Male masturbators can’t seem to catch a break. Despite the assumption that every guy has masturbated, is masturbating, or will masturbate, self-pleasure has been getting a bad rap for 3000 years. From Orthodox Judaism to traditional Buddhism, the religious strictures against men masturbating are ancient and enduring. (Because the spiritual authorities were so often ignorant about […]
Over the years, Cosmopolitan magazine has built quite a reputation for their not-so-sexy sex tips. Whether it’s demeaning, incorrect, or downright bizarre, women and men alike have called out the lifestyle magazine for the questionable advice Cosmo has given its readers. But here’s the thing: apparently Cosmo doesn’t have the monopoly on WTF sex tips—it has a male counterpart, Men’s Health. […]
Like many daydreamers, I often think about time periods other than the one I’m currently living in that I would most likely enjoy. I usually settle on the roaring ’20s (it’s easy to get caught up in how cute everyone would look with flapper dresses and bobbed hair). Then I remember, of course, what the […]
Oh, good ol’ double standards! Reddit asked its users yesterday which double standard they hate most in modern society and commenters, both male and female, had some pretty sobering (and funny) observations to share. Do these ring true in your own life? ilovedogfarts: Society: be yourself! Society: no, not like that KevTheTiger: Men’s pants have pockets. […]
Amber Rose has proveN herself as a force to be reckoned with when it comes to standing against slut-shaming and sexual double standards for women. Whether it’s serving Kanye a viral comeback after being dissed, standing up for Kim Kardashian after her nude backlash, or writing a personal op-ed for Time, Amber Rose has proven that […]
Singer Ellie Goulding has everything going on, a new album release and a chance to perform in this year’s Victoria’s Secret fashion show, but her success did not come easy. The 27 year old described many instances of sexism that got in her way on her rise to success, including the music industry being male-dominated, but also […]
I have … hold on, let me count … five vibrators. While I don’t flaunt them—i.e., they’re not laying out on my bedside table for guests to ogle—I don’t pretend not to have them. I am an empowered woman! I masturbate! I am the master of my own orgasm! Roar! Or rather, purrrrr… But I […]
