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Feminism
The Ethics of DickPix
Fair warning: Images will get more NSFW-looking, though never NSFW, as we go. The first time it happened, the man in question knew that I was very much underage (all of fourteen years old) and a devout Muslim uninterested in explicit imagery. It wasn’t anonymous, either; he knew me from my posts at Phatooine. “Your first dick” read the caption underneath…
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Feminism
Let’s Play a Love Game: On Orientation & Options
Note: I’m going to use more than one term to describe similar things. All less usual terms regarding gender and sexual orientation are linked to explanations of their meanings. Of all the misguided things Woody Allen and his movies have stated about gender and sexuality, the most grating to me is his quip about nonmonosexuals: Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances…
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Feminism
Talking About Unwanted Attention & Harassment Differently
Included in yesterday’s Quickies is a link addressing the internet-infamous phenomenon of the Nice Guy. The clever piece turned the narrative of the Nice Guy around and humorously expressed female frustration with the “Girlfriend Zone.” Earlier, more crude versions call it the “Fuck Zone.” I understand that it’s meant to be a flip of the classic “Friend Zone” (or even “Ladder Theory”) narrative…
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Afternoon Inquisition
Sunday AI: Stately MILF seeks boy toy?
Now that I’m single again, my friends keep asking me when I’ll start dating again. I don’t actually know what to tell them. On the one hand, I would like to be out and about more. On the other hand….I just moved across the country to a new state, and I don’t know anyone other than the folks in my…
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Never Date a Scientist (Named Phil Plait)
I guess Zach of SMBC won’t be asking out Phil anytime soon.
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