3 actions we can take to support survivors, including an historic Monument Quilt honoring the stories of Americans who have survived sexual assault.
Only ‘Yes’ Means Yes: Sometimes What You Think is Consensual Sex is Actually Rape
February 16, 2013 by 85 Comments
Shannon Ridgway and Sandra Kim offer a clear guide to understanding and obtaining consent from your partner.
Everyone Gets Judged For Their Sex Lives! Equality!
October 11, 2012 by 17 Comments
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 [...]
Fox News: Be Abstinent Until Marriage, Mimbos.
September 21, 2012 by 12 Comments
Steven Crowder apparently waited until he got married to have sex, and would like to tell us all about it. In general, I am happy for Mr. Crowder. He waited until he got married to have sex and had a very enjoyable loss of his virginity. I’m glad! I think everyone should have the right [...]
“People don’t raise the topic of casual sex for fear of embarrassment or offending.”
July 7, 2012 by 4 Comments
This is a comment by Notavi on the post “Can’t Get Laid”.
My Girlfriend Has Had Too Many Partners
June 20, 2012 by 135 Comments
A man asks Eli and Josie how to deal with the fact that his girlfriend has had one-night stands and too many partners in the past.
Feminists Shouldn’t Be Shaming John Edwards
June 6, 2012 by 33 Comments
Shaming anyone for engaging in any kind of non-exploitative, consensual sex—even if it makes you queasy—is a slippery slope. Lynn Beisner explains why tolerance is best.
Most Disgusting Sentence In An Academic Paper Award
May 31, 2012 by 57 Comments
I would like to present this year’s Most Disgusting Sentence in an Academic Paper award. I realize it’s somewhat early in the year, but I don’t think that we’re going to find a sentence more disgusting. In addition, these findings provide circumstantial support for one hypothesized function of the emotion of sexual attraction—to motivate men to pursue women [...]
Fuck Off Tracy McMillan
May 30, 2012 by 47 Comments
Tracy McMillan is a lady who makes her living telling women why they aren’t married. (She’s an expert in this subject, you see, because she has been married three times.) She has recently showed up to explain four more reasons to add to the original six why you, O Heterosexual Lady, have not yet fulfilled your gender destiny [...]
“I think men should reclaim Creep, after all if being a Slut is something to be proud of then Creep can be lionised as well.”
May 16, 2012 by 70 Comments
This comment was by Transhuman on the post Is Creep-Shaming Real?
Is Creep-Shaming Real?
April 24, 2012 by 138 Comments
Joanna Schroeder believes that comparing the word “slut” with the word “creep” is a false equivalence. But that doesn’t mean she thinks calling guys creeps is okay.
Some Thoughts on Human Rights
April 5, 2012 by 13 Comments
The manipulative strategies used in the contraception war are the same ones that are trying to divide all people in society.
Why Is ‘Slut’ A Bad Word?
March 8, 2012 by 111 Comments
DamonYoung wonders how, in a society that claims to be accepting of women’s sexuality, the term “slut” is still so damaging.
What Men Like In Bed
February 7, 2012 by 92 Comments
Noah posted yesterday on hegemonic heterosexuality and the Cult of Shitty Relationships. In this post I’d like to pick out one thread of it to discuss. Specifically, the archetypical, hegemonic idea of what men want in bed. I was prompted to think about this by Cosmo, which I am tragically addicted to, and which is [...]
“The subtext: men are sex-crazed maniacs and women aren’t supposed to like sex.”
This is a comment by Sarah on the post “The Truth about Porn and Relationships”.