Well, as I've written about before, in our desire to help people who are non-binary, we need to be careful not to hurt binary folks. Now, I've often heard the idea of "binary privilege," and to some degree, I think it's accurate. However, in the case of gender markers for binary individuals, I think a lot of the…

So are you opposed to all advertising in general? If that's the case, cool, but taking it out here is sort of an inappropriate platform; it is nice that people who don't usually get included are being included, and since the entire nature of advertising probably isn't gonna change, why not just enjoy that? (It does…

There's a woman in England who married a fence and cheated on it with the Berlin wall... as far as I can tell that has far fewer negative consequences than some straight marriages with their emotional baggage, domestic violence or plain old dysfunction. A dog is different. While a wall can't consent, neither it nor…

Back in the early 90s, I worked at a sea-side resort that served a buffet breakfast - but still had wait-staff to bring beverages, clear plates, etc. There was a fellow waiter by the name of Ian - an exact replica of the Irishman from "Braveheart", brogue, beard, and all. During one week, there was a slovenly,…

I have to agree. It's kind of like saying that you shouldn't keep a fire extinguisher in the house because, in perfect circumstances, you'll never have a fire.

If you'll allow me one more response, I think the answer you are looking for is that, while we know a good amount about the age of the earth and Christians, for example, aren't privy to any special knowledge in that regards, we don't know much about the human brain and individual people do have special knowledge about…

He was sick. I think these men are sick. That doesn't make their misogyny disappear in a puff of sparkles and unicorn farts. They're dangerous misogynists and that does not just spring, fully formed, from the chasm. It comes from the culture around them.

ANTM is my guilty pleasure. I am fascinated by how oblivious Tyra is of her own offensive behavior, and how sadly willing the young women are in their own eagerness to exploit themselves... It's like watching burn victims applaud Nero for his fiddling.

i think the sky Jesus header and the title where effective trigger warnings.

I have radically pacifist religious beliefs. Now, personally, I recognize it isn't black and white and so understand why, say, soldiers go to war, or people kill in self-defense. But many in my denomination take "turn the other cheek" at its most radical meaning and don't believe there's any justification for war or…

I've noticed that myself. If someone explicitly targets gays, blacks, Jews, etc. then by and large it's recognized as a hate-crime and the person who committed the crime is a hateful bigot.

Did she threaten you with bodily harm and/or death when you said no to sex? If so, that would fall under what we're talking about. If not, nope.

If any men want to experience a taste of this, make an online dating profile, fill it with some generic stuff, and make your profile pic a young woman. Then, as the messages come flooding in, politely decline and wish them luck. When I did this once several years ago, I was constantly badgered and this quickly turned…

I was a university student in 1989 when a man killed 14 women at a technical college in Montreal, Quebec. He walked into a classroom, said "you're all a bunch of feminists" and shot the women. He only targeted women.

I just keep thinking: will they believe us now? Is this finally the moment when men start to grasp the reality that women live in?

social norms influence how mental illness expresses itself. the fact men with mental illness in the united states often lash out in misogynistic ways reflects the deeper problems of our culture.

I just love when people, upon finding out I'm a lesbian, start to give me a list of all the gay people they've ever known. I know that it is some misguided attempt at trying to let me know that they are okay with gay people, but it is really, really annoying.

Which bad decision is that? Having the unfortunate luck to get knocked up? Did the sexually active kids who dodged a bullet make the same bad decision, a different one, or none?

One of the yearbook editors said in a news report that they did it because teenage parents don't attend homecoming, dances or most other social activities because of their parental responsibilities, so they wouldn't otherwise be featured in the yearbook's other pages. I *get* the resistance, but I think the kids'…

A yearbook captures the essence of a graduating class - they've always had random little featurettes, common moments, and other side crap (not to mention pages upon PAGES of ads). I see no problem here with celebrating that actually graduating with a teen pregnancy is an achievement. We should absolutely be promoting…