Comments for Autostraddle http://www.autostraddle.com The World's Most Popular Independently-Owned Website for Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on 15 Ways Vice's Period Photo Set Could've Been Even Better by Diana http://www.autostraddle.com/fifteen-ways-vices-period-photo-set-couldve-been-even-better-138726/#comment-203106 Diana Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:43 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138726#comment-203106 Why the fuck do you have to be 18 to view these?? It said the content had been tagged as "naughty". There is NOTHING naughty or indecent about periods, and half the population will have gotten theirs long before that age. I find that really horrible. As for the content itself, I'm happy with any attempt to normalize periods, and help people see them as something other than gross. But any of Laneia's ideas would have been even better. Butch models, yes plz! Why the fuck do you have to be 18 to view these?? It said the content had been tagged as “naughty”. There is NOTHING naughty or indecent about periods, and half the population will have gotten theirs long before that age. I find that really horrible.

As for the content itself, I’m happy with any attempt to normalize periods, and help people see them as something other than gross. But any of Laneia’s ideas would have been even better. Butch models, yes plz!

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]]> Comment on Texting Your Ex-Girlfriend in Five Easy Steps by Ann http://www.autostraddle.com/there-must-be-at-least-five-ways-to-text-your-ex-girlfriend-138626/#comment-203104 Ann Wed, 23 May 2012 02:54:58 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138626#comment-203104 I violated Step 2 about 10 minutes before I saw this article. I violated Step 2 about 10 minutes before I saw this article.

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]]> Comment on Texting Your Ex-Girlfriend in Five Easy Steps by lilyv http://www.autostraddle.com/there-must-be-at-least-five-ways-to-text-your-ex-girlfriend-138626/#comment-203103 lilyv Wed, 23 May 2012 02:52:37 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138626#comment-203103 don't be insensitive, maybe she just has a jitterbug http://tinyurl.com/3jh4tx5 don’t be insensitive, maybe she just has a jitterbug

http://tinyurl.com/3jh4tx5

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]]> Comment on 15 Ways Vice's Period Photo Set Could've Been Even Better by BlueRanger http://www.autostraddle.com/fifteen-ways-vices-period-photo-set-couldve-been-even-better-138726/#comment-203102 BlueRanger Wed, 23 May 2012 02:52:13 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138726#comment-203102 I read about half the article before I figured out that it didn't have anything to do with Victorian England. I read about half the article before I figured out that it didn’t have anything to do with Victorian England.

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]]> Comment on Read A F*cking Book: Win A Copy of 'The Letter Q' by Samantha http://www.autostraddle.com/read-a-fcking-book-win-a-copy-of-the-letter-q-138359/#comment-203101 Samantha Wed, 23 May 2012 02:46:38 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138359#comment-203101 Hahahahahaha Hahahahahaha

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]]> Comment on Read A F*cking Book: Win A Copy of 'The Letter Q' by Annie http://www.autostraddle.com/read-a-fcking-book-win-a-copy-of-the-letter-q-138359/#comment-203100 Annie Wed, 23 May 2012 02:42:12 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138359#comment-203100 Hey An, Let yourself feel things. Logic doesn't explain everything, so don't feel guilty over your emotions. Coming out isn't just about dating, it's about community and family too. When you finally make that leap you'll find the people who get you, and love you without question. The people you can spend hours wandering around your city lost in conversation. The ones you can gush about a maybe date to, and not feel ashamed afterward, when you had misread the signs and it was definitely not a date. Also, enjoy your city! You live somewhere cool, explore it before you tell everyone how much you can't wait to get away. xoxo, An Hey An,

Let yourself feel things. Logic doesn’t explain everything, so don’t feel guilty over your emotions.

Coming out isn’t just about dating, it’s about community and family too. When you finally make that leap you’ll find the people who get you, and love you without question. The people you can spend hours wandering around your city lost in conversation. The ones you can gush about a maybe date to, and not feel ashamed afterward, when you had misread the signs and it was definitely not a date.

Also, enjoy your city! You live somewhere cool, explore it before you tell everyone how much you can’t wait to get away.

xoxo, An

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]]> Comment on Read A F*cking Book: Win A Copy of 'The Letter Q' by Samantha http://www.autostraddle.com/read-a-fcking-book-win-a-copy-of-the-letter-q-138359/#comment-203099 Samantha Wed, 23 May 2012 02:41:13 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138359#comment-203099 I also figured it out during a long summer by myself, when I had time to think. Sigh. I also figured it out during a long summer by myself, when I had time to think. Sigh.

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]]> Comment on So You Want To Be A Pen Pal? by Laura http://www.autostraddle.com/so-you-want-to-be-a-pen-pal-138623/#comment-203098 Laura Wed, 23 May 2012 02:36:51 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138623#comment-203098 most definitely. most definitely.

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]]> Comment on My Sister Is On America's Next Top Model With a Possible Homo by YourMom http://www.autostraddle.com/my-sister-is-on-americas-next-top-model-cycle-19-with-a-possible-homo-138648/#comment-203097 YourMom Wed, 23 May 2012 02:36:43 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138648#comment-203097 WOW. (Out of respect for a fellow older sibling that's all I'm going to say) Good Luck WOW.
(Out of respect for a fellow older sibling that’s all I’m going to say)

Good Luck

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]]> Comment on 15 Ways Vice's Period Photo Set Could've Been Even Better by Ang Moh http://www.autostraddle.com/fifteen-ways-vices-period-photo-set-couldve-been-even-better-138726/#comment-203096 Ang Moh Wed, 23 May 2012 02:36:29 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138726#comment-203096 Anything described as meta triggers my L Word PTSD. Ugh. Remember the time they talked about periods? They did a terrible job. Anything described as meta triggers my L Word PTSD. Ugh. Remember the time they talked about periods? They did a terrible job.

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]]> Comment on Read A F*cking Book: Win A Copy of 'The Letter Q' by Samantha http://www.autostraddle.com/read-a-fcking-book-win-a-copy-of-the-letter-q-138359/#comment-203095 Samantha Wed, 23 May 2012 02:35:27 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=138359#comment-203095 Dear High School Band Geek, You know Chris? That extremely cool girl you admire who sits behind you in band and plays sweet trumpet solos? She's gay. Very very gay. And one day you're going to figure that out, years and years later, but you should really figure that out right now. Really. You know how sophomore year she suddenly started talking to you and laughing at your jokes and hanging out after class with just you and ditching her older friends? And you were so confused but pleased and flattered? She liked you. And remember how that one time at band camp, she started saying vague things about looking at girls differently? She was feeling you out, man! WHY WERE YOU SO CONFUSED? And you liked her! But you didn't realise that, or didn't want to think about it, or were confused (you are so confused so much of the time, aren't you?), so you just laughed. And then she stopped talking to you and things were back to normal. And you didn't really question it because it seemed so bizarre that cool Chris had ever been your friend anyway. I'm going to tell you to do something scary. Ask her if she'd like to hang out sometime after school. MAKE OVERTURES. Tell her you know what she means about looking at girls "differently". This is a part of you, and one day you won't be able to understand how you went so many years without acknowledging it. You're going to understand why you always felt so out of place, like something was missing, but you didn't know what. But I don't want you to have to wait for years. So do this thing for me. Talk to Chris. Love, Your Future Self Dear High School Band Geek,

You know Chris? That extremely cool girl you admire who sits behind you in band and plays sweet trumpet solos? She’s gay. Very very gay. And one day you’re going to figure that out, years and years later, but you should really figure that out right now. Really.

You know how sophomore year she suddenly started talking to you and laughing at your jokes and hanging out after class with just you and ditching her older friends? And you were so confused but pleased and flattered? She liked you. And remember how that one time at band camp, she started saying vague things about looking at girls differently? She was feeling you out, man! WHY WERE YOU SO CONFUSED? And you liked her! But you didn’t realise that, or didn’t want to think about it, or were confused (you are so confused so much of the time, aren’t you?), so you just laughed. And then she stopped talking to you and things were back to normal. And you didn’t really question it because it seemed so bizarre that cool Chris had ever been your friend anyway.

I’m going to tell you to do something scary. Ask her if she’d like to hang out sometime after school. MAKE OVERTURES. Tell her you know what she means about looking at girls “differently”. This is a part of you, and one day you won’t be able to understand how you went so many years without acknowledging it. You’re going to understand why you always felt so out of place, like something was missing, but you didn’t know what. But I don’t want you to have to wait for years.

So do this thing for me. Talk to Chris.

Love,
Your Future Self

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