I have TOTALLY done that to myself with "Supernatural," "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," and other shows. I would suggest taking in some "West Wing" or "Better Off Ted" to shake the heebie-jeevies off. You can get through an episode or two with the lights off, which should help acclimate you so that you can go to bed. …

REALLY, Tucker Carlson? So I guess that's what keeps you from enlisting? Because being in the military/volunteering for combat is such a dumb idea, right? ...

But even then, their actual problem is with the biases held by the mostly older white male judges in family courts around the nation. They would just rather yell at women than work on correcting systemic biases.

In Paula's world, that's a snack you enjoy on the same day as deep-fried macaroni and cheese. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/deep-fried-mac-and-cheese-recipe/index.html

Aw, this just made me tear up! If I can have ONE Julia Sugarbaker moment before I die...

Yeah, go look at horses on Craigslist and see how many of the mares have "would make a great broodmare" listed as a positive attribute. Their worth, in dollars, is literally tied to their ability to reproduce. Same for cows and TONS of other female animals. Ugh. A person who thinks of women as comparable to female…

You are most welcome. By the time I got to this point in the thread, I had no words left, I was so full of "How did I get here"?

...Because people start putting makeup on us and our hair in curlers for church Christmas plays by the time we're five? I never did pageants and always hated the idea of doing one, but How To Present Yourself As A Pretty And Likeable Lady starts very early here.

And it's followed up with "breeding stock of our species." What the ever-loving fuck.

Word. "It's not like anybody ever died in childbirth, or died at an early age because they were pregnant close to 20 times, and birthed a dozen or so children."

If the case is reported to local police, it's a report by the victim, and not by the University. In a lot of cases, the local police are just as bad as the school administration when it comes to discouraging rape victims from filing reports or pursuing justice. College towns also have an incentive to appear safe,…

For real!

Yeah, I thought it had more to do with anatomy—how your pelvis and hips are proportioned and oriented—than weight or size of the thighs. Obviously, it occurs in average size or thin women, but I had no idea it was some kind of idealized look among women with anorexia. There are ballerinas with very lean legs and…

THIS. Whether it was student loan payments or the fallout from a breakup that had her needing quick cash she didn't have to spend a lot of time to get, those are pretty typical things that financially burden people. And the typical teacher's salary doesn't leave much wiggle room, even if there are no student loans…

If I sweat from fever, it smells bad, but otherwise my sweat either doesn't smell or has a really mild smell.

Agreed. I don't think my underarm sweat has a "neutral" smell, but it's definitely not a strong smell at all. I need anti-perspirant. And since my kidneys function just fine, I'm not going to be paranoid about the aluminum.

Some posters come to Jez to drop some tired-ass assumptions about gender and sexuality on here as if they're new, and then get their feelings hurt and complain about how unfair the commenters are when their contributions are not regarded as valuable, reasonable, and well founded. Try to correct them, and you'll…

I think he's saying that, as usual, women are responsible for preventing rape. Only instead of avoiding leaving the house to prevent ourselves from being raped, we should all just be generally sexually available to whatever men happen to be nearby, so that they don't have to get all pent up and go rape somebody. …

I think there's something to this. I've gotten reactions like I had a disease when trying to explain to partners that p-i-v is not gonna get it done. Not ever. I wasted a lot of potentially satisfying sex believing dudes' supposed knowledge (because it worked for their ex!) that I just wasn't "relaxed" enough, or I…