And if you've been led to believe your whole life that learning about sex is: 1) sinful and wrong 2) icky and perverted 3) laughably nerdy, to read a BOOK about something like SEX or 4) seriously you're reading a book about sex, what are you a pervert? ...You're not really likely to do any research on your own.

People who defend the PUA community really seem to only be defending the stuff that isn't at all unique to the PUA community. ("It teaches you to be confident!" "It tells you to bathe!") Leigh seems to think if you're offended by PUAs you must be offended by anyone trying to meet the opposite (or the same) sex.

I really found Dr. Nerdlove's podcast on pick up artists interesting. He was someone who used to be a part of that community before turning into someone who steers people away from it. Though he was unforgiving to the misogynist and dehumanizing trends in the community, he *did* help me understand why people swarm to…

"Seduction in itself is not inherently misogynist or offensive."

Actually....

Jezebel: For all your Disney penis/Crime and Punishment conversational needs.

Footnote: "I'm ESPECIALLY GOOD at e-JAAAAACK-u-lating!"

You just know he's never heard of taking it slow, either. He's one of those guys who brags about how fast he can thrust because he thinks that and dick size are the only measures of how good a man is at doing the sex.

...And when he comes, he sings about how good he is in bed.

Brb banging my head against a wall forever.

I think that really hits on the problem with people in that particular mindset. They think their religion is somehow special in a way that all people, of all religions, should acknowledge. Other religions, other philosophies, aren't.

I am so, so, so glad I was raised in an…

I used to have a thing where whenever someone invoked the Bible as reason to affect laws, I'd say similar words back at them, swapping in the Quran to try and make them see how non-Christians might feel when they say things like that. ...Never once sunk in. They'd just go off on a rant about how Islam was an evil…

I'm not from Texas, but as a Chicagoan I say God forbid everyone who lives in a state with horrible, horrible government be told "you made your bed, now lie in it."

Don't be ridiculous! ...She's being punished for becoming a woman.

Me too, man, me too. But it's not your fault that some people who share your religion are assholes.

There was a quote in Freakonomics in their section about sumo wrestling. It was something like "purity is an excellent mask for corruption, because it resists inquiry and accusation." I think a loooot of people have…

Well, to be fair, for girls to have impure thoughts about boys implies that girls have *gasp* sex drives! Next you'll be saying that girls can do other boy things like masturbate and orgasm during sex!

"All rocks that look sort of like boobs have been banned from the football field to prevent boys from having impure thoughts. "

Saying you've been praying about it is also a way to sound like you're spiritually deep and profound when your pool of spirit is so shallow you're not willing to take responsibility for the impact your actions have on the world.

Speaking as someone who lived in Savannah for a while, going to Paula Deen's restaurant there is its own punishment.

They switch back and forth, the article notes this at the bottom:)

I hear ya. Social anxiety sympathy feels, bro. *fistbump*