Ahh, my brothers and I used to do hilarious stoned karaoke renditions of this song as teenagers!

I'm almost 27 and I feel so much more confident about my body now than I did 5 years ago. I've lost some weight (still have a LOT to go for actual health reasons not because I wanna be model thin) but I've realized I'm still sorta young so I'm going to wear what I want and have fun. Fuck the rules that say big girls…

I believe the greatest justice for these young women is the massive out cry coming from the public. The fact that advertisers pulled their programs from this radio show shows that the public is not on the side of these misogynist. Hopefully this is creating a dialogue concerning sexual violence and gender equality in…

How come you didn't name a male criminal as your example?

There is another bright side that Jez failed to report on: thousands of Kiwis demonstrated for justice for these victims and for a change in the treatment and prosecution of rapists all over NZ on Saturday. This story could bring about huge changes in the way the crime of rape is handled in that country, because…

I really do think that shining a light on the cockroaches helps you stomp on them.

Sometimes I have trouble feeling like there is progress being made. Something that made me feel really good has been seeing Jezebel on the news several times lately. That makes me feel hopeful.

I wish it didn't take international exposure and huge groups saying something about rape cases in order for others to support…

That's my take also. Things have always been kind of lousy, and now all that's changed is that we're shoving selected bits of the lousy stuff under a spotlight and getting angry about it. It's more likely to lead to change than hiding it, right? That's what I have to hope.

I suggest a body pillow and a heated blanket so that you can at least be warm and comfortable while you hide from this shitty, shitty world.

That's what I keep telling myself. It's not that the world is getting worse, these things have always happened. But now, at least, we're talking about it. It's a start. And that's about as glass-half-full as I can get. :/

Isn't it swell? Sigh.

Yeah, it's getting old. REAL fast.

And then, of course, there's the problem that so many of the victims are so young, they aren't even cognizant of being victimized. That is to say, they don't recognize what was done to them as being wrong. Hurtful? yes. Frightening? yes. But "wrong" as in, something the perpetrator should be punished for? Often, the…

I've been in the room in several different groups of friends/family when that ad has come on, and always someone expresses disbelief that the number is that high. I always grimly say that it is, and people are shocked that 'someone like' me would know about it personally, 'someone like me' here meaning outspoken,…

You're right, thank you, and it's also the only crime that can be "negated" because the victim is drunk. Murder a drunk person? Still murder. Rob a drunk person? Still theft. Assault a drunk girl? Well let's not assume anything...

Rape is the only crime in which you have to prove your innocence. Someone steals your car, the cops won't ask, "Well, did you leave the doors unlocked?" Someone murders you, the cops won't ask, "Well, did you fight back? Did you scream, no, please don't murder me?"

I didn't think he was a dirtbag, but I have found that men think all the women who have been raped are somewhere else. Men have to realize that anytime they are in a group of women (and, sadly, it doesn't have to be that big of a group), whether it is at work or in a social setting, they are in a room with women who…

I had to have a similar convo with a boyfriend once. It happens. The important thing is to set them straight, so good on you :)

Because douchebags automatically assume victims weren't "completely innocent" when they don't report being raped...? I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT FUN.