There’s still a huge amount of stigma attached to the idea of exchanging sex for cash even though, in some, way, shape or form that’s what we have been doing for ages. We dress it up with other names and the pleasant trappings of romantic love and companionship but, what it boils down to is an exchange of either…

The equation isn’t wrong, necessarily, it just doesn’t include certain variables such as context and power differential. Those two things are sometimes hard to quantify because they’re subjective. Honestly, people are irrational and it can be extremely frustrating on everyone’s part to try to understand our behavior.

I belong to a couple of different groups on Facebook and discussion of whether or not a woman should accept a $25 engagement ring came up and the general consensus was that accepting a cheap engagement ring was essentially devaluing yourself as a woman, that only a desperate woman would give herself away so cheaply.…

There is hope. I met my husband in a comic book store and we’ve been together for 22 years. One of the major things he brought to the table was a massive collection of sci-fi/fantasy books and comic books. I’m no relationship expert but I recommend online groups, meetups, and comic related events - things that you…

There’s a big difference between telling someone the job requires that they work on Saturday - which is a bummer but not unreasonable - and telling someone that the job requires the employee to give blowjobs every other day or worse, not telling someone, and just springing that on them after they’ve agreed to the job.…

Lady, please sit down and take your dog with you. I understand the benefits of both service animals and emotional support animals. They are an important part of their owners lives and allow their owners to have a better, safer quality of life. But there is a significant difference between a trained service dog, a…

I don’t claim gold grills, twerking, or hoop earrings as part of my personal culture. Actually I think of lot of what people sometimes claim as ‘black culture’ is basically ephemeral pop culture and surface elements. I used to get so much shit for listening to Depeche Mode and the Cure in high school because that was…

Apparently we’re part of a hive mind.

Very true, unfortunately. And those things look too big to just accidentally slide behind something else.

I understand where you are coming from. It’s extremely frustrating and depressing when you watch patterns of abuse play out. How does it get to that point? Why didn’t the abused person leave the first time something happened? The truth is that it is DV is a complex issue with lots of variations and that it is…

Get below 300lbs and complete a 5k. I did my first two a few years ago at around 260lbs, fucked up my knees and ankles a bit, did the diet/exercise/depression routine and managed to blow back up. I’m trying to be realistic in my goal and my approach and not get discouraged because I’ve lost so much ground. Also joined…

That’s my goal, too. You’ll get there.

I’m hoping that there’s no lasting ill effects especially since everything is out in the open now. Only time will tell. Teenagers are more resilient than people sometimes give them credit for. Hopefully, if he does end up seeing a counselor - which is likely now that it’s become a legal matter - he sees someone who is…

We’re not talking about you, though. And the fact that you wouldn’t have felt abused in a similar situation does not somehow make this particular situation acceptable. No a 17 year old isn’t necessarily a child but the woman involved was definitely an adult and a teacher. She had no business having sexual contact with…

So are high school girls. That still doesn’t really have anything to do with the topic at hand. Instead it comes off as basically blowing this off because what horny teenage boy is going to turn down pussy. And anyway what harm could it do anyway? He’s a man now, right? Living the dream. It may not be toxic…

Take a look at some of the comments that basically amount to ‘boys will be boys’. The idea that a man can’t be sexually assaulted by a woman and that all teenage boys are horndogs eager for some experienced older pussy leads to situations like this being seen as less serious. The idea of a woman as a sexual predator…

Teen boys being teen boys doesn’t excuse the behavior of the actual adult in this situation. It’s not appropriate for a teacher to engage in a sexual relationship with a student, specifically a high school student. Doesn’t matter if the student went along with it or enjoyed it.

This. I don’t expect most companies to offer plus-sized clothes because, unless they’re really able to devote the time and money to develop decent plus-sized clothing, they’re going to produce the same sort of nonsense that Target came out with a few years ago - ill-fitting, cheap, and generally terrible. Companies…

Firstly, this looks like some knock off Precious Moments bullshit.

One more way to make women responsible for the behavior of men. If you don’t wear short/tight clothing, men won’t make comments. If you don’t flirt, men won’t get the wrong idea - when flirting apparently equals such things as saying ‘hello’ or smiling. But then, if you don’t do those things, people will think you’re…