For Some Women, Promiscuity is Hard-Wired
How to Be Hot: Women Should Smile More, Men Less
Hookup Culture: Real or Myth?
A Venerable Economist on Supply and Demand for Marriage
What 50 Shades of Grey Tells Us About the Nature of Female Fantasy
The Surprising News about College Sluts
The Coed Dorm Debate
College Math: Slut + Lush = Slush
I like Jessica Valenti! Admittedly the universe is conspiring against my tracking down a copy of The Purity Myth, but afaict she’s arguing in it that women are not worth less because they’ve had sex (or more, either) and that abstinence-only is a crock of shit, not shaming virgins. Did I miss something? And I admittedly don’t read much Marcotte, but she has always seemed very sensible to me.
124VI May 26, 2011 at 7:33 am
Back in my philandering days, I would smirk if a cute girl smiled at me. I would approach shortly thereafter. I rarely smile, even now. When I’m smiling, it’s usually with my girlfriend who smiles so much, I use “Smiles” as one of her nicknames.
When I pose for pictures that my colleagues are going to see, I flash a big smile with bright eyes. I want people to think I’m a puppy, so they’re caught off guard when I come at them like a shark. I’ve been told I have a very disarming smile.
125Susan Walsh May 26, 2011 at 7:49 am
@Ozy
Feminists routinely shame women for choosing abstinence. When Lena Chen, a now born-again good girl, participating in a panel a year or so ago promoting abstinence as a valid choice, she raised eyebrows throughout the femosphere. Jessica Valenti notoriously made a woman cry during Q&A on a book tour. Her sin? Choosing to remain a virgin. Ugh, I could go on and on and on. I’ll leave it there. This is all publicly available info – it’s all been in the MSM.
126Susan Walsh May 26, 2011 at 7:50 am
@VI
I love the new VI:
When I’m smiling, it’s usually with my girlfriend who smiles so much, I use “Smiles” as one of her nicknames.
But am glad to see the old VI still exists in there too:
I want people to think I’m a puppy, so they’re caught off guard when I come at them like a shark.
127Thag Jones May 26, 2011 at 7:54 am
Am I the only female here who has no particular reaction to Lee Pace? Maybe it’s because I hadn’t heard of him before, but I find him kind of bland looking. I’m more of a Christian Bale kind of sucker. An image search reveals that he often does the smirk kind of smile too. This is fascinating!
Or David Beckham – there’s a guy who can get away with some fairly broad smiles and still look hot as hell. http://davidbeckham-pictures.blogspot.com/
How to Be Hot: Women Should Smile More, Men Less
Hookup Culture: Real or Myth?
A Venerable Economist on Supply and Demand for Marriage
What 50 Shades of Grey Tells Us About the Nature of Female Fantasy
The Surprising News about College Sluts
The Coed Dorm Debate
College Math: Slut + Lush = Slush
I like Jessica Valenti! Admittedly the universe is conspiring against my tracking down a copy of The Purity Myth, but afaict she’s arguing in it that women are not worth less because they’ve had sex (or more, either) and that abstinence-only is a crock of shit, not shaming virgins. Did I miss something? And I admittedly don’t read much Marcotte, but she has always seemed very sensible to me.
124VI May 26, 2011 at 7:33 am
Back in my philandering days, I would smirk if a cute girl smiled at me. I would approach shortly thereafter. I rarely smile, even now. When I’m smiling, it’s usually with my girlfriend who smiles so much, I use “Smiles” as one of her nicknames.
When I pose for pictures that my colleagues are going to see, I flash a big smile with bright eyes. I want people to think I’m a puppy, so they’re caught off guard when I come at them like a shark. I’ve been told I have a very disarming smile.
125Susan Walsh May 26, 2011 at 7:49 am
@Ozy
Feminists routinely shame women for choosing abstinence. When Lena Chen, a now born-again good girl, participating in a panel a year or so ago promoting abstinence as a valid choice, she raised eyebrows throughout the femosphere. Jessica Valenti notoriously made a woman cry during Q&A on a book tour. Her sin? Choosing to remain a virgin. Ugh, I could go on and on and on. I’ll leave it there. This is all publicly available info – it’s all been in the MSM.
126Susan Walsh May 26, 2011 at 7:50 am
@VI
I love the new VI:
When I’m smiling, it’s usually with my girlfriend who smiles so much, I use “Smiles” as one of her nicknames.
But am glad to see the old VI still exists in there too:
I want people to think I’m a puppy, so they’re caught off guard when I come at them like a shark.
127Thag Jones May 26, 2011 at 7:54 am
Am I the only female here who has no particular reaction to Lee Pace? Maybe it’s because I hadn’t heard of him before, but I find him kind of bland looking. I’m more of a Christian Bale kind of sucker. An image search reveals that he often does the smirk kind of smile too. This is fascinating!
Or David Beckham – there’s a guy who can get away with some fairly broad smiles and still look hot as hell. http://davidbeckham-pictures.blogspot.com/