I'm sure it is pure gossip, but damn right Goop should be calling her ex and reminding him of his parental duties. All too often one parent likes to forget they are a parent when their marriage ends and they find a new exciting relationship. If you are dating a parent and you AREN'T in second place, then I am judging…

"Salem Witch Trials were actually a women-on-women event, so that one can't be blamed on patriarchy."

The salem witch trials might have started by women making the accusations, but without the force of her husband, the weight of other male accusers, and all male group to hold the decisions, and the similarity of Mathers' preachers of the "symptoms" of witchcraft to the Malleus Maleficarum...there was more to it then…

I totally agree. But I am a historian, so I am biased. Not the least of which because I would always rather procrastinate on Jez than grade papers, and it feels more justified when it's posts like these.

"women on women" in a society that was utterly, oppressively , patriarchal. It didn't happen in a vacuum! It was the one way that women were getting a modicum of attention or power. Not to mention all the judges involved who allowed "spectral evidence" and sentenced folks to execution were, duh, men. The real problem…

Wasn't there also a real estate reason? I remember reading somewhere that some of the women accused of witchcraft had valuable land holdings, and after being convicted had their assets seized by the town elders who had either accused them of witchcraft themselves, or had a close friend/relative/spouse do it for them.

This is a great post. You know what I wish? I wish there were more posts on Jez that dealt with things of historical and scientific feminist-related interest, like this one. I recall a few, but not too many. Websites like Cracked are proof to me that the natural and social sciences can actually make for good…

That is quite literally the funniest thing I have read all day. 10/10 for hilarity. 1/10 for being a human being with a working brain.

Wow that troll who responded to you really has no idea about consent. I'm just...flabbergasted right now. Because obvi the women who are accusing him prob just regretted it after amirite

Amen. All the kinksters I've known have been big on consent and boundaries and respecting a partner's wishes— we cannot say the same of the vanilla scene. You've got a better chance of having your boundaries respected by a kinkster than by any basic bro at the bar or in the frathouse. Consent isn't talked-about…

Technically, breast fixation is a fetish, because it's taking something inherently not for sexual use and making it sexy. But our entire society does that, so any individual saying they have a boob fetish in earnest is probably a tool. ITA about people using it as a shield, though, I'm a Domme and I've had several…

woah, kink and full time power exchange are not synonymous.

That was the biggest red flag for me in his little statement from yesterday. When he said that what he did with his partner was like Fifty Shades of Grey, I immediately thought, oh so you mean your sex life is like a book about an abusive, controlling asshole who doesn't respect boundaries?

i would love to hear...not like tawdry tales, but how pro dommes end up becoming pros, what it entails, etc? if you ever wrote something, or if you have, i would love to read it!

it's the submissive partner that holds the most power

Poor understanding of BDSM gives abusers a green light for their abuse, and tricks vulnerable people into dangerous, violating situations.

FFS, people just do not understand consent and I don't see why it's so hard. I mean apply it to the most basic of concepts.....say, riding in a taxi. I hail a cab and consent to you giving me a ride in exchange for me paying you. That doesn't mean you get to just come grab me off the street, throw me in your cab, and…

I think I once read on a blog that said something to the tune of, in a healthy BDSM relationship, it's the submissive partner that holds the most power. It's like taking a taxi, the Dom may be driving, but it's the Sub who decides where to go and when to get off.

Let's just get the obvious out of the way and say "this would've been more believable if she claimed she was simply a confused Methodist."

I'm sure he does— but even if they did clue him in, he'd probably brush them off as being Oversensitive Females Who Should Just Lighten Up.