One of the first things most girls (and people mistakenly considered to be girls) learn about boys is that boys want to date you.
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Civil Rights Investigation Launched Into Death of Young Black Man in Police Custody
RIP, Derek Williams. I sincerely hope that you will receive justice.
The Third Meditation Concerning Why Women Should Ask Men Out
One of the questions I’m trying to explore with this series is what would be some logical ways in which to organize the dating world. There aren’t any.
Dear Teenage Self: You Have Depression
Ozy Frantz wants to go back in time and say “Just take the meds.”
The Week The Women Went?
Obviously, this is a blatant attempt at LOL — the humor lies in the combined “it is so hilarious when men do feminine things, because feminine things are TERRIBLE!” and “it is so hilarious when men do women’s things, because they are incompetent at it!”
The Second Meditation on Nice Guys
[Previous posts in this series: one. Responding to Yvain’s Meditations on assorted social-justice-y and dating topics, which can be found here if you scroll down a bit.] Nice Guys are one of the few topics guaranteed like circumcision and feminism to get people to argue. Seriously, post about the prison-industrial complex and there are two responses,…
Romney Advisor: Obama Should “Man Up”
So, anyone catch the American presidential debate last night? I did, as you would know if you followed me on Twitter like sensible people. Obama is a feminist! Romney thinks single moms cause gun violence! Romney has binders full of women! Sorry, Romney, but all the women really want to get into my binder. In the…
Kat Banyard
[Depicted: a sign that says “we demand sex workers’ rights”] Kat Banyard is apparently a leading young feminist who is Intelligent! and Quiet! and Not Sexy In That Liz Lemon Kind Of Way Where Straight Dudes Can Congratulate Themselves On The Progressiveness Of Their Boners Without Actually Liking A Girl Who’s (Eww) Not Conventionally Attractive!*…
Homophobia And A Burst of Swearing
[Depicted: gay pride flag, symbolizing that this post is about The Gays.] Kirk Cameron is so oppressed, you guys. So very, very oppressed. More oppressed than gay people? Probably! You see, people keep hauling him out and crucifying him for his love speech. Except in this sentence “love speech” means “calling homosexuality unnatural and destructive”…
OH JEZEBEL NO
(Hey, times are a bit lean over at Ozy Frantz’s Nerd House of Doom (I got semi-cut-off by my parents for being poly, woooo), so if you appreciate NSWATM I would be very much obliged if you’d tip your blogger. Thanks!) TW for Jezebel recommending rape as a seduction technique. Today, in Jezebel is THE…
Everyone Gets Judged For Their Sex Lives! Equality!
An interesting recent study has shown that three-quarters of college students judge men and women’s sex lives with complete equality. The breakdown is as follows: 48% egalitarian conservatives who lose equal respect for men and women they believe are “sleeping around.” 27% egalitarian libertarians who don’t lose respect for people for sleeping around. 12% traditional…
The First Meditation on Social Awkwardness
(Hat tip to Misha and Doug S. I assume the coincidence of two people sending this to me means that there is a vast outcry for me to write about it. Never let it be said I ignore the wishes of my slavering fanbase.) Recently, Yvain wrote a series on privilege and creepiness and social justice…
Men Suffer From More Work-Life Conflict Than Women?
According to some studies, yes. According to a 2011 study by the Families and Work Institute, 60% of American men in dual-earner families report conflict between their work and their home life, while only 47% of women do. Why? Men are more invested in the Success Myth than women; they are more likely to believe…
Prison-Industrial Complex News
I swear I’ll come up with original content one of these days… Did you know that in America state spending on corrections is growing six times faster than state spending on higher education? It’s true! Because when you look at America, one of the things you say is “dammit, we need more prisons and fewer colleges, that…
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. (In this post, I’ll be talking about abuse in pretty good detail, so if you would prefer not to read about it I suggest you go here to listen to the rain instead.) This month, I’d like to talk about emotional abuse. A lot of people don’t think of emotional…
Ozy Comes Back
Inexplicably, when I’m gone, news keeps happening. What the fuck? I thought the entire universe would simply break down crying, unable to go on while I’m not talking to them. But tragically that doesn’t seem to be the case, so here’s a roundup of what’s been going on while I was off having Brain Issues.…