Uh, yeah, I am somewhat synesthetic, actually. Primarily sound-based though. A good way to describe it is that words have shapes, especially when spoken aloud, and music has all kinds of shapes and colors. It's not to the point where I physically *see* those things in front of me like a hallucination, but they are…

I love makeup, though I haven't been wearing much at all lately. But here's my order of doing things, not learned from my mom, who doesn't wear makeup, but invented by myself and with the help of all of the lady mags out there:

Um, that level of age difference is creepy, at least when one party isn't middle-aged yet. It's no big deal if a 40 year old and a 60 year old are together, because it's a lot less likely someone is being taken advantage of, but someone in their 20's? Nope. Nope nope nope nope nope. Where is that nope octopus gif…

Y'know, I'm an atheist, and it seems you are as well, but it sounds like you're kind of a jerk. Acting like that won't help you convince people to be atheists as well, that's for damn sure.

Well of course you wouldn't want someone to marry another like that. Not sure what that has to do with Atheism though. Plenty of people have obnoxious personality flaws, and they come in every religious stripe out there.

You must not live in tornado country then. :P I am WAY uncomfortable if I don't at least have access to a basement. My boyfriend's and my townhouse we just moved into has its very own, and it makes me feel so much more secure, haha.

No, actually you don't need to change the costumes. I feel like the reason they're going "too hard!" is because the women they'd put in there would have ridiculous nonsense costumes with boobs everywhere. They're incapable of imagining a female character without sexy sex sex, so this is what we get. Jerks.

You know, we should just stop using the word, "normal." What the hell is normal? What people are talking about here is, "average." Let's stick with that, shall we? Everyone's body is normal unless they are ill, in which case, I hope they can see a doctor and get well and feel normal again.

Yeah, I don't really see the problem here. The main takeaway for me is that it's a shop that specifically goes out of its way to be nice to women customers instead of trying to screw them over. I'd go to a place like that, if it meant I didn't have to drag my boyfriend or dad with me whenever my car needed work so…

I LOATHE condoms. Which is why I am glad I'm in a monogamous relationship and that I have an IUD (which is taking some adjustment, but my body seems to be coming around). Condoms irritate the hell out of my vagina, whether they are latex or latex-free, and the lube that's often used on them is gross and gives me…

Don't. You are strong and can get through this. If it helps any, I am a perfect stranger who gives a damn.

Oh, so people CHOOSE to be female? Just like people CHOOSE to ride a motorcycle? Okay, your analogy totally makes sense now. Us ladies should obviously turn ourselves into men instead. That would definitely solve the problem.

I totally agree, but is there a better way to mark the characters as women? I mean, culturally, we rely on things like body shape to tell us what sex someone is, and if that doesn't work (such as small children looking basically the same), we rely on various forms of gender performance through clothing and such. I'm…

You, and a lot of other posters, are missing the point. The show's choice to focus on the bodies of the women, displayed in a sexualized, violent fashion, are pure rape fantasy. The scenes force you to look at the bodies of women as they are violated, basically putting the viewer into the rapist's perspective.

If…

Okay, this might be TMI, but your mention of "waking up as a guy" reminded me of a really vivid dream I had a while ago:

I don't have sex dreams all that often, and when I do, it's always been as a female, probably because that's what my experience of sex has obviously been. I've had dreams where I'm a man, but never…

It sounds like you are suffering from vaginismus, which is basically when the muscles in the vagina are constantly tight and tense. Doing more kegel exercises in the traditional sense will only make things worse. What you need to do is RELAX those muscles. You can practice by inserting your finger, and instead of…

Did you even read the sign? How many men wear short skirts? Have cleavage? Yeah. No, this is entirely targeted at women. If they wanted professional attire for everyone, they would simple say, "Everyone is required to dress in a professional manner," and maybe specify a preference for suits or something. It…

I don't see myself as having any particular gender, so having struggled with the very idea of how gender can exist at all outside of prescribed roles was baffling to me for a long time. It's hard to get outside of your own head. But my best friend eventually realized he was trans, and so he took the time to try to…

Is it completely cynical of me to think that the only reason people and the authorities are taking this seriously is because she sustained serious internal injuries? "It's only rape if they shred your vagina." *sigh*

No. The suit should have been thrown out without a ruling either way. This verdict is BS because it impinges on a college's right to exercise its own rules and regulations. One of the main reasons victims go through proceedings at universities and not the legal system is because there is a lower burden of proof. …