Idiocy

There's a certain way around the neighborhood I specifically avoid in the mornings when I walk my dog because the church has a soup line that usually results in the sidewalk being crowded with men at 7 in the morning. Once I mentioned to my husband "Oh, I don't go that way in the morning", and he was puzzled. "Oh,…

I live in West Philly and have literally been harassed at some of these exact spots.

My husband and I have a long running joke that we will apply to anything in life.... "Once I finish making this spaghetti, I will finally be happy". "Once we paint that bedroom wall, I will finally be happy". "Once I get through this week at work, I will finally be happy."

SERIOUSLY. What, are you going to pressure me into letting you grope me for blindness? Let you call me a "cunt" for tourette's? HA HA, yes, please, pressure me into letting you be oppressive to me in a way that's vaguely related to some charity.

Again, these guys do not understand what a prank is. They keep calling it a prank, but I fail to see what the prank is.

What a great position to put the women in. Let a man sexually assault you or you don't support the fight against breast cancer. I was about to type "What's next?", but really don't think I want to know the answer to that. Can we please PLEASE PLEASE remember that breasts are not necessarily always there for the…

I am only just catching up on news and after reading this story I just feel sick as it's so disturbingly similar to something that happened to a best friend of mine growing up. Our group were between the ages of 11 (yes) and 12. Without getting too super detailed she snuck out with some older boys (between the ages of…

My suspicion is that things have always been this way, but now it is becoming more widely accepted that it is wrong. It never occurred to me as a teenager that my reaction to boys taking advantage of my inebriation should have been anger instead of embarrassment.

I just finished reading the Kansas City Star article and I am fuming. Fucking fuming.

Honestly, if this happened to me at 13/14, I don't think I would have been able to tell anyone, let alone share my story in the media where millions of people would be listening. I applaud these girls so much, and I can only hope Burnett goes to jail for what he did. Judging by what Paige said, those boys had every…

I am almost 50 years old, and I think, there but for the grace of God. Girls 13 and 14 years old are figuring out their sexuality, they want to be pretty, and they take stupid chances for attention — I know I did. I didn't even recognize then that trying really hard to get an older boy or young man to notice me was…

These girls are so incredibly brave; I am seriously amazed by their courage. And if you read the whole thing on Al Jazeera, everything she says about the importance of civility and not turning this into cyberbullying more people—I just can't even express how much that impresses me. I really, really hope those girls…

The expression on the mum's face has me in tears. So much pain and anger. I would be murderous if it were one of my daughters - and so, so proud of her for speaking out and realising that she has nothing to hide - nothing to be ashamed of.

The sad thing is that I would be unaware of this story altogether if Gawker and Jezebel weren't featuring daily updates. Why on earth would this be broadcast on Al Jazeera and not on CBS, NBC and ABC? This story should be causing as much outrage as the Steubenville rape and thank God someone in power (the Missouri…

"And after he was done, he made me go back out into the living room with him, and we sat and waited until Matt was done with Daisy."

This is just fucking gross. I am sorry for swearing but it is. Fucking. Gross. I hope these guys get convicted because they are filthy and horrible. Ugh. I need a shower.

Animation college graduate here. Degree or not, you only get anywhere in 'doodling' (as my father calls it) if you work hard and keep the passion alive. For the most part these courses get filled up with people who can't do that...but maybe she's the one...

I'm glad you save your snark for what really matters - shitting on the plans of a woman trying to turn her life around after a horrifyingly sexualized and objectified "childhood".