A long overdue discussion is taking place. “Divorcing sex from love hasn’t made sex more fun, more safe or less complicated” From the Washington Post
OK, so there’s no ambiguity here … (photo credit: © Can Stock Photo / creatista)
Not up with the “in crowd”? Do you feel left behind linguistically? From the Washington Post: What’s cuffing season? 14 Tinder-era dating terms you should know.
Not necessarily current but, just for fun, check out the glossary from The Between Boyfriends Book.
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price (the genius) thinks cutting teen pregnancy prevention programs is a good idea. If Hell is already half full, would the entire Trump Administration push it over capacity?
HHS Secretary Price – Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr
MenareJerks.com has never been about hate speech. The idea was largely tongue-in-cheek to start with and, aside from letting a few people share their (usually justified) rants, has mostly focused on pro respect for women and pro self-esteem building topics … and occasionally pointed out some jerky behavior. Facebook elected to delete a smallish (261 likes), four year old page connected with this site because of their “community standards”… I guess they failed to get that “jerk” really has a range of meanings. Other than calling Rick Perry a jerk … mild talk about Rick in Texas … it never got stronger than that. The Facebook page was somewhat more actively updated than this site and its posts referenced stories from the Washington Post, Hooking Up Smart, Time and other credible sources. The “rants” were never published on Facebook.
So, Facebook … please remember that free speech is nuanced and delicate … hate speech is not. You didn’t find the latter on that page. And keep in mind Ralph Waldo Emerson’s saying that “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.”
Oh, yes … and on the largely free and open Web, we’re still here. Facebook can keep its “walled garden.” If anyone wants to see what was on the Facebook page, I’ve got some screen shots. Thanks.
CBS’s 48 Hours Loved to Death (full episode on CBS’s 48 Hours site)
How many of these do you do? How many will you still be doing a year from now?
Idealized female body images are usually the work of men. Photographers, advertising art directors, graphic designers and photo-retouchers all play their part in creating “perfected” images of women. The clever people at Dove (Canada) came up with a strategy to raise awareness among the very people responsible for creating insecurity among so many women. Via Joe Berkowitz at Fast Company’s Co.Create
This is not the first time that Dove has taken a swing at public mis-perception: Dove Evolution (2006)
Possibly the #1 class of jerk. The best advice of all: “Be prepared to walk away.”
Quiz and commentary via Psychology Today: Learn how to identify and deal with a controller
Is your jerk a control freak? Tell us about it in the comments below.