I shop almost exclusively at thrift stores. This isn't *really* a solution, since I'm still indirectly benefitting from fast fashion culture, but I don't feel comfortable directly supporting the vast majority of clothing companies, for both labor and environmental reasons. I know that's not feasible for everyone,…

I completely sympathize with your situation, and I agree a lot of women have illogical preferences for height. I'm not trying to invalidate your experiences at all.

I think men ask for certain body attributes (specifically, shortness/thinness) as well, it's just not as obvious as the height thing because they don't put numbers on it. Judging by the number of men who I saw in my (admittedly limited) OKC browsing stating they were looking for "petite" women, I'd say it's at least…

Cats have the cold amorality hidden under a genial demeanor that would serve them well in politics. Dogs would go into office with good intentions, but would be all too susceptible to biscuit bribes and would probably get caught on tape humping an intern's leg in their first term anyway.

God damn, I wish people would actually read the article instead of wringing their hands over the photo illustrating the piece. It's excellent, and the focus on the "appropriateness" a picture of a biopsied breast illustrating an article about breast cancer just feeds the screwed-up culture that sexualized a horrible,…

This is a cool move on their part, but as others have pointed out they're still a pretty awful company.

The actual story that goes with the picture is a really worthwhile read. I with Jez had covered the content instead of being all LOL BOOBS.

Well said. If I had a clapping gif handy I'd insert it here.

Oh, I absolutely agree! I just like talking about evolution, especially when people want to make it the sole cause of all human behavior.

I'm not arguing that thrusting shouldn't be on the menu (as dessert, perhaps?), just that maybe the fact that it's considered by many to be the whole meal might have something to do with our kinda-fucked-up cultural views on sex.

Sure, you can't have a baby without a male orgasm. But if a male can increase his chance of successfully having offspring by helping his partner have an orgasm, you'd think there'd be selective pressure to do more than just thirty seconds of thrusting. A satisfied female is not only more likely to conceive, but more…

Care to elaborate?

No, that's awesome, not TMI! I think the whole thrusting=standard sex comes from a male-pleasure-centric view of sex that permeates our culture. It doesn't help that movies/porn usually show women climaxing after like 30 seconds of jackammering.

I don't have any questions, but Angel Haze is awesome!

I thought the Louis CK bit was hilarious, but also the opposite of true for me. If I'm happy, I'm cuddly; if I'm feeling unsatisfied I'm lying there grumpily with my arms crossed and my foot tapping.

Apologies, I misread!

I dunno, I think the majority of women know how their bodies work and how to have an orgasm. The issue is that it doesn't always happen (for a wide variety of reasons) during sex.

I think you're right, but then it begs the question of why thrusting is usually the main course of sex (so to speak) if most women don't get off easily that way.

I agree. And though I think individuals should be able to define pleasurable sex how ever they want, I do believe the idea that women generally don't need to have orgasms to be satisfied with sex is pretty unhealthy and damaging. It contributes to a sexual culture that treats female sexuality and sexual pleasure as…

I also wonder if the majority of fast fashion consumers are women. Thought I think the power of consumers is often overstated in an effort to avoid regulation, I do think we also need to take responsibility for what we're supporting with our money.