Riot.Jane A blog post by Mary Jo Rapini, LPC, caught my attention. How you feel about losing your virginity depends…are you a guy or girl? begins with a discussion about the gender differences in the after-effects of the first sexual encounter as…
Riot.Jane A blog post by Mary Jo Rapini, LPC, caught my attention. How you feel about losing your virginity depends…are you a guy or girl? begins with a discussion about the gender differences in the after-effects of the first sexual encounter as…
Okay, enough is enough. I’ve simply had it with inappropriately-included, Photoshopped-to-better-than-life female models on magazine covers, most specifically when the magazines in question have nothing to do with making women appear more attactive. (Yes, beauty magazines suck, too, but that’s a…
We recently introduced you to a disgusting full-page Woman’s Day magazine ad in Want a Raise? Wash Your Vulva, Dammit! (Part 1). As promised, here’s the follow-up . . . now that I’m clear-headed enough to write it. Let’s start from…
Male friend trident5 kicked a DemocraticUnderground link my way with the comment, “I am wholly unqualified to offer an opinion on this.” Kowing him, I was expecting to find something nerdy/political and bizarre enough that he, one of my Nerd Flock, would…
In a recent post, we discussed the cultural components involved in the developing Indian trend of financially middle- and upper-class elderly women giving birth through IVF. I ended that post with the statement “I honestly can’t imagine living in such a culture.…
It’s Official: “TSA” = “Totally Stupid Assholes” Kathy Parker, 43 The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Safety Administration (a/k/a “TSA”) has reached a new low. Kathy Parker, 43, alleges that TSA personnel illegally invaded her privacy during a preflight security…
Cultural Dissidence 