Ugh, that is awful. I do think that kind of behavior starts early- boys soak up the message that girls' looks and appeal to the opposite sex is their most important characteristic, and harshly judging women's attractiveness is part of being a manly man.

Studies like this deal with broad-scale trends, so anecdotes that are counter to the findings don't mean you shouldn't "buy" the study. If there is a causal relationship between antibacterials and allergies, that doesn't mean that everyone exposed to a lot of antibacterials will get allergies (or that everyone not…

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She does kind of subvert the putting-phallic-things-in-your-mouth thing with this, though.

Thank you for sharing! I'd also add that I think we need to empower fathers to "save" their daughters, too.

Wait a second, so this half drunk guy sits next to you who is some semi-celeb (who I have never heard of) and that makes you an instant victim because he is male and you are female?

I don't know about that particular theory, but lot of the research on the supposed differences between male and female brains is pretty sketchy. I recommend this book: [www.amazon.com]

Does it really spoil anything to know that two main characters will appear in the finale?

Kelllllly! I never finished the series but I heart her.

Eh, those little details don't count as spoilers, do they? I mean, they're not plot points or anything.

That HAS to catch on!

I really enjoy dancing, but I'm pretty terrible at it. I actually hate dancing with other people because I get really self-conscious trying to mesh my moves with theirs when I can barely keep a beat dancing on my own.

I'm really not trying to attack you or anything, but if you have a hard time wrapping your head around the idea of men getting raped by women, you might want to do a bit more research. I'm no expert, but I think the erasure of male victims of female rapists (which, granted, appear to be relatively rare) is a really…

I know there have been cases of women asking their assaulters for condoms because they knew they were going to be raped and wanted to decrease the chance of pregnancy/STIs, and this was later turned around to make it seem like the victim was lying about being raped. It seems possible that something similar could…

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Honestly, I don't know that you should absolutely automatically disbelieve him. That kind of "he's my friend, she seemed into it, so he couldn't have raped her" disbelief happens all the time to female rape victims, and I don't think we should hold male victims to a different standard.

I haaaaaaated Outlander with the fire of a thousand red-haired Scottish fighters. I think it's one of those ones you either love or loathe.

Yeah, that's how I would interpret it too.

Wayne Coyne always reminds me of the kind of aging Burner who offers free "totally nonsexual!" massages to pretty young things and tells you that you're uptight and repressed if you refuse.

Seriously. Compassion and empathy are not limited resources, people!