thank you, "justsomedude," for alerting us to the fact that men have problems too, as though we don't know about it, and as though this is an appropriate venue to say "But men, too!" If you are concerned that men's issues aren't being brought up enough, YOU start a blog.

Yes! When it dawns on them that we feel hunted and somewhat unsafe a lot of the time and not just after midnight alone on the street? Vindicated pleasure is exactly right.

Your comment reminded me of a girl I went to school with. She and her boyfriend would steal cars to have sex in and abandon, but in their eyes it was perfectly fine because they were both born-again Christians and would therefore definitely be ascending to heaven when the time came. I used to sit there listening to…

Right? Second person plural! It's useful! And it's actually less problematic than "guys!" I am also a fan of "folks."

Oh man I totally remember this. I went to a christian college where they trained MINISTERS. One guy was sleeping with his girlfriend all the time, and I made a comment about it. He blew up in my face about how DARE I judge him! And him and his "wife" were already married in the eyes of God and that was all that…

Oh, Jesus. This is complicated; I sincerely hope nobody mistakes this as a simple issue.

I disagree, but that's okay and I respect your position on this.

That's cool, I don't disagree with you. :D

I do not think that is what the video is doing, though. I don't believe it's saying "Eeeeew, boys are playing with girl toys." I think it's saying, "Hey, some members of the Brony community are a little bit bizarre*— let's joke about this." Obviously this video is meant to be a comedic reduction of a "typical Brony"—…

No True Scotsman.

I thought that was because you can sell doll clothes to put on humanoid shapes and they hadn't drained the market yet with Monster High and Bratz dolls.

Why would little girls be Googling anything without SafeSearch on? The internet is basically one giant porn machine. Would you let your kids watch porn on television? No? Then why would you let them do it on the internet? It's called parenting and it's a thing you're expected to do when you choose to push one out.

Look, if we want the men to respect women in their typical areas [superheroes, sci fi and cars], we're gonna have to play nice when they want in our areas.

I feel kinda bad for Bronies. There are plenty who legitimately just like the cartoon. I like it, too, but since I'm a girl, it's acceptable. But since dudes like a show for little girls, this makes them weird. Come on. Weren't we just celebrating a family that let their son wear tutus? :/ I can understand being…

Thanks for this. Sometimes people need to realize that not everyone spirals dramatically out of control before they realize they need help. You don't need people slobbering all over your story like a bad episode of Intervention to make it a legitimate problem. Good for you, these are two horrible things to deal with…

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I inadvertently got her hopes way up later that night when I had a vasovagal episode and fainted on my way to the bathroom. She was completely convinced I was pregnant and would not let it go. I told her over and over and over that this was just something that happens sometimes, the whole trip was hitting my major…

The ACT is less "gotcha-y" than the SAT (you can guess without being penalized) but it is more comprehensive. I think standardized testing is bs to do at every level of school, but still the numbers are quite abysmal regardless. We are seeing a lot of students going into college failing after the first or second…

If it hasn't fallen in the tub or got chocolate/wine stains on its pages then it wasn't really a good enough book to begin with..

I hate it, too. Some places are meant for people only. Your dog does not belong at a restaurant or at The Gap.