Except in cases where the adult is in positions of power. It is always illegal for a teacher to engage in sexual relations with a minor student. Whether that student is over the age of consent or not. The power dynamics are not equal.

It's not about whether 16 is an adult or not, it's an abuse of power. Full stop.

I think to say to you forgive someone is basically to say, "I wish you no ill will and hope you have the opportunity to understand why what you did was wrong and can work toward becoming a better person." It's not the same as saying, "You shouldn't go to jail for this." I think it's more expressing a wish that the…

I don't know how you're conflating this with rape and have 15 likes. I really don't get that.

reminds me of this

You know showing porn to children is a form of abuse and in some states means jail time. This isn't pearl clutching, I mean pedophiles do this to groom their victims. The parents are right to be concerned.

Not really no. Midriffs were not a big deal. The hysteria over modesty started in the 90's but it's been gaining much more footing since 9-11.

I've had it two times in my life. Both times it happened when I was extremely stressed. My first one was a classic demon sitting on my chest screaming into my face with knives. That was so metal. The second time I was working for a company owned by Scientologists. I had a vision people from my work were holding me…

Oh yes, but the chance I could be stuck in a short horror film in my brain makes me clutch my bunny tighter

No. I had exactly 3 episodes of it, with the last one being probably 6 or 7 years ago. It feels like a demon is sitting on your chest. You can't move, breathe, or talk/scream.

that's the point of sleep paralysis. Your mind is awake but your body is paralyzed. The only thing you can control is your eyes and your breathing to some degree. I got powerful hallucinations, like demonic voices and insane laughter along with the chest pressure. I actually started to believe in ghosts until I…

1. Get rid of your shitty artwork

Woman suffers from sleep paralysis...At 2:30 when she talks about the ghost coming onto her and she couldn't breathe, move or scream. That is sleep paralysis.

Lol what? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_St…

Reminds me of American Horror Story, season 1. Now we can all be pretty girls.

I guess I'm pretty stoked that my Nana has never been that drunk old lady that gets filmed doing stupid shit. Because that's exactly what these are.

I, like some of you, am a woman who has been raped. An ex boyfriend, some one who I trusted and was intimate with, one night decided that "yes" was he answer even though I said "no, stop don't". And the next day, I knew, *knew* like a fucking cosmic truth that I could talk to any cop or paper or friend and show…

First off, sorry for the non-opaque ostomy bag. I never got opaque ones for some reason. But I had an ileostomy for about four years. One Halloween I decided to have fun with it because I was going to a party where I didn't know many people. I decided to literally paint a big target around my ostomy bag and tell…

There is no such thing as "playing" with a gun. It is a device designed to quickly and efficiently kill something.