My gyno shamed me for not being a virgin at 18. My mom made the appointment for me and my gyno was still all "Does your mother know about this?!" Does it matter?

Thank you. People don't seem to understand that taking the jaded, cynical, "nothing I can do," attitude, is just as bad. Being complacent is not not choosing a side.

That's not what he's saying. At least I don't think he is.

Always so annoyed when people say something along the lines of 'use mute'. That isn't the point. It would be like telling someone to move to San Francisco if they're fed up with rampant homophobia, or, going back further, to go north if you don't want to deal with blatant racism.

No. But are you surprised at that reaction? If black people would just stop being black, we wouldn't have to worry about racism!

The "just mute them" response is horrible. It's saying to not get involved when someone's talking simply to not have to deal with. It can also throw your game off. I can't mute people in Dota 2 because I'll miss out on information relative to the game. If someone says, "Watch out top," three other people aren't…

"I don't see why this is such a big deal" - white dudes

So now we live in a world where it's OK to be an asshole because if your douchebaggery is a problem for someone, they're just being overly sensitive?

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While I truly and deeply appreciate you informing me of what I must actually believe, you are mistaken on a few fronts. One, the terms "cohorts" and "you guys" are inaccurate. I do not know the OP or any other commenter (in any sense. I'm a new commenter, I'm always in the greys. I'm amazed you replied to me at all),…

I'm actually surprised how many people didn't get this distinction, which I thought was obvious from the get go, but maybe it's because I hang out on Jezebel too much (same way I know what type of person is being referred to when a "nice guy" is mentioned). There is a world of difference between women who just happen…

There's a difference between "girls who happen to have primarily guy friends and very much enjoy hanging with men, but don't hate other women" and "girls who purposefully only befriend men and will happily explain that it's because other women are always so catty/bitchy/superficial/girly/etc". The latter category is…

The corollary to the bullshit "All my friends are guys" is "Women just don't like me; they're always mean bitches." Yeah, they don't like you because you're nasty, competitive, backstabbing, jealous, and starved for attention.
There was a point in my life when I worried that I had too many guy friends, and maybe for…

I think you're way overthinking this. Trust me, friend of myriads of males and females, there are some men who are having LOTS O' THOUGHTS and some women that are pretty darn simple lol I'm not saying that you aren't correct in a very general sense but you're probably projecting a lot onto the women you meet. I'd…

If you've NEVER been capable of finding and sustaining a friendship with one single other woman then, yeah, you have a problem.

I'm like "THEY INCLUDE YOU IN THIS!"

LOL @ all the people misinterpreting your post.

Sigh... Do you really think that no men are like that? I work in the media and it's crazy competitive as everyone knows. I work in a department that is heavily female and most of my coworkers are younger than I am.

I have heart-to-hearts about stuff that involves him but he is not my best friend nor am I his. I don't tell him everything and I never will. I would NEVER have a heart to heart with a man I wasn't related to nor married to. That's my own thing and I have no judgment on anyone else. I can have as many male friends as…

Fuck you right back. I know plenty of women that grew up in predominately male families and mainly male fields (how many female camera operators, lighting techs and grips do you think are around?) and they have great friendships with women.