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Okay, so the other day, one of my associates told me she almost got into a fight with a boy because he said rape wasn’t rape for girls because they “enjoy it.” Now, when I heard this, I was disgusted at this person’s ignorance, but before I even got to address it, she made a point to say that the boy said rape for guys was more traumatic than it was for girls, because for boys you have to manipulate their hormones (in this case I think he meant when it’s the same sex). I was appalled.


As someone that knows women and men that have experienced this, I don’t think this subject is anything to be played with.


Personally, I think rape is always a touchy subject; however, I just wanted to know you guys’ opinion on this matter whether it’s about how you feel on the subject, what you think about what this guy said, sharing your experience, or even if you’re just willing to share any similar experiences.

I was watching this show the other day when the host said there’s no reason to be friends with an ex unless you have a child together. While I agree, I do also think that there are plenty of reasons someone could still be friends with their ex. I mean, if the relationship was great, and you guys still get along, I see no reason to not stay friends if that’s what you want to do. Personally, if me and my current bf were to break up, I’d still be friends with him because we have a lot of history together, he used to be, and still is, a good friend to me, and I honestly just couldn’t see my life without him in it.


What’s you guys’ opinion on staying friends with an ex? Is it for you? Is it not for you? Are you friends with an ex? If so, why? Why not? Are there rules?

The other day, I watched Virgin Territory on MTV, and it was amazing. I instantly connected with 75% of the people in it (3/4 people).

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I loved Lisa because she was really straight forward about how awkward things were for her in terms of her questions and thoughts on intimacy. I also empathized a lot with her story, because I shared a lot her sentiments when it came to her and her fiancé’s vow of celibacy.


I also loved Domonique, because she was blunt, really fun, and not afraid to say that being a virgin didn’t stop her from living her life. I loved that she addressed some of the struggles she faced as someone who just wanted to experience love, marriage, and commitment before giving that part of herself to people because (and I quote), “These boys ain’t loyal.” (And also it was funny when she said she thought people “tossed sex around like a ball.”) I also empathized with her severed relationship with her parents and their divorce.


I thought Kyle was really interesting. He was a great guy who was just saying he wanted to be in a committed relationship before he just gave himself to someone and that he thought others thought of that as a weird notion. I also thought the struggle he had with telling his friends he was still a twenty-something year old virgin after so long was interesting. (I also loved the point he made that he and Dominique made about people telling them they didn’t look or act like virgins—what does a virgin act or look like?

I guess the thing I loved most about the way the show was presented was that they focused on the people’s lives at hand, and that it wasn’t just about their being virgins, and that it was more about their journey as individuals. I also thought the people were very relatable.


If you watched it, tell me what you liked or didn’t like about it. If you didn’t like it, feel free to comment about that too.

So, I was watching The Color of Friendship on Disney the other day and it made me realize just how underrated some Disney movies really are. What it also made me realize was just how different Disney is now. There used to be shows like Boy Meets World and Lizzie McGuire that weren’t afraid to address those awkward or tough subjects like puberty, self-image issues, sex, eating disorders, and growing into a mature, responsible adult. Now, even the language used is different.


In my personal opinion, children’s shows on Disney, like on other channels that target adolescents, now sugar code or avoid a lot of topics they didn’t used to (not that I discredit the shows they do have that address a few of those problems). I also feel, sometimes they focus on things that aren’t all that important in life, or at least they don’t address many problems adolescents do face today like they used to with older shows and movies and I know some of that has to do with times changing, however adolescents do still face many of the problems they did then. Why do you think that is? Do you agree? Do you disagree? If so, why?