But it doesn't have to be like that. You could cover most bases (get it? get it?) by establishing ground rules, one of which can easily be: "It is/isn't ok to try things I haven't otherwise ruled out without asking about each specific move as long as you pay attention to and respect my reaction." I bet you could even…
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Ding ding ding!
I'm not wearing pants today. #sorryfeminists
Hershey's syrup = Hershey's *chocolate* syrup, as in a chocolate syrup that you can mix with milk to make chocolate milk or that you use as chocolate sauce on ice cream.
Sadly, bingo.
On the left, we have an interesting, reasonably respectful write up of some interesting, reasonably respectful scientific thought.
I totally get the $16 cut at the Hair Cuttery, but the key is finding exactly the right person, and sticking with them. My mom and I found a wonderful woman who knows what she's doing when it comes to curly hair (I have curly hair), and so I've gotten several very good but extremely cheap cuts. (Cost of living…
Well, went, but thanks! :D
Thank goodness!
...I just graduated from Swarthmore, actually. So I'm not totally clueless about Swat, and I even have some experience with Bryn Mawr and Haverford.
So, having men as classmates and as part of the campus community = "liv[ing] with peens"?
Yeah, I am pretty sure it's meant well, but it's better not to use language that undermines people's gender identities. Let's be as clear, accurate, and respectful as possible.
I mean, I am not a fan of the sorority thing, but there is nothing wrong or inconsistent with wanting a mixed-gender general environment/every other characteristic that might apply to Swarthmore AND wanting something more woman-specific. Whether that should be sorority or not is another thing.
Just stating my support for everything you're saying here.
There were definitely rumors of coke use by certain people while I was there (I just graduated this year).
'12 Swattie here!
I just graduated from there, and this is my view, as well.
When I read articles, I go past the summary paragraphs at the beginning and get the full story, and in this case, the full story details: the history of unclear labeling, the fact that the labeling that had no/little basis in scientific study, that what little basis it DID have was based on poorly understood/bad…