The screenshot at the top of this article looks like some kind of sea creature. A jellyfish? An anemone? A wizard octopus? Dr. Zoidberg? Either way, I'm finding it perceive that picture as representative of sexualization of children.

Yes. Good and meaningful cross-talk. Exactly! I hope people can lean into the indefinite boundaries surrounding racial issues and gain something very meaningful about learning how to analyze their actions and develop more sensitivity and knowledge.

That's not at all what I was saying. I was just writing about some of the issues and didn't propose any kind of resolution to this problem, but rather, I implied that the problem is obviously too big to have a clear-cut resolution in any way.

I got in an argument two weeks with a student from one of my classes who passively accused me of being racist because I said that I would not dress in blackface due to its hateful historical background in this country. (Granted, he's one of those socially underdeveloped, faux-intellectual, misguided, but…

Word. I can't really understand how the point of this article is like, "Sex isn't always what you expect it to be, and you can learn new things, and have different experiences than you might expect!" and then it goes out and accuses other people of being "GROSS PEOPLE" for their harmless sexual interest. The whole…

I'm in severe pain from laughter. #thisisasubstantiallylongcommen...

That was my exact first thought when I read this article title!

Yeah, I get (but don't agree with) the accusation that it's hypocritical of them to release her name, but if someone's reasoning is that they wouldn't otherwise have read about it because Jezebel is their only news source, then that's not a really legitimate complaint, mainly because Jezebel isn't really meant to be…

Karen Kraushaar's name is already out there, and her lawyer has released a public statement on her behalf acknowledging the situation. I don't feel that Jezebel is perpetuating the shittiness of Kraushaar's situation by using her name; they're just reporting on the misfortune of a situation that has already occurred.…

That's her username. I assumed it was her substituting her actual name in there.

Yeah. Being able to say no is great, and I think I'm pretty good at that, but I still give you props for the way you effectively got that guy out of your apartment and saved his ego when he wasn't getting your hints. I don't feel bad about being "not nice" by not being interested to a certain extent, but I still feel…

Yeah, I definitely think a lot of guys are very sweet and understanding and respectful, but it's hard to see it that way right after you receive a mean reaction.

Completely, 100%. Thankfully, rude commenters usually feel much less harsh things than they type, which gives me some hope that the human race isn't completely compiled of secret assholes who will type whatever they think once they get behind a screen. Usually they have no idea how hurtful their words are, and they…

He was "throwing it in my face" directly after I used it as the reason why I wasn't able to be in a relationship at the time, which was true, I just excluded the part where I didn't like him enough to even try (and he kissed like a vacuum cleaner). So it wasn't totally random at least, and I'm comfortable enough with…

Almost all of the worst things I've been called have been by guys from various realms of life who were mad that I didn't want to be with them. The one that stands out most to me is from a former friend who had a crush on me but who I politely declined to date: "Obviously your depression has rendered you incapable of…

What would hurt me about the last one is the presumption that they can fuck you if they want, regardless their behavior or your consent (slash lack thereof). I don't even know how to really articulate it, but there's something about that—like, that your alleged worth is completely based in whether or not they want to…

Ugh, I'm so sorry that that happened to you. What a dick. I've never *exactly* been in this position before, but I've had a couple guys get very, very upset with me out of the blue when I'm not interested in pursuing a relationship with them after going on one or two dates. This usually happens after they say…

Hahah! So cute.

What do you mean you're not good at having opinions that someone else might not like? I think what you did was totally fine, and you do whatever's satisfying for you!

Haha, you are awesome, IMHO, for using "us" and "we" as your effective scare tactic. I've had the same experience where it I let a guy stay over, which happened because I was drunk and he was kind of pleading with me to stay there. (Not even for sex, because the kind of sex was one-sided in my favor due to the alcohol…