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At the Risk of Sounding Incredibly Sexist: The "Double Standard"

"Why is it when a girl sleeps with a bunch of guys, she's called a slut, but when a guy sleeps with a bunch of girls, he gets high-fived in the locker room? What a DOUBLE STANDARD!" Heard this before? Of course, on th…
A Year Ago, I Physically Abused My Girlfriend

Around this time last year, I was with someone that I "kinda" treated like shit. Okay... minus the "kinda:" I slapped her. But for those that actually read my entries you know that I "confessed" on Datingish some time…
If Men Are Like Dogs, Then Women Are Like Cats

I heard this analogy from my company first sergeant. He was fond of giving us life lessons during our liberty briefs, and after reading this post I remembered one of his funnier spiels. Women are like cats and not do…
How Sexism Hurts Men: “Undateable”

If you were to read a book, written by men, giving straight women advice on how to turn themselves into acceptable romantic partners — a book consistently advising women to adhere to a rigid, narrow window of trad…
"Women Bringing You Sandwiches"

Recently, a group entitled "Women Bringing You Sandwiches" has popped up on Facebook, garnering over 230,000 fans and still growing. A similar event called "National Women Bringing YOU Sandwiches DAY" has been scheduled…
When You're The Man in the Relationship

Hello, my name is Taylor. If you haven't figured out by now, I'm a female. I'm in a happy relationship with Josh and he's a beautiful person. The thing is... I feel as if I'm the man in the relationship. I'm not being s…
"Chivalry is Dead!" Because You're Killing It!

I've read my fair share of "Chivalry is dead!" and "I can open the door myself!" posts to warrant this rant. Here goes.... STOP WHINING! Now, why do I say this? Women, feminists most specifically, seem to love to thro…
Sexist, Nasty, or Just Plain Careful?

It’s come to my attention that I might be a bit… well… SEXIST. Sexist in the sense that I expect things from men that I would never expect from women. Let's set the scene. Imagine the train is busy and another lady t…
A Closer Look at "Sexism"

On "sexism." I don't think it's an appropriate term. That implies that women belong in the kitchen and men are the sole breadwinners. Women have to shut up and all dragons are slain by men etc etc. A while ago, I w…
Does He Have the Right to Take Away My Makeup?

Miss Ostrich I always need to have eyeliner on to feel comfortable before leaving my room or interacting with other people. I guess it springs from being self conscious about the shape of my eyes and face and blah bla…