Woman = an adult human female.

Woman is the correct word for human female. A female can be a person, animal or plant. So if you're talking about a human female person, you should use the word girl or woman.

I know what you mean. America is a very conservative country and people in the east don't really know that. I'm from Pakistan and its obviously a more conservative country but many of the ideas we hold here are rooted in the same ideology as what I saw in Pakistan. Here we just have a slightly milder version of the…

Exactly! Not only that but it can also make people uncomfortable discussing gender related issues in fear they might get labeled a feminist. It's pretty much a way of silencing people.

In fact I don't think you can be a humanist without being a feminist.

I've recently noticed the word liberal being used as a negative thing. I always thought being liberal was the "cool" thing. Why would anyone be against liberal thinking? ..unless you're like a tyrant. It's the funniest thing ever when I see it used as an insult.

This is exactly what I was going to say. I use the word female as an adjective e.g. female officer, male officer.. It just sounds derogatory when used as a noun, especially when I hear the word "man" and "females" in the same sentence. It does get tricky sometimes when I'm talking about girls and women and then I feel…

I just read comments by parents of students who attend Norman High saying things like this. There was a mother who's son and daughter both attend the school. She's been defending the boy for hours and asserting that sometimes girls get drunk and cry rape as her reason. As evidence, she posted a random twitter post…

Aghh that's disgusting! I wish his friend who recorded his confession would speak to others about it. I'm assuming they have the same "social standing" and maybe he could influence the kids in his group. I'm also assuming that he isn't already doing that.. he very well might be.

I wasn't trying to blame his mother alone for being an irresponsible parent. Which is why I did use the word parents when I brought up the issue about irresponsible parenting. I mentioned his mother specifically later on because I know, at that time, she was at home. If I hadn't known that fact about his mother then I…

I wasn't trying to blame his mother alone for being an irresponsible parent. Which is why I did use the word parents when I brought up the issue about irresponsible parenting. I mentioned his mother specifically later on because I know, at that time, she was at home. If I hadn't known that fact about his mother then I…

That's good! Trust me blacking out is no fun! I'm 5ft tall and barely weight 100 pounds so it took me a while to learn how much is appropriate for my size when I first started drinking. Now I know I can't have as many drinks/shots as my friends since they're all bigger than me.

I have no idea. I don't even know if he has a father..

That's why I used the word parents in my first sentence. The third girl he raped said his mom was home when he brought her back to his place and she was sleeping when he raped her. So that's why i mentioned the thing about his mom being home and asleep while her son was out doing drugs, driving his friends around and…

I used the word parents.

This is why I don't understand why the rapist wasn't grounded. He was suspended from school for sharing a video of him having sex with a girl yet his parents still allowed him enough freedom to have his car and drive around town and buy drugs? His mom was at home sleeping when he rapped the second girl only a few days…

Yeah I have seen people who're pretty much passed out and can't walk or even stand up straight after drinking too much make noises. Usually what they're saying sounds like gibberish but they can still scream, grunt, moan and make sounds. I've been in the situation myself. Thankfully there wasn't a rapist around so the…

The boy was on tape confessing how he raped one of the girls. How is anyone still supporting him after that? Also I just don't understand how that boy isn't grounded for life after this event?! His parents gave him enough freedom to rape another girl and get drugs after he was suspended from school? His mom was…

I always found that annoying too. Although I can somewhat understand hating the criminal more because we think you have to be the worst kind of monster to hit, steal, or hurt a child in anyway rather than an adult. So the person who does it is terrible but the crime itself doesn't change and is just as upsetting.

hahah I'm sure he'll be fine once you guys train him. My fiance and I love dogs and really want one but we're both students right now and not sure we have enough time to take care of a puppy and train one properly.