Back in my 20s, I used to party quite a bit, sometimes to ridiculous excess. Drunkenness was rampant, and so were the accompanying shenanigans. Once, a large group of us took a limo bus downtown for a coworker’s birthday. On the bus was a girl I recognized from work, but had never met. We ended […]
I have an ongoing joke with two of my close friends, about a Tumblr we’re going to create called “I’m Disappointed in You.” It will include a variety of things people — most of whom we thought knew better — have done which lowered them in our esteem. Examples will include deliberately racist comments, fat […]
I woke up one morning last week to my Twitter in an uproar. That’s reasonably common in my world, as many of the people I follow are marginalized and there’s a lot to be angry about. Turns out that the FBI has seized MyRedbook, a California site where masseuses and escorts could advertise for clients […]
A study has found that in situations of sexual aggression at bars, most attackers are very clear on the fact that their victims are not consenting. The results made obvious what so many already know: despite claims of misperception, in most cases it is very clear that the attacker’s advances are unwanted by victims. Many attackers purposely seek out […]
For a long time, eyebrow-arching and pearl-clutching over “hookup culture” has focused on young women: they will feel used by young men and come to believe they can only derive value in themselves from their sexuality. Such concerns have been roundly and fairly criticizing as portraying young women as victims lacking in agency, or worse, […]
A warrant for comedian and alleged rapist Bill Cosby’s arrest for a felony sexual assault charge was first issued toward the end of December 2015. More than half a year later, Pennsylvania Judge Steven O’Neill just ruled Thursday that Cosby must stand trial for sexual assault despite arguments by Cosby that prosecutors violated his rights at a preliminary hearing […]
Early last month, the light sentencing of convicted rapist Brock Turner outraged many for the message it sent to victims around the nation that not having “severe impact” on rapists was a higher priority than justice. His victim’s letter to him became widely shared, and it’s worth noting how, in the letter, she referenced “his attorney’s twisted logic,” […]
Every so often the straight women of Reddit ask their male counterparts what “men wish women knew” about them. The answers range from actually kind-of helpful sex tips to good things to keep in mind to deeply patriarchal and misogynistic bullsh*t. I was going to make this a round-up for “fun little secrets” for you ladies, but […]
People use Kickstarter to raise money for all sorts of dubious projects. Celebs funding movies. Celebs funding albums. Tips on how to rape women. Wait, what? Oh yes. Behold, Above The Game: A Guide To Getting Awesome With Women, by Ken Hoinsky of Connecticut, a new book that conflates advice on how to date rape […]
