Dear Dr Nerdlove,
dixonvixen
dixonvixen
Dear Dr. NerdLove,
You missed the point by a country mile.
Feel intellectually superior?
No.
But shit like this perpetuates unscientific thinking and holds us back. It's kind of funny that usually the people I see talking and doing things like this are usually the first to attack things like organized religion. They are functionally equivalent.
"Does it make people feel intellectually superior to show up on articles like this and immediately declare it to be bullshit?"
"But, but, don't you know that women need to be safely indoors at night FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY?"
Someone had crepes for breakfast.
First of all, your entire comment seems to be based on something I didn't do. Saying I think someone looked better before plastic surgery than after isn't "body shaming" (or shaming of any other sort) any more than saying I liked someone's old haircut better than their new one (or vice verse) is body shaming. If I'd…
Unfortunately, I cannot be there every time she needs to pee in public (especially now that we live on opposite sides of the country). I am glad that she got to the point where she was not at risk of her bladder bursting before she found a safe restroom, but I wish this weren't an issue.
I appreciate the honest, calm rhetoric and agree wholeheartedly. You're the first person who's actually made a clear point rather than just jumping on me for my ignorance.
I absolutely love this post, and I agree with you completely. I think too many people think the magical answer is a single gender-neutral bathroom for All Teh People, with zero segregated options. But SORRY GOOD MENZ, I don't trust the 6% of the male population who are rapists not to sexually assault me. (And I'm a…
Oh, I think they're outstanding for a variety of reasons, but because of privilege, PWD and trans folks need them more.
I resent his implication that my breasts, though large, are not also akin to a nice sharp cheddar.
The good news is, now a bunch of dudes are going to show and state their boob preferences. If you are lucky, maybe they'll like your boobs. Then your life will be complete and the conversation be over. Can't wait.
Thank you! The "designer baby" crap is getting ridiculous. No, this procedure doesn't let you pick your baby's height and eye colour!
I get that people are tired about the glut of "ermagerd brown countries are so scary" articles in the media landscape since the beginning of time. But it seems that the author actually did her due diligence - talking with the women and quoting them, getting multiple perspectives, and actually NOT making a blanket…
Damn those people who specialize in studying other cultures for going off an studying other cultures...and telling us about what they find!
Onlooker: "What's that in the sky? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Captain Cultural Relativism!"
(Captain Cultural Relativism lands in the middle of the crowd, clad in tight multicolored spandex, so as to represent all the unique and special lands of the world, with an incredible golden tower shield strapped to…
I feel the part where the men are able to overcome it to rape the women is kind of telling. They don't really believe in the power of the period. It's one of those folklorey things that explains a woman's lesser place while also can be circumvented whenever by those who dominate them. :(
The study on which the Scientific American article is based found that watching porn for solo masturbation is not a problem — unless one of the partners feels the need to hide it.