I was the same way. I think my mom would have been really supportive of me, actually, but I always hid it from her because I thought she would be angry with me.

I remember being 12, walking home in shorts and a tank top after just having gotten my hair cut, and a guy in a van honked at me, rolled down the window and yelled “nice!” out the window.

Yeah, I remember how ashamed and dirty I’d feel, like it was happening because it was my fault.

Yep, I remember all the stupid fake stories about the one girl in 5th grade who developed early. Everyone treated her like shit.

Yes. When this happened to me, I felt like it was my fault, that I’d done something wrong to bring this onto me.

One huge thing that dads can do is demonstrate how they want men to treat their daughters. Make it clear that that you don’t see dressing a certain way as an invitation to lewd behavior, that you respect other women and above all else, that you value women for something other than looks.

Oh yeah, definitely. The overriding principle seems to be that the almighty dick rules all. If you touch one once, you are doomed to be gay(if you're male) or straight (if you're female).

I'm guessing from your username that you're female? I think that our society is far more accepting of female bisexuality than of male bisexuality. Men who are bisexual get accused of being secretly gay, so I could definitely see why a guy would feel hesitant to disclose this to a female partner.

I came here to ask the exact same thing

I'm not gorgeous, but I think I've generally been one of the prettiest girls in the room (which yeah, is something I used to check when I walked into a room). There are other girls more beautiful than me, but I've been able to date anyone I wanted. And I took it for granted that guys would always have crushes on me…

Fantastic idea for a subblog. From the comments, sounds like you need to host your own version of Pissing Contest for crazy travel stories.

As someone who grew up in a very liberal environment, it's not just Republicans. Plenty of Democrats who get upset about rape culture shrug off prison rape as justified, or worse, a punchline.

This made me sad, sad enough that I put away my phone and pulled out my laptop so I could write a proper response to you.

Great article. I don't know much about the band, but it was so inspiring to see her genuine passion and talent shine through in what she said. Took a look at the guys and their outfits and I can definitely see everything she was talking about. Very impressive.

Even better — by "refuses to be subservient", they mean "wanted to be on top during sex":

I bought crayons, I'm on it!

No offense taken at all, just genuinely curious.

This is a really great point. I think we have a hard time seeing women as the abusers in a romantic relationship.

Why do you think you would get blasted for pointing that out? I think it's a pretty common feminist complaint that, as a result of patriarchal gender roles, our culture either doesn't think men can be victims, or thinks it's funny if they are.

Taboo is not why people love porn. Sex is why people love porn. Beer is legal and not taboo and people still fucking love it.