No real advice, but I got your post out of the greys.

You are so British, and pregnant, and great.

Idk why somebody has to ask this question every single time because it’s not particularly baffling. It’s the same reason anybody gets fast food - you’re not going to Chipotle for authentic Mexican cuisine, you’re going to Chipotle because you want Chipotle

Seriously! The song is not about a woman not being able to say no - it’s about a woman not being able to say YES due to societal pressure (written in the 40s when women had to be coy instead of frank about sexual desires). Honestly the “it’s a rape song” interpretation is pretty fucking dumb

a colleague of mine is going through his FOURTH divorce. another one has 5 kids by 3 wives, and he’s not even 45 yet. the national head of our department is on his third, and doesn’t really hide his proclivity of hanging out with prostitutes.

“Say, what’s in this drink” is a well-used phrase that was common in movies of the time period and isn’t really used in the same manner any longer. The phrase generally referred to someone saying or doing something they thought they wouldn’t in normal circumstances; it’s a nod to the idea that alcohol is “making”…

Haven’t you ever seen a Doris Day movie? Or any romantic comedy of the 40s and 50s? The whole point is that when the guy pursues her, the woman is supposed to play coy. She has to be talked into having sex, she can’t just say “Yeah, let’s go” because that would make her a whore. It doesn’t mean that she isn’t into…

I don’t think we do, for the most part and I think that feeds into why perception of the song today is what it is. If you’re raised in a society where if an unmarried woman and unmarried man want to bone, they bone, then media from the past where that wasn’t the case will be largely alien to you.

Ugh....please, please, don’t start.

I’ve liked her since Clean House, and she’s unbelievably good in Getting On, but I really didn’t know anything about her personally. So glad she’s just as awesome IRL.

wait...you don’t put your feet up on your couch? i mean...that’s like half the appeal of a couch...you know, to get comfy and kick your feet up...

Why do the “good cops” show such unwavering support for the murderous ones? I don’t see the culture changing without that paradigm shift occurring: they have to be held accountable by their own.

Of interest: The porn industry is quicker to drop someone over allegations of rape than the NFL or NCAA.

There very well be mental illness at play here. But mental illness doesn’t equal violence. Plus, as Obama noted a few years ago, the US doesn’t have a monopoly on mental illness. We sadly aren’t even the only country with widespread white male privilege and national political figures who spew out hateful rhetoric that…

Jesus Fucking Christ, the dude they got a quote from in the story:

That’s why pharmacists go to pharmacy school. And why many become Pharm.Ds.

Understanding drug interactions and new medicines is pretty much what a pharmacists job is. It very much *is* their bag.

I would imagine that the health assessment given beforehand would cover whether or not the patient is a smoker. The pharmacist could refuse to prescribe based on those responses, same as a medical doctor.

1 - I would suspect that there are a large amount of women who have been on BC for years that does work for them who would prefer to not be forced to schedule a doctor’s appointment to re-up on their prescription every time it runs out. This will be great for them. People who are new to BC should see a doctor - or if…

For what it’s worth, I’ve found that many pharmacists are more up to speed on drug interactions, new medicines, and -don’t tell doctors this- are pretty decent primary care professionals. I live in an area that has a shortage of doctors, and people use the local pharmacist as much as their GPs.