I think maybe that plays into the colorism thing too, though. Take this with a grain of salt, because white lady here, but Nina Simone was a strong, tough, beautiful woman. She had muscle on her. Zoe Saldana is also a beautiful woman but - again we see white beauty standards here - she’s more the wispy, willowy type.…

Viola Davis and Uzo Aduba come to mind. Both are Emmy-winners. Octavia Spencer too.

Nope - Belfort’s second wife was the same age as he was (is). She was probably a trophy wife, but not one in her late teens/early 20's.

I was a hella awkward 18 yo and 21 yo. I’m in my late 20's now and I’m just sort of growing into myself. I’ve always thought women hit their “peak” in their 30's and 40's - that’s when they’re comfortable with themselves, know what they like, etc.

How, exactly, do you know I wasn’t rape? Were you there?

I’d rather have a mom like yours in this category. My mother told me once that she hoped my boyfriend at the time married me because I was “damaged goods” and no other man would want to marry me because I wasn’t a virgin. Joke’s on her, because he did, in fact, marry me.

Because teaching women to prevent rape tells victims that couldn’t that it was their fault. Most rape is not stranger rape; it’s perpetrated by a friend, family member, significant other, etc. of the victim. There’s also rape perpetrated with the use of drugs or alcohol. How should a woman who is blackout drunk or is…

v That’s a good point, but I was actually talking support from the child’s father. I’ve found conservatives love unborn fetuses but hate child support.

I always ask conservatives whether there should be pre-natal child support if a fetus is a “full human being.” To date, I have not received an answer.

I almost think we should have mandatory firearm safety education for everyone, starting in grade school. Even if you personally don’t own a gun, there are just too many damn guns around in this country.

Is it wrong that my main interest (though not my only interest) in this subject is that I want to be able to tell anti-choice men that if they care so much about fetuses, they can get their own uteruses and carry it to term themselves?

Amen. Just like abortion and choosing to carry a pregnancy through, adoption is a very personal choice - it’s expensive, emotional, and can take a very long time.

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I know I’m late to the party here, but I’m desperately seeking advice. I’m working an absolutely soul-sucking job with two asshole bosses who I think want me to leave because they are making my life a living hell. Leaving right now, however, is not an option (though I plan to get out of there in the next 6 months or…

Especially at a "Christian" university. They'll say she looked cute at the party and that he, as a boy, "just couldn't help himself."

Agreed! I had a high school bully who was incredibly cruel and I remember my mom giving the whole "he just likes you" speech. Even at that age, I was like fuuuuuck that.

A not guilty verdict simply means the prosecution couldn’t prove it beyond a reasonable doubt

Sounds an awful lot like forcible rape to me. “Not guilty” doesn’t necessarily mean innocent

Not according to her. And OJ was acquitted too, you know.

Seriously. This isn’t a statutory rape case here (not that they aren’t serious too) - he committed forcible rape.