That's actually not completely true, it was overexaggerated by the Saturday Night Live skit.

I think the bright side is that these stories are coming out. It's horrible to hear these stories, but 50 years ago, we wouldn't have heard anything and the victims/survivors of these crimes just had to live with it. My mom was sexually abused as a kid by my grandfather. She went to confession and spoke about it,…

I went to Antioch College. We had something called the SOPP, which stood for the Sexual Offense Prevention Policy. Most people know of this from the Saturday Night Live spoof. We were required in orientation to be trained to stop when a person says no, to always ask first, that when the person's drunk, it's not…

As much as I loved this show, I absolutely, absolutely hated Minmei. She was the most annoying thing ever, and my brothers and I used to chase each other around the house singing her dumb song in as nasally a voice possible.

Generally, I find I walk faster than most people. My brothers who are both half a foot taller than me often need to walk faster to keep up with me. Perhaps this is in part because I love to walk everywhere, and also because I'm a city girl and I know that generally, it's smarter to walk with determination so you…

Yeah, it's not uncommon for people dealing with cancer treatment to develop anxiety or depression. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a combination of the stress of cancer and the stress of treatment. I've heard it's not unusual for people with cancer to get prescribed ssri's. That's exactly why it's so important to…

I used to hate my name as a child because I didn't know anyone else with my name. I wished it was Amanda. Now, looking at my birth year 1977, and how the country was completely monopolized by Jennifers, I'm glad I decided to accept and even like my name. I've been hearing my name more increasingly in songs and…

I think that may be in part because there are more people of Irish/Celtic descent living outside of Ireland (and a great many of those in countries like the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand) than inside of Ireland.

I just wanted to pull this quote out of that last Facebook message to Kang used in this article: "You are who you are. And just because Im not just like you doesnt mean I have something to be ashamed of."

I can't agree more. When I see those posts, especially about cancer, I always counter with the argument that most people know that cancer exists. You kind of have to be living with your head in the sand to not be aware of cancer. You don't need to spread awareness, you need to do something. I've spent the past 2…

I just have one question: Why is it all too often that the person who has been violated has to prove that they've been violated? While being called a whore is wrong on so many levels, in cases of rape and domestic violence, this kind of situation is even worse.

Not all white people have perfect, long, straight blonde hair. I have hair like Merida in Brave. I have to braid my hair every night before I go to sleep or I might a) inhale some hair as I sleep and asphyxiate, b) accidentally strangle myself, and/or c) wake up with hair so tangled that it takes me anywhere from 15…

He totally looks like Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite!

Is this a slow news day? ;)

I'm so tired of stupid magazines punishing women for being pregnant. WTF? One of the most awesome things a woman's body can do that a man's can't, and instead of celebrating it, celebrity women right and left get criticized. I seriously wish these faux news reporters would shut up.

This is part of why people in other countries think Americans are crazy. We are so overly obsessed with hygene and and cleanliness that it's a bit over the top, especially when we get into the anti-bacerial realm or with things that are unnecessarily scented... and a lot of those things are harmful to the…

It breaks my heart to hear that this is happening to your niece. I hope she sees success through good treatment. No 8 year old should feel that bad about her body. Something needs to be done about that school's program. There's a right way to encourage healthy eating and a wrong way, and clearly, it's being done…

I've been having to deal with the parents of one of the kids I nanny for who have been talking about their almost 3 year old daughter being fat. Now, their doctor has never said that their daughter is overweight. She's in a perfectly acceptable height/weight ratio. I've worked with kids for years, and I can tell…

It's kind of ironic when you think about it, because I've spent some time abroad and found that Americans seem to be far more preoccupied with cleanliness than just about every other place I've been to. It would make more sense for the person to have an American accent in that case.

I think a big part of the problem, after reading what she said, is that when people achieve a certain amount of celebrity, they can become convinced that what they do is more important than it really is. I mean, let's see, what's more important in creating huge culture change? The American Civil War or Miley doing a…