When I volunteered at an animal shelter in Chicago, we used to reach out to people who adopted the dogs for follow ups/ updates and one time the update from the adoptive family detailed how their little boy had trouble reading in front of people and so he practiced by reading to their little shelter dog and I swear to…
As a dude, and a feminist, I always try to make sure that there are multiple people escorting/walking with folks who feel vulnerable. I don't care if they are men/women/whatever, but I think it says something better to have two people say, "We'll walk you home because two people are better than one" than it is for a…
Yes, this. Rape culture exists, and there are many many many men who are just not rapists. I recently remembered an experience from my early 20's. I was traveling through Europe on my own, single for the first time in many years, and having a blast. I met up with some really nice English guys and we went out…
Just adding: he was negging, too, by asking you about another woman and calling her beautiful. PUA's do that shit so that the woman they're talking to will get "jealous" and try to get the guy's attention on them instead of their friend. What a low piece of shit this guy sounds like. Glad he didn't totally blow your…
I always wonder what these guys think will happen. She'll be swept off her feet by weirdo-guy-who-isn't-supposed-to-be-there? They'll have a meet-cute story of the time he walked into the wrong building and left with the most beautiful girl there? Like, does this ever happen anywhere other than in this dude's…
That's awesome- thanks for sharing it. Sometimes the horrible news out there gets to me and I have to remind myself that, as you said, most men AREN'T like that. This is a memory you'll always be able to refer to when you get overwhelmed by the constant barrage of rape and abuse stories that never seem to stop.
I have been lucky enough to only be met with wide eyed wonder when telling a man, "we are trained to fear you." I cannot imagine how frustrating it would be to instead be met with, "but I'm not a rapist." Because, duh, dude. Even rapists say that!
A little teary-eyed reading this. It's so awesome when people just GET IT, you know? And I'm also glad that they got it to the extent that you had some time to compose yourself before you continued your own audition.
Aggressive Indictments Against Celeb Worship: The Bling Ring, Reviewed
It only takes about three minutes for a character in The Bling Ring to invoke The Hills. Smoking weed on the beach with that kind of self-conscious, cultivated boredom unique to medium-rich kids in macrame vests, Rebecca drones: "I just have to graduate so I can go to the Fashion Institute of Design. It's where all…
A Gross Guy Did A Bad Thing Last Night And Many Awesome Men Did Something About It
Last night I was at an audition for a play. It was actually a callback - that's when an actor goes through the first round of auditions, and the creative team wants to bring back the people they're interested in to read again. I was excited to be there. I liked the script, I enjoyed immersing myself in the role, and…