Reading through this conversation as an observer... I understand the passage being discussed is upsetting and sometimes when people talk dispassionately about upsetting things it seems like they’re condoning them, but Eileen isn’t doing that here. He’s having an academic discussion about established historical…

Not a homeschool proponent, but doesn’t it speak to the failing of the public education system if a person that graduated from a public high school is unable to teach their child elementary school level math or literature. It seems to me that this is an indictment of the system and not an argument for it. That’s…

Most likely, they were weird and socially awkward to begin with, and they pulled out of school because the bullying was too intense (also the academics are not engaging). Homeschooling doesn’t *make* one socially awkward. You either are or you’re not, and if you’re in school, you’re likely to be bullied for it. That’s…

One reason we get so annoyed about this is because we can follow all these dumb rules and still get raped. I’ve got friends who’ve been raped drunk. I’ve got friends who’ve been raped sober. I’ve got friends who’ve been raped by strangers. I’ve got friends who’ve been raped by friends. People want to set up all these…

The point is stopping someone from killing them in that moment. If someone is attacking me and I call 911, I am not calling because I want that person to be prosecuted. I am calling because if I do not, then I might die.

However, these absolutes on women’s behavior while pregnant seem to be very centered on the US rather than other countries. That suggests a certain level of social attitude towards women at play.

Bracing myself for the flame..., but:

So, 15 years or so ago?

I never realized how much people-feminists or otherwise-looked down on mothers until I had my son. To me, attachment parenting was and is a rebellious act. Breastfeeding and keeping your child close is not a possibility for a lot of women-for economic and social reasons. For me, I changed my entire life and took a…

I used to comment regularly on Jezebel for years (under a different name) and stopped because of the feeling the author describes when someone she assumed would be an ally made her feel unwelcome.

I’ve taught a lot of homeschooled kids once they hit college, and I doubt you would be able to tell which ones were homeschooled any more than you would be able to guess which ones were only children. My students got homeschooled for all kinds of reasons — religion, yes, but also because they were being bullied or had…

No. You’re wrong. You don’t. You want sex anytime you think about it, someone who makes a damn good sandwich and for her friends to just shut the hell up. Get your act together or we’ll kick you out of our man club! Now where’s your woman? I need a beer.

But seriously, this isn’t what happens when you get 2000 men in a…

WCVB reports that the girl returned to St. Paul’s School in the fall, but left in November.

Massively overused in the U.S., it’s estimated that 80,000 prisoners are held in solitary on any given day.

I am so glad this issue is finally coming to light and being talked about. I lived through a version of this as a disabled person working in disability services. First, you go to college and learn all about how people like yourself can’t this and can’t that and have this or that emotional vulnerability, all of which…

“Forgive me please, but that’s what you get when you play with people’s emotions.”

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Why do we only hear this "but sex isn't just about orgasm!!!!!" as an excuse for the woman in a het couple not getting off? Nobody tells a guy that it's OK if his partner thinks blowjobs are gross, he should realize that sex is more than just his ejaculation. Nobody says that maybe he's just lying there letting her do…

I'm one of those people who really enjoys giving people oral, men and women, so I don't see why it's such a big deal for her to do this. I enjoy giving blowjobs quite a bit and have a sort of pride in my abilities but it's a double-edged sword as a woman. I'm sexually experienced enough to mostly know what I like and…

In any other area, it would be inappropriate to expect a group to silence bad operators who identify with them before being allowed to be part of the discussion. Why is it appropriate now?