their pleasure they are affirming and enhancing their status.

To be fair, I…

It's fair to point out that actual slavery is worse than being a Division I football player. However, the use of the term here is hardly metaphorical. Many of these young men are African-American, whose families live in terribly poverty, and the whole family is relying on his ascension to the NFL for all of them to…

I was actually going to reply, "Shouldn't the title be, 'Violent, Abusive Criminal Smothers One of His Victims'?"

This isn't really about gender. You could, if you wish, argue back that his violent criminality is the result of mental illness, and I wouldn't stop you. But based on the information provided, I don't…

Just dropping by to say as an Old (who also likes good reading and great sex) I was creeped out at the title, clicked because the whole "fan fic goes mainstream and makes millions" phenomenon fascinates me, and only managed to get about four words into the excerpt before bailing in horror.

I don't have that great…

I'm guessing that means you're a vegan, who wears and uses no animal-based products whatsoever, including medications that have been tested on animals?

I think framing the debate over reproduction choice that way is false and manipulative. Giving birth is even today one of the most dangerous things a woman can do. So…

I'm sorry, but this is NOT wonderful. It demonstrates how incredibly broken our government is. Instead of some kind of sensible governmental oversight to assure that victims are being treated appropriately and institutions are not suppressing their voices and their cases, federal representatives are pressuring a…

I'm not an expert on Nigerian culture, but in many cultures with child bride practices, it continues because the girls are not valued as autonomous human beings. They are assets, like farm animals. Efforts to improve their life options are aggressively opposed, because enough people like being able to breed and sell…

This sketch is awesome. I see people in the comments saying it's too dead-on to be funny. But if you're in a righteous anger zone, it is very, very funny.

I wish someone would design a wish fulfillment game for people where they get to hunt down the generals who have created such a rape-tastic environment.

God, I was so creeped out by the rest of it that I hadn't processed that they weren't married. So he really has created two females in order for them to be exploited later. I guess Pretty Girlfriend can at least go after him for child support, but this definitely boosts the ick factor even further.

I am too bummed…

So this is the new thing? "I'm not a misogynist, because I love my daughter?" Is Francis now going to go into bars and mansplain to the women there that they need to dress more modestly, and we will all golf clap this "positive" development?

I don't know which outcome is more depressing: that he treats his special…

Here's my problem: This is a superficially safe choice that in some ways is a dumb risk. CBS went with a middle-aged white guy — who is hetero married and all the typical stuff.

On the one hand, REALLY? I'm supposed to be excited he's not named "Jimmy"? That IS adventurous.

On the other hand, they seem to be…

I agree. That's kind of what I'm getting at. There's no version of this where his behavior is okay.

The good news is that facilities are working to honor the reality that their residents are sexual beings. My MIL's place brought in a nurse to talk to everybody about STDs, since that can be a big issue in these…

I think you're misunderstanding my point (although thanks for not making fun of me; I felt like an idiot after I posted because I realized this was not the tone anyone else was likely to take in this discussion.)

We have no issue between my husband and his mother. The only kinds of ways this comes up is, for example,…

Hearing more from Bernice won't help. Whether or not she has meaningful dementia, she's vulnerable, and her son — upon whom she probably depends in numerous ways — is upset. If she consented and enjoyed herself, now she's being pressured to say otherwise. If she didn't feel comfortable telling WHOEVER wheeled her…

I voted for the ConChris because without them, there would be no real anti-vax movement. Yes, you'd still have the guy who fudged his research, and you'd still have upper middle class types trying to control their fear pretending their Valtrex is good but vaccinations are bad. But you wouldn't have the entire…

It's the smile that really makes it. It's a smile that says, "I'm a white guy, and I'm gettin' away with this. And this. And that other thing. And something else. AMURKA! IT'S THE GREATEST!"

Not to be too stereotypical a Jez commenter, but he's being charged with strangling his girlfriend when she tried stop him…

Will not clap with glee. Will not clap with glee. Will maintain the moral high —

Oh, fuck it. I am so, so glad this guy is going to found out what happens when you beat up on someone other than a vulnerable female, and daddy's not around to bully her into shutting up. (Sorry, let's not be sexist about this: Mommy…

$2,500/mo = $30,000/year. That's not even a middle class income. I think you'd qualify for Medicaid in some states with that income, although maybe if it's just the two of you, not quite.

It's not a lot of money. It's not enough money for the child to have a comfortable, safe life. Why do you think it's okay for…

So...Tea Party members?