After reading about the mother throwing her baby out a window & the creep who was holding a 14 year old hostage this is exactly what I needed.

Beyond this being dangerous for actual victims of domestic abuse, I think it’s kind of self-congratulatory and gross to think that just taking part in a viral campaign is in any way doing any real good. Donate money, volunteer somewhere, but making a status update or tweet in instagram post does nothing but make the…

Look up the various dangers of “typical male behaviors”. Couchsurfing is a good idea to start. Then look at what percentage users are men vs women. I agree that there must be other examples of men ignoring the fact that they are doing dangerous activities otherwise why is it almost exclusively teenage boys doing…

I think they do, too! It pisses me off because, dammit, not only are we basically forced to put up with this garbage, but then our damned brains don’t even come up with a mean response fast enough!

Yeah, that’s exactly what it’s like. You’re wait, wtf just happened? And by the time you come to, the moment has passed. I think people like that rely on that happening.

You’d be surprised. The outright misogynists, maybe not, but it’s the ones who don’t realize how fucked up their thoughts and opinions and double standards about women who can actually be decent in bed. They are technically misogynists, they just don’t realize it until you beat them over the head with their hypocrisy.

Yeah, I kind of knew I should have done that, but I was frozen in the moment bc WTF just happened? The thing is, lots of these older men think a woman under 45 is probably an intern. I am senior staff! They were lucky I don’t work on their issues and was about to take their meeting. I wish I had at least asked which…

Alternate response: Turn to the one who said that and say loudly, “WHY? ARE YOU INTENDING TO RAPE ME RIGHT NOW? ALL OF YOU? ARE ALL OF YOU GOING TO RAPE ME RIGHT NOW?!?!?!?”

Totally agree with that statement, which is why I don’t drink heavily or stay out late when I travel. Likewise, I think it’s worth saying women look out for each other more, I think. My guy friends tell me stories about their dude friends ditching them in foreign cities and such, and I just can’t even imagine doing…

Oh I totally agree that we as women are more aware of the danger, so less likely to put ourselves in potentially risky situations (couchsurfing, drinking to oblivion) and we tend to be on a look-out for red flags and ready to run. This I believe explains why in aggregate more men are victims of violence than women (in…

God, I’m so sorry about how many ways you were failed by people who should’ve been on your team. I don’t know what to do about this stuff, but for fuck’s sake, it has to change somehow. We can’t keep tormenting our kids like this; it’s indefensible.

Peer acceptance was judged based on the number of people who identified a given student as a friend.

Sexual education and acceptance needs to be taught to everyone. It’s sad and terrible there is a sexual stigma for young girls and it makes them easier targets for sexual assault and rape, and continued abuse. Religious schools and communities amplify this even more. It took me years to realize it wasn’t my fault for…

Just do what I did in high school: have no sex and no friends. I turned out just fine!