What makes me sad is how common the dude-not-having-$2-for-a-slice-story is. If not wanting to date someone who is borderline homeless makes me picky then I am way happy to be a spinster!

This just in: Women make decisions.

I am an atheist and I got married (and divorced, but that's another story). For me it wasn't about some silly idea of sanctifying our relationship in the eyes of a nonexistent deity, but more of applying permanence and a social significance to it. Married couples are afforded economic and social benefits that my…

Tax breaks, social security, medicare and medical benefits, property rights, protection of shared assets, legal protection of any offspring. The legal stuff that marriage is REALLY about.

Legal and tax advantages, big party, and to be honest I just like the idea of a codified, witnessed commitment.

I have been saying this since before "Django" as well, but people think I'm "taking things too seriously" *sigh*. Brutalization of black people is becoming such a trend onscreen that now it's not a big deal offscreen. This is why a black murder/kidnapping still gets less press than a white one. People are becoming…

What was the little girl? WHAT WAS IT?

How was Trayvon Martin an asshole? For walking home from the store at 7 pm?

Yeah, from misogynists and slut shamers, genius. Not White Feminists.

And WOC feminists have only called her out for her racism and appropriation. No one in the feminist community has condemned her taking her clothes off and dancing sexy. She's condemned for being hilariously inauthentic and unsexy while doing racist…

When a White Woman takes her clothes off and dances sexually, white feminists quickly label that being "sex positive" and having sexual agency.

When a black woman dances sexually suddenly they're not sure whats so empowering about it. How strange.

ummm no that wasnt the whole point, this was your point

There are many things about white culture that I find confusing and problematic. I could write an essay on all the things I think are disempowering about ballet, yoga, burlesque etc and why I would not like my fictional daughters to do them. But you know what I don't get to define what is empowering for white ladies,…

I think the last sentence does have a lot of truth to it (although the Feminist Sex Wars demonstrates the existence of people who just universally disagree with sex positivity). And I think there is truth in the idea that twerking gets chastised while something like burlesque gets a pass because it's done by affluent…

I'm sensing white people commenting here.......

To summarize: The world does not revolve around your penis.

To be fair #3 (some women like anal sex because they are submissive and might be up for other submissive acts), #6 (some women like rough dirty talk during sex) and #15 (Some women like to be tied up) are just the magazines pointing out that some women are kinky in a submissive way.

What could your question as to whether women "bear any responsibility in society at all for intentionally turning men on" possibly accomplish other than blame them for sexual assault? I think all of your questions can be resolved with advice most 4-year-olds could give: keep your hands to yourself. It seems like this…

Really? Seriously? no one deserves sex. Doesn't matter if the woman is prancing around naked, if you force, you are a rapist.

But this is exactly rape culture. Young men are given this dialogue and encouraged to use it. This shows how we have created a culture that is safer and more inviting for rapists than it is for women.

What are they surprised about here? That rape culture exists? That men recognise and agree with various excuses for rape? That victim blaming is popular among the general population? I think this is perfectly in line with the oft-repeated (in feminist-leaning circles at least) reminder that rapists are rarely…