Yes, Rick has improved. I actually have a bit of Maggie fatigue. I would trade her and Beth to keep Tyrese, now that I think of it. I think one problem recently has been that the villains – Gareth and Gareth's mom (Tasha Yar FTW!) were quite charismatic... which kind of further deglamorizes the main cast who just, uh,…

I am so uninvested in Abraham, Eugene...and also Beth. I'm actually not that sentimental about Rick and Carl. I would prefer a show where Carol, Daryl, and Michonne just traveled around the south with crossbows, katanas, and various other artillery and meted out justice to people acting stupid.

I have nothing but compassion for Lawrence regarding the stolen photos (and also the other women victimized by this crime).

Agreed. It is very difficult. It seems important when there is so much external pressure to at least live in a place that's nice – I mean a city that has a lot to offer and where you and your family can make friends. Good luck and best wishes.

Is your partner an academic? I'm in an academic marriage too and unless you get one of those "two-bodies" tenure-track deals things can be very difficult. I hope things work out for you.

I just said I didn't partake of any porn right? I think maybe instead of directing invective at me you might want to look up the many stories on this very website valorizing the work of Belle Knox, to use one example – that is exactly the type of work she does.

Yes. I'm not talking about naked selfies you send to your SO or the frescoes from Pompeii or nudity/sex in art cinema/literature, etc. Where I grew up and am from (and hope soon to return to) people are more relaxed about nudity and about sex; I'm not puritanical.

Thank you for sharing this story. When I read it I immediately thought of the character Sasha Grey played in The Girlfriend Experience, in that you must be very intelligent, a good business woman, beautiful, open minded and empathetic. I am glad and relieved you had a good experience and I don't want to invalidate it…

Well, you're a better person than I am on that level, and more patient and open-minded. I know it's hard to convey tone on the Internet but I am emphatically not being sarcastic toward you... I just feel like when dudes in particular and some Schlafly-esque "ladies" ask questions about feminism, they are not…

Feminism is opt-in. No one is, or is trying or should be trying, to explain or make feminism palatable for men. This is classic MRA static...can you make feminism more inclusive (for men)? Can you explain feminism to me? Dude no actually I can't. Go to the fucking library and educate yourself. Men need to be…

Appropriate user name is appropriate.

No. Freud was an essayist and theorizer as much as he was a practitioner, so there's no real "debunking" to do in a certain way. Much of Freud draws from Marx, and Jung's ideas about the subconscious, the anima/animus are certainly worth exploring. Unfortunately the stupid modern distillation of "You want to fuck your…

The evils of the patriarchy can basically be distilled down to men (and some women) view women as objects rather than subjects, no? What objectifies women more than placing their images for the sole use of male sexual gratification?

Thanks. Although I do not always agree with (frequent commenters) Global Beets and Fresh Beets, I appreciate their dedication to their causes and they are usually civil in presenting ideas that are contrarian to the prevailing ethic, so, it's a little homage. Also I just like the (English) Beet.

What men are buying in prostitution is not a "paid sex"; it is the temporary suspension of a woman's sexual autonomy. It is the last socially acceptable form of sexual abuse.

No, I'm using the example of hysteria to discuss the masculinist roots of psychology. Are you denying the Freud, Jung, and Lacan are not the dominant voices even in contemporary constructions of academic psychology?

Beyond that, porn is fun.

The planet reached a fairly sizable population before images of triple penetration were widely available via the Internet. People also managed to determine that recreational / romantic / non-procreative sex was a good thing back in the day also. Also most dudes can store a large but finite amount of semen in their…

Another male-voiced, probably pharm-funded study that shows how pornography is "good" for our species.

Agreed. And I never thought I'd have to add this to any list, but, not being able to spell the name of one of the major figures in the literary canon while tossing it around in a negative connotation ... #dealbreaker.