(This post originally appeared in longer form at School For Scandal.)
Today I'd like to talk about some shit that I think about a lot, but is hard to discuss in a sane fashion.
I'm talking about the way that people in feminist/queer/other marginalized communities constantly assume the...
0 Comments | Posted October 19, 2011 | 1:53 PM
I recently watched both No Strings Attached and Friends With Benefits out of idle, anthropological curiosity. (I liked the one that had naked Justin Timberlake better.) I personally think this is a crappy plot premise for a romantic comedy, because it gives some pathetic moviegoers the mistaken idea that their...
0 Comments | Posted October 11, 2011 | 6:08 PM
A slightly different version of this post originally appeared at School for Scandal.
Today I would like to talk about coming out. I will preference this by saying that I realize that being out is a privilege for many of us. A lot of us can't...
0 Comments | Posted September 19, 2011 | 12:25 PM
Recently I went and saw a workshop presented by Dossie Easton, co-author of The Ethical Slut. To the uninitiated, TES is the bible for individuals participating in the Polyamorous lifestyle -- i.e., the idea that you can have multiple romantic, committed relationships simultaneously (not to be confused with swinging, where...
0 Comments | Posted September 7, 2011 | 7:56 PM
I recently read that Blake Lively of Gossip Girl hooked Leonardo DiCaprio by manipulating his affections with that old chestnut of female wiles, The Rules. (Does anyone else think that LD kind of looks like one of those babies that look like tiny old men? But I digress.) Clearly none...
0 Comments | Posted October 31, 2011 | 2:21 PM