I was just retelling what was told to me by a professor in an African American literature class. I remember this more than anything else from that class, because the professor was screaming “she gave up her freedom!!” At the top of her lungs.

*Mic drop*

I’m no expert by any means, but the first thing your comment made me think of was Phyllis Wheatley. She was the best selling author of her time, and left the United States for England, where slavery had already been abolished. Upon hearing her former...female slave owner (mistress?) had become ill, she gave up her…

I remember reading an article that said something along the lines of “men sit with 6 inches or less between themselves and a woman, and with 12 inches or more between themselves and another man”. I can't remember why they thought that was (entitled to the space, maybe?) but it always stuck with me and after reading…

Exactly. Like, thanks for all this irrelevant information. Instead of putting the victim’s (alleged) sexual history on blast, feel free to continue with the investigation of the actual crime.

My parents are Antonio and Antoinette and go by Tony and Toni. They are no longer together, however.

Presumably she’s always had this and has dealt with the symptoms and side effects. So wobbly on her feet could have just felt normal to her. She has no way of knowing how she feels is “off” if she's always felt like that.

I read somewhere that it takes 1 hour for a drink to be completely out of one’s system. So theoretically, in this case if the drinks were well paced out, there could have been no drinks in her system.

Not a traditional Mexican dish, still delicious.

Unfortunately, this may be the only type of justice many people get after being raped. It’s not exactly like the legal system is ever on the victim’s side when it comes to sexual assault.

Not sure if any one else has mentioned this- but they can. A psychiatric service dog goes through the same training as a service dog for people with physical disabilities. It is not the same as an emotional support animal, which just requires a doctors note. At the very least you could get a letter saying that your…

I just want to say I’m sorry to this poor woman. Obvious she felt as if this was her only choice, and it sucks that this was the only option she felt She had. I’m sorry this was the position she was put in, and I hope that maybe this teaches us something about forcing people in that “rock and a hard place” situation.

I think the sad thing about kids not getting sex ed that people don’t realize, is that boys and girls are being denied the opportunity to learn about how a significant part of their body functions. School teaches us all the names of the bones, the parts of the brain, how the circulatory system works. If I were to say…

Where are these comfortable high heels of which you speak?

Don’t tampons say they can be flushed? And the ones with cardboard applicators say you can flush those too? I swear I remember reading that when I first started using tampons. Reading they can’t be flushed is honestly shocking to me. Luckily, I’ve been using diva cups forever, so I haven’t been destroying shit…

Family pact- the health insurance given through places like planned parenthood, provides free antiviral medication every month. It’s typically acyclovir, but there are cases where people get valacyclovir (valtrex) as their free medication. Maybe it’s not available on the rez, but it is semi readily available depending…

Not all of them. (Yes, I know I just whipped out a “not all men”, I'm sorry.) The men I know that work at kink are all upstanding people, with 9 to 5 jobs, spouses, and kids. They're in to some sick shit, absolutely, but they know there's a huge difference between acting out a fantasy in a safe space with a consenting…

My husband works for kink occasionally, and while I’m sure his experience is different due to being male, he’s never had anything negative to say about the staff. In fact, he was truly shocked to hear that they would let this shit fly there. His (and my very limited) experience there has always seemed to be a “consent…

Bystander effect? Shock? Not knowing what to do? At least, I hope these are the reasons.

It’s important to note, no one should take melatonin for more than 2 weeks at a time. If it’s taken for too long, your body stops making it on its own. Melatonin resets your body's internal clock, and should be used when you need a reset (for jet lag or that kind of thing) rather than a consistent sleep aid.