You got the conclusion of your argument right, but some of your premises are a bit iffy.

Saturday is an NZ national day of action against rape culture. There are lots of NZ Jezzies on here. Would someone with posting privileges please post this link somewhere? It has details of the protest marches and how to spread the word:

THIS! I got a pretty decent sex education - everyone does in New Zealand (I went to Catholic School - and while they didn't talk about contraceptives at my primary school, they did in High School) - but it wasn't until I was in my 20s that I heard graphic descriptions of STIs, including stories from people who had to…

I know I am preaching to the choir - but WHY? Why, in the name of all that is good, would anyone think it was NORMAL to have a gag reaction when they see two people with different amounts of melanin in their skin in a relationship?
It's like me saying I have a gag reaction when I see a Toyota parked next to a Honda.…

The NZ Police asked for the page to be taken down yesterday. Still no action from Facebook apparently:

The NZ Police have asked for the page to be taken down:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/…

That makes total sense to me. The first scenario is annoying. The second sounds kind of hot.

May the fucks be with you.

Can someone with posting privileges publicise this please?:

Ok, this is going to sound really weird - but I have been inspired by Tiger Woods to work on my focus during sex. When he trains he deliberately gets people to distract him while he takes a swing so that he can perform under non-ideal conditions.
Until recently I had this idea that I needed conditions to be just…

I love it when schadenfreude doesn't have to be a guilty pleasure. That was delightful!

When my mother tells me the youth of today are really immature I think: god mum, you are so old and out of touch.
When Erin says the same thing I think: right on Erin - you speak the truth.
Given that I am 34 and I still haven't grown out of reflexively disagreeing with everything my mother tells me, I conclude that…

Fun fact: in New Zealand and Australia "rooting" means having sex. So root away, Dodai. Let's all root for success.

I don't know whether glutton was an accidental typo or a deliberate pun - but bravo either way!

Not one whose hair extends outside of the V area. I'm not very hairy at all and mine still grows outside the V - my darker-haired friends definitely have significant thigh pubic hair. This and the fact that, as other commenters have pointed out, there don't seem to be any "outies" and there is a lot of pale skin makes…

Flaptastic!

This is perfect. Would you have a look at Littlemissphilociraptor's post on this article? I have suggested she reads your post, but it would be useful to have an expert replying directly, helping out with some of the misconceptions out there. As you will see from my reply on this thread, I strongly agree with you -…

With respect, your situation is different because you have a family history. For women without a family history, it is NOT a good idea to start mammograms early. Linnyqat, who works in screening, sums it up really well in a reply on another thread and I have posted in the same thread why I agree with her.

No, you should not be getting mammograms unless you have a family history (disclaimer: I am not a doctor - but read on!):
I can recommend a fantastic book called "Reckoning with Risk" by Gerd Gigerenzer. He explains why the stats on things like mammography are so hard to interpret for your average person - and even for…

Your grief is still so raw and your loss so recent - and I gather from friends and family who have been in shoes like yours that you don't ever forget, but that the grief changes and becomes easier to live with. Anniversary dates and due dates seem to be the hardest.
Anyway, I have nothing to offer except sympathy,…