Unlike other state governors, Texas governors share power with other executive level politicians and, I believe, have less budgetary power. They aren’t powerless, but definitely more constrained. ETA: this relative lack of power really got played up when GWB was running for President.

It at least used to be a notoriously weak governorship compared to other states.

Yeah I guess factually unsupported would be a better way of phrasing it. There has not been a ton of research on the specific question of pedophilia but analogous research has not borne out the conclusion that fantasies are linked to action (e.g. there does not appear to be a link between watching extreme porn and…

I just can’t stand how these people refer to themselves as “yogi’s.” I read the definition of yogi from the Bhagavad Gita, and it says, “The true renunciate and the true yogi are those who perform dutiful actions without desiring their fruits, not those who, eschewing self-offering, act with ego-motivation, nor those…

None of what you wrote is true or correct. Please don’t further muddy the waters.

Just curious — would your opinion remain the same if the sex dolls were the images of little girls and boys — or babies? If you think they’re no more than a fleshlight, then you’d say yes. But could you really think that it’s a good and healthy thing? Then take that thought and put it back on the woman-image sex dolls.

Two forms of BC is better than one. Extra protection for someone who uses condoms and gets around.

We might be able to conceive in the next 5 years or so, so that’s not a real option for us right now. It’s not a real option for most heterosexual couples planning to have children.

I admit I’ve never used dental dams. It seems like...how can you do anything with them? The tongue is physically rough and textured and has saliva on it, which would all get blocked. (unlike penises, which kind of aren’t textured and stuff?) Also how are you supposed to even keep it on? What if you want to do other…

Haha, anecdote time: my brother-in-law exists due to a vasectomy fail. Rather hoping hubby will get one anyway but his father’s experience has rather understandably put him off.

Warmth! Interesting. What I’ve noticed is that it really affects wetness and perception thereof. It kind of...helps things dry out if the vagina is too wet and all the sensation/friction is just gone at that point. But if there isn’t enough natural lube, it makes dryness worse and you have to resort to the bottled…

What the fuck are you on about? Unwanted pregnancies are a huge concern for Males of any age (and especially for those under 35). I don’t know what experience your statement is based upon, but it is not representative of the vast majority of men.

I understand that.

An unintended pregnancy is one that was either mistimed or unwanted (45% of all pregnancies). If a woman did not want to become pregnant at the time the pregnancy occurred, but did want to become pregnant at some point in the future, the pregnancy is considered mistimed (27% of pregnancies). If a woman did not want…

And some gay men are allergic to latex and PrEP doesn’t work for them.

Yup. This really bugged me, and the details were worse than the headline. :-/

Maybe he just wanted to avoid a creepy forced kiss from her like that other guy had to go through and thought bringing up Swift would distract her.

Give it about an hour or so for some very specific kotaku commenters to say that it’s all about how their age of consent is lower in japan, they’re not really people, and not releasing this game is censorship.

...half? Look out, folks, we have an optimist here! :)

Not only that but it’s fucking massive. The standard barrel length is six inches with the option for a 10-inch barrel.