I apologize for not being able to provide a source at the moment, but I've heard that the most common article of clothing rape victims had been wearing at the time is a pair of jeans. Denim won't stop an attacker.

Even if she did a striptease and folded her pants and put them next to the bed, it would still be rape if he attempted to have sex with her without her consent. The folded jeans thing is strange but certainly not stranger than a woman choosing to commit suicide by jumping out a window in front of someone she just met. Wouldn't it be more normal to go up to the roof by herself if that was her intention? Why would she take off her jeans and fold them neatly before committing suicide? This makes no sense. However, if I were being attacked by someone strong enough to rip my jeans off and he was between me and the door, I'd definitely consider escaping out the window. Also, if I'm enjoying someone's company I'm not going to stop and fold my clothes as they come off. It really seems the most logical explanation is that he put them there to give some kind of credence to the absurd suicide story.

But not.

What's the word for someone sticking something in your vagina without your consent. . . come on, it's on the tip of my tongue. . .

That alone should make this incredibly illegal. And, you know, the right to privacy, and the right of adults to refuse medical procedures, and about a million other little things like that.

Catherine Price wrote: "The law requires that either a vaginal or abdominal ultrasound be done no less than one hour before the abortion begins. (The choice of ultrasound technique is to be based on which method will give a clearer view of the fetus, not on whether a woman wants to have another piece of medical equipment inserted into her vagina.)"

I was just going by that. But a forced ultrasound is also assault, just a little less invasive.

Have you ever even played the game? I watch my very sweet and caring boyfriend play it all the time. He's not a devil-worshiping wife-beating hooker-killing rapist, thank you very much, and for the record, that's not what the game is like at all. Hell, I'm a card-carrying feminist and all I've bitched about is that the main character's shlubby cousin managed to get a pretty blonde for a girlfriend. That's not even as bad as most sitcoms. I'm looking forward to playing it myself.

GTA seems to attract a whole lot of hysterical hand-wringing by people who've never. even. played. the. game. It's a GAME. You can kill people. You can kill a cop, you can kill a woman. In the GAME. 99.99% of the people who play this game will never kill another person and know full well that this is just a silly game. The .01% who will take the violence into the real world are psychos who were going to do that regardless of whether they ever played a video game in their lives.

Broadsheet, there are a lot of very important things you write about, and there is a lot of misogyny in the media in general that should be pointed out. However, you're just jumping on the good old Focus on the Family-style "ohmigod video games!" bandwagon. Do you think people who listen to metal are all murderous satanists too?

"You look nice today" or "that's a pretty skirt" are compliments and I always thank the person offering them.

Catcalls, "hey baby", "nice ass," and the like are completely unacceptable and make my blood boil. I do not rely on sexual harassment from strangers to bolster my self-esteem, thank you very much. These are not compliments, they're insults. Why on earth anyone thinks such disrespectful remarks are desirable, I don't know. There's a world of difference between a sincere "I think you're pretty" and the objectifying, intimidating leer of "nice titties." The latter is certainly not meant to convey admiration as much as potential ownership and the "right" of the speaker to judge the woman and remind her that she's just a piece of meat to him.

Interestingly, I've never been catcalled by anyone who would have a snowflake's chance in hell with an attractive woman. Hmm. Bitter much?

If someone doesn't have enough time to set up a registry, how will she find time to give birth? Just hope her labor is ridiculously quick and she'll be home again in half an hour?

When the time comes, I'm going to enjoy decorating my own nursery.

I'm a female, and I tend to think of sex and cuddling as two separate activities. Not sure where this idea of "comfort" comes from. Would I prefer not to be losing skin on a rough rug or have something sticking into my back? Sure. Aside from lack of physical discomfort and consenting first, comfort doesn't really enter into the equation. And cuddling afterwards depends entirely on my mood.

That said, I didn't need a team of scientists to tell me that my mind goes completely blank. It's wonderful. I think too much. Too many things going through my head at once, all the time. That moment of nothingness is one of the best parts. Hell, people spend years learning to meditate to achieve this emptiness, and while it doesn't last as long as it would in meditation, the way to get there is much more fun.

Pleasure is really just relief from pressure, after all.

I'm so tired of the word "slut." Can we please, please, please leave it behind when we graduate from middle school? Thanks!

Why would a single, childless young woman who makes more than $70k want a Camry? It's a boring, midpriced sedan. I think your theory that 9 year olds will beg their moms to get one makes more sense.