I'm not calling you a liar, I am just saying that it's nice that it was so easy almost ten years ago, but now it is very different. Financial aid is not as easy to get, jobs that pay a livable wage are scarce, financial aid advisors are not above telling women to simply, "get pregnant" to pay for school (true story:…

How old are you, because that seriously makes a difference in this conversation? As someone who has tried several times and failed to put myself through school, I do not see how this is possible, at least in the past five years. I have even spoken to financial counselors and advisors who say it is not possible. No…

You're right, it's a practical thing. Not cutting nails can get unhygienic and impede other religious values such as cleanliness, while not cutting hair doesn't get in the way. Not cutting hair is for two reasons: remaining as God created you (unless it interferes with hygiene, service, etc.) and having a unique,…

yeah, i feel like making big bucks in porn is very much tied to your race and body shape. i'm not anti-porn either, but i am going to start getting pissed if the only way i can plausibly pay for college is being super hot. people have been putting forth lame attempts at diversifying the porn game but at the end of the…

As a Sikh teenager who also doesn't remove her hair, I am beyond thrilled that those of us outside the norm are being recognized as beautiful, no matter the reason for not shaving/waxing/tweezing! I admire Harnaam Kaur so much. Especially how she is still comfortable with traditionally feminine things like makeup and…

I don't think I've ever said something this positive about religion, but damn, I am so glad that this girl found Sikhism, and this principle of respect for your body, and herself.

It's almost like gay men have a completely different sexuality that has nothing to do with women. Weird.

I could understand this, it were a bunch of gay folks reading these and saying "look what sort of nonsense we deal with" but at the moment this just comes off as a load of women making fun of gays on a site that is supposed to be about equality.

I'm not exactly sure what right these women, or whoever it was who made this video, or the Jezebel writer and readers think they have in critiquing gay men's online pickup messages. It literally has nothing to do with you. So who the fuck do you think you are inserting yourselves into something that has nothing to do…

People looking to sex each other are often silly. We should do it like penguins, where one penguin brings the other one a rock. If it's a good rock, sex!

I hate that this is where we are in our society but my immediate reaction was "are we sure this is a real thing" and not like the napkins on a plane insult tweet fest that occurred over Thanksgiving? Now when someone "live tweets" anything I want confirmation by another source who is not their SO.

Yeah, this is a stress thing, not a sex or household chore thing. Adult lives are busy and things that need to get done don't magically disappear because you're horny.

I don't know about anyone else, but I am way more ready to fuck when my partner has helped with the housework. If everything's a mess, I end up stressing and can't enjoy the sex as much.

She should move on as well.

Women lose desire for their partners when said partners stop trying, don't respect them, don't contribute to the running of the household, don't show affection unless they want to get their dicks wet, etc. If you want your wife to fuck you, give her a reason to want to fuck you. Or you can just expect her to do it as…

I deliberate choose to use the word victim, unless the person has clearly referred to his or herself as a survivor. If a crime is committed against you, you are a victim of that crime. You didn't choose it, you had no control over it. There should be no shame in being a victim.

Survivor is a label we choose because…

Thank you for articulating my feelings, chaztira. In addition to your thoughts (as well as those of PeppermintApple and Swarnea, below), the label "survivor" just felt condescending to me: Well of course I fucking survived it, I'm standing right in front of you! But when I was 7, I was a full-on victim who had no say…

Agreeing with others who are content and even relieved to own the word "victim." A woman who worked with victims/survivors once strongly pressured - practically bullied - me to not call myself a victim. My reaction: I really was helpless. I really was powerless. Don't imply that I have to disown that truth, that…

I'll admit that I've always been uncomfortable with the survivor/victim debate. I don't think either should be forced on anyone. Some individuals prefer the term 'survivor' while others prefer the term 'victim.' I think it should be up to each individual to decide.

Also, I don't know where this idea came from that…

Yeah, it really inconveniences people when you start talking about your sexual abuse. People have to look at the abuser in a completely different way, a way they don't really like. People have to consider their own morals and beliefs and ideals, and confront things they don't like confronting. In my case, it was…