That isn't what I meant, though the words I chose can be taken that way and are therefore ill-chosen. There's absolutely societal downplay of female-on-male domestic violence. What I meant is that there is no ingrained objectification in the culture of men as objects to be enjoyed by, or broken by, women. Women are…

I misspoke. You're right, the masculinity complex our culture is obsessed with does indeed play a part in downplaying that violence. What I meant to say was that there's no culture actively dehumanizing and objectifying men as essentially toys and dolls that others can break if they're not working correctly.

"It was just a misunderstanTHESOUTHSHALLRISEAGAIN."

Thanks for the warning about the SA article comments.

You're a beautiful human being.

Major stores should sell no clothes at all. All clothing has been pirated from oppressed minority cultures at one point or another. People ought only wear clothing designed, inspired, and made by their direct ancestors.

What the fuck ever happened to tossing back straight shots? Seriously? If you want to get really trashed really quick and add the novelty/stupid factor, just take a couple of shots of undiluted absinthe.

Soulmated with a really cool dude? I don't know, I can't speak to your personal accomplishments :P

Nah, that's called emotional manipulation, emotional abuse, and being a fucking asshole trying to keep a girl under your thumb/on your leash.

Deception is not communication. Using a technique designed to undercut the interviewer's self-esteem is not communication. Manipulation is not communication - it's manipulation. You're trying to manipulate the lady into bed, and you're not very good at it.

Oh, lordy, this. And, beyond that - is makeup really a deception? Are they really that stupid as to think that we're trying to trick them into thinking our eyes are naturally lined, our eyelashes naturally black and curled, our eyelids spackled gold? Like really?

"Thanks. And you'd look great with my boot up your ass."

There are two foolproof ways to fend off a pickup artist.

I've never watched (...read?) American Beauty, but it sounds like one of those Jack Reacher novels you pick up in the supermarket.

Yo, broseph, you might find something more worthwhile to write about. Having been a reasonably normal, sane female for none-of-your-fucking-business I can say with relative confidence that the men reading this PUA bullshit are basically the same assholes that catcall, objectify, dehumanize, get drinks thrown in their…

Generally I'd agree with you, but each of the three virulent homophobes (not garden-variety NIMBY homophobes, but actively-trying-to-limit-rights-batshit-Leviticus-homophobes) that I've had the displeasure of knowing in my life have since come out rather dramatically and painfully.

"Psychologically castrating themselves" - perfect descriptor. And Exodus isn't the only one who uses (I'm gonna go ahead and say "uses" because of the the "Moving forward, we will serve in our pluralistic culture by hosting thoughtful and safe conversations about gender and sexuality" bullshit that means "we'll…

Amen, screw that. Damn fucking right, screw that. Now, if it were his children, if it were someone who didn't have a direct hand in this travesty of justice and did not continue to espouse these views, just with prettified politically correct language, I'd be saying "You know what? That's great. That's progress, kudos…

*Hatterpillar

I don't care if he was 5'10" 0r 6'11". If you're a black male teenager and you see a white guy following you in an unfamiliar neighborhood, you are going to be freaked the hell out.