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• Polyamory: To Try Or Not To Try?

  Reader poglodyte left a comment with some questions on a post about polyamory I wrote a few weeks back. I decided to answer it in a separate post, because I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Should We Outlaw Street Harassment?

  I wrote a piece at the Daily Dot about a proposed ordinance that would make street harassment illegal. Street harassment is dismally common–a recent study... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• A Better Conversation About Domestic Violence

  [Content note: domestic violence and abuse] I wrote a Daily Dot piece about how journalists and pundits can do a better job of covering stories about domestic... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Open Thread: In What Ways Do You Fail At Adulthood?

  This may seem like a weirdly negative open thread topic, but there’s a point to it, trust me. Something I’ve been struggling with a lot since I was 19 or 20 or... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Venting About Your Problems Is Therapy’s Failure Mode

  At least, it was for me. The more I learn about how to conduct effective, evidence-based therapy, the more I understand why none of my attempts at getting... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Handle Rejection Better With These Four Weird Tricks!

  My new piece for the Daily Dot is about handling rejection on online dating/hookup sites. Note that, despite TDD’s headline, the piece is... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Sad Girls of Tumblr

  

  [Content note: mental illness, depression, self-harm, suicide] I’ve written before about the potential dangers of presenting depression and other mental... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Apparently, Spirit Airlines Thinks Sex Crimes Are Hilarious

  

  I wrote an article for the Daily Dot about Spirit Airlines’ tasteless joke about the stolen celebrity nude photos. As the Internet continues to debate whether o... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• [guest Post] Debunking Some Skeptic Myths About Sexual Assault

  [Content note: sexual assault] This guest post was written by my friend HJ Hornbeck and discusses a talk on sexual assault given by social psychologist Carol... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Stop Asking Women If They’re Going To Have Kids

  I wrote an article at the Daily Dot about Jennifer Aniston’s response to being asked about having children, and why you should stop asking women this... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Ten Ways Sexual Assault is Not Like Getting Robbed

  [Content note: sexual assault] Anytime someone speaks up about victim blaming and the expectation that women drastically limit their own lives in order to... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Open Thread: How Do You Practice Self-Care?

  

  90 degrees outside. No fucks given. I’m going to give open threads a try! The folks who comment here seem to have a lot of interesting things to share, so I... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Are Anti-Rape Devices the Best We Can Do?

  [Content note: sexual assault] Four students at North Carolina State University have developed a nail polish that can detect the presence of certain drugs used... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Towards A Better Conversation About Mental Illness

  This is my latest for the Daily Dot, about how we can discuss mental illness more accurately, productively, and compassionately, particularly in the wake of... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Flipping the Social Justice Script

  Read enough opinion pieces and you’ll quickly begin to notice the tactic of script flipping. This is when someone takes a term or a type of language used by... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• No, I Will Not “Deal” With Street Harassment

  [Content note: street harassment, gendered violence] Doree Lewak’s recent New York Post piece, titled “Hey, ladies — catcalls are flattering! Deal with it,”... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• “Twitter Psychosis”? I’m Skeptical

  [Content note: mental illness delusions] Over at the Daily Dot, I did some mythbusting about this alleged “Twitter Psychosis.” For whatever reason, it’s hard... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Overapologizing and the Myth of Closure

  Something that happens to me sometimes with guys* is they do something I find hurtful, I calmly tell them so, they apologize, I thank them and accept, and... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• In Which I Attempt To Educate An OkCupid Guy

  

  A common complaint I hear from straight men on OkCupid is that women won’t even respond to their messages to politely decline and/or to explain why they are... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Thirteen Things You Might Not Know About The Female Condom

  

  Every so often the Miri Signal goes up in the sky and I am called to defend the existence of female condoms. If this Daily Dot piece feels familiar, that may... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES