tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post7673640853157946551..comments2024-02-23T03:38:53.049-05:00Comments on The Pervocracy: Cosmocking: June '12!Cliff Pervocracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02080142422250604406noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-36586057226148304962012-12-27T13:40:16.837-05:002012-12-27T13:40:16.837-05:00If you read this magazine and the August issue, yo...If you read this magazine and the August issue, you'll find proof of why Cosmo is absolutely batshit crazy and wants to cause relationship issues.<br /><br /><br />It says in the article about guys wanting crazy things in bed that one guy wanted to shave his girlfriend's legs. In then in the August issue, two months later, what's one of their sex tips? Have him shave your legs.<br />See, they know that it's downright crazy and will beget a bad reaction. But they printed it anyway. That's just the kind of people Cosmo is made of.Gloria Connollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-16027281357619046792012-06-05T17:36:46.170-04:002012-06-05T17:36:46.170-04:00My first time using a tampon was on an airplane--I...My first time using a tampon was on an airplane--I got my period unexpectedly in-flight and there were only tampons in the little bathroom. I put one in as best I could, went back to my seat, and then realized it was in wrong and was extremely uncomfortable. Then the pilot announced "we're going to encounter some turbulence, everyone needs to stay in your seats for the rest of the flight."<br /><br />I didn't use tampons again for <i>years</i> after that.Cliff Pervocracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080142422250604406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-7734198612303017312012-06-05T17:31:18.271-04:002012-06-05T17:31:18.271-04:00Thirded.
My ex-roommate told me once that she got...Thirded.<br /><br />My ex-roommate told me once that she got her period at summer camp, and when she asked a counsellor for supplies, she was given a tampon. And when I say "got her period," I mean her <i>first period ever</i>. So she was in the outhouse wresting with this tampon for like an hour because she didn't want to go back and explain to the counsellor that it was her first time.perversecowgirlhttp://www.perversecowgirl.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-6649761617673504252012-06-02T12:29:51.407-04:002012-06-02T12:29:51.407-04:00I'd always heard it expanded as Pre-Menstrual ...I'd always heard it expanded as Pre-Menstrual Stress, not Syndrome, which probably cuts it down to Bullshit instead of Total Bullshit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-62019175970415741562012-06-01T07:10:53.516-04:002012-06-01T07:10:53.516-04:00No, they are putting themselves in a position wher...No, they are putting themselves in a position where they need to suck it up. Dance or cope if your partner dances with other people.Falconnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-23148643897043958382012-05-31T01:32:43.001-04:002012-05-31T01:32:43.001-04:00Oooh, I 2nd that.Oooh, I 2nd that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-65246870340738526172012-05-30T15:09:01.015-04:002012-05-30T15:09:01.015-04:00I've had my armpit licked. And honestly, I ki...I've had my armpit licked. And honestly, I kind of laughed when it happened, but what I was REALLY thinking was: That is freaking HOT. He loves me so much, he wants to lick the stink right off of me. Hell. Yes.bigbademhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15103097139547749369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-26581289649455158732012-05-29T20:36:19.476-04:002012-05-29T20:36:19.476-04:00Actually, I think pads would be a better choice, b...Actually, I think pads would be a better choice, because not everyone is comfortable with inserting tampons, but tampon users generally can make do with a pad in a pinch.Cliff Pervocracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080142422250604406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-90872737142146518612012-05-29T20:34:53.346-04:002012-05-29T20:34:53.346-04:00Honest question: Should I keep tampons around? I d...Honest question: Should I keep tampons around? I don't use them myself, because I'm a menstrual cup man.Skynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-78122222654661630892012-05-29T10:43:49.756-04:002012-05-29T10:43:49.756-04:00I hate the "You're angry because you have...I hate the "You're angry because you have your period ?" since I'm usually tired and high on happiness during my periods. Seriously. <br /><br />But somehow, I can't scream : "I'm glad you know me so well you know more about my body than myself. So, how many days am I in my cycle ?" Too shy, maybe ?Plopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-85697571766908736662012-05-28T20:30:20.865-04:002012-05-28T20:30:20.865-04:00*groan**groan*Irenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-49948328075375489762012-05-28T20:25:22.785-04:002012-05-28T20:25:22.785-04:00As Cliff noted . . .
Surely it's more amusing...<i>As Cliff noted . . .</i><br /><br />Surely it's more amusing to say, "as Cliff notes . . . " No? Just me?Mr Monsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-15481007757748021902012-05-26T16:26:05.524-04:002012-05-26T16:26:05.524-04:00Yeah, fair point, I changed the wording.Yeah, fair point, I changed the wording.Cliff Pervocracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080142422250604406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-45337267725485683282012-05-26T15:49:58.717-04:002012-05-26T15:49:58.717-04:00Sidenote: not everyone who needs tampons is female...Sidenote: not everyone who needs tampons is female, that was cissexist. A better term would be "womb-having".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-86503158303544112902012-05-25T21:59:48.519-04:002012-05-25T21:59:48.519-04:00Thanks for also pointing this out! I was browsing ...Thanks for also pointing this out! I was browsing the magazine rack while waiting for a prescription to get filled, and went straight to this article as well. It was good to see advice that mentioned actually speaking to your significant other!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-18522294136219219652012-05-25T10:38:14.132-04:002012-05-25T10:38:14.132-04:00I just thought it was funny because of the "i...I just thought it was funny because of the "in June" part, like men have some kind of seasonal migration.<br /><br />Also, I'm eight years out of college (oh God) and I've found that the strategy for "meet compatible single men" and "meet new friends" are entirely identical. It's true I won't meet men if I stick to solitary activities or only do things within small closed friend groups, but pretty much any situation that has me meeting <i>people</i> has me meeting eligible men.<br /><br />"Treat women like people" is one of those "necessary but not sufficient" things. Treating them like people <i>you'd like to date</i> is certainly important. But the phrase usually comes up as a rather prickly reply when guys are proposing dating strategies that treat "asking a woman for a date" like some special magic area of human interaction totally separate from any other way of talking to other human beings. It's really not.Cliff Pervocracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080142422250604406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-41998180986552176872012-05-24T16:01:04.026-04:002012-05-24T16:01:04.026-04:00The "treating women like people" is more...The "treating women like people" is more about not <em>repelling</em> women, in my experience. Sad to say, a lot of folks need to be told that.<br /><br />I have no idea how to go about meeting people most effectively, yet I have somehow accumulated quite a number of friends over the years -- I think a lot of older folks give the same advice because they figure it all worked out for them eventually even without their having particularly effective methods. Sometimes, like me, they got lucky, sometimes (maybe like me) they forget what special efforts they made to meet people, and they probably always forget how long it all took.<br /><br />It's still pretty funny to think of "men" as a monolith who all do the same thing in June.Irenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-13916711049782262672012-05-24T15:07:14.641-04:002012-05-24T15:07:14.641-04:00You tend to notice that the people giving that adv...You tend to notice that the people giving that advice tend to be in college or shortly out of. The world is markedly different when you're not forced into close quarters with people in a similar situation to yours. (Or worse, as in many workplaces, where you're actively discouraged from getting involved with co-workers.)<br /><br />It's much like the advice "you attract women by treating them like people". It ignores the fact that their parents, co-workers, teachers, and strangers waiting in line are all people, yet aren't all treated the same. (It also ignores non-het options. Which makes it fun when they do 180s when it's something other than a straight guy saying things.)needsanamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-76436525621621644842012-05-24T12:11:06.032-04:002012-05-24T12:11:06.032-04:00GGG somewhat ties into Cliff's earlier post on...GGG somewhat ties into Cliff's earlier post on consent, since the concept is supposed to be about consenting to things you neither like nor dislike. It explicitly rejects the enthusiasm requirement that says you not just only <b>have to</b> consent to things that make you hot, but you <b>can</b> only truly consent to things that make you hot. Now, people often use it to mean "straight women, do what your partner wants" but Dan hasn't (though he could certainly be a bit more vocal about it not meaning that).<br /><br />In this instance I don't know where he was coming from, though. I don't know why he thought he was addressing the writer's question.Hershele Ostropolerhttp://essaressellwye.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-76780798239032123292012-05-24T11:39:05.656-04:002012-05-24T11:39:05.656-04:00Don,
What if the places I think are fun and the t...Don,<br /><br />What if the places I think are fun and the things I think are fun to do don't bring me into contact with new people on a regular basis? You are aware that single men and women are not distributed equally in all geographic areas?<br /><br />Most of the 'Where to meet men/women' articles I've ever read were pretty useless, but the ubiquity of such articles kind of indicates to me that it's a question a lot of people have, even if no one can come up with a good answer. The whole "Just do/go what/where you think is fun and you'll just accidently meet someone with similar interests' thing is more of a dismissal of the question than an answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-85998397997334247222012-05-24T01:11:17.898-04:002012-05-24T01:11:17.898-04:00"There was this girl once . . . we'd been..."There was this girl once . . . we'd been on a few dates, gone to bed a couple of times, and she wasn't wild or anything, but it was nice, you know? Then one night we were having a great time, everything was coming together nicely, and it was like she went a little crazy. She said she wanted to be on top! Well, I mean, I'm a man of the world, so I'm like, sure thing, and it was OK, but she didn't really seem all that into it. But that wasn't the bad part. The bad part was when I said, "I'm coming . . . " and she reached over, grabbed something off the nightstand, and threw a handful of black pepper in my face!<br /><br />Her lawyer later claimed she'd read about it in some magazine.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-87166300990683767542012-05-24T01:04:40.828-04:002012-05-24T01:04:40.828-04:00I think the objection is to the idea that men have...I think the objection is to the idea that men have seasonal migration patterns you have to follow to catch sight of them. As Cliff noted, it sounds like you're going to be told to climb to higher altitudes, maybe above the tree line, moving slowly and glassing carefully in all directions every 300 meters of elevation or so, until you catch sight of the herd. <br /><br />Then, being careful to stay downwind and keeping as much terrain as possible between you and the herd of bros, conduct a slow, careful stalk, select a stable shooting position, and be sure to rest the rifle if possible for a quick, painless and ethical . . . seduction.<br /><br />What if you just went to fun places and did fun things so you'd meet people who were having fun doing the sort of things you think are fun?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-1995178213519327212012-05-24T00:26:17.623-04:002012-05-24T00:26:17.623-04:00Oh, so true.
On the other hand, 16/17 is the age ...Oh, so true.<br /><br />On the other hand, 16/17 is the age when sexual attitudes are being shaped. It's where the battle needs to be fought! Cosmo is the creationism curriculum of sex.Ericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-88821714935882895472012-05-23T14:21:33.209-04:002012-05-23T14:21:33.209-04:00Once upon a time, people went to dances to dance, ...Once upon a time, people went to dances to dance, and if they were single, they went to meet people and dance with them, they didn't take 'dates'. Single women went with a family member or other 'chaperone', single men went 'stag'. The Emily Post rule was that you danced with every guy that asked, unless you weren't dancing at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-60553235446808992662012-05-23T14:00:49.972-04:002012-05-23T14:00:49.972-04:00Don't quite get your objection to "Where ...Don't quite get your objection to "Where to Meet a Guy in June". Is it that such articles usually fail to be useful on their own terms, or do you just think women shouldn't be interested in that subject?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com