Arousal is a natural state during sleep, just as it is for men. When you sleep, your blood tends to travel to your genitals, and under the right circumstances, this can lead to a state of arousal while sleeping. (posted to Ask Professor Foxy: More Than One Kind of Orgasm?)
And I'm tired of people saying "ugh, it looks like a woman is a prepubescent girl when she shaves." Dude, I have curtains. I am fully formed. I still look like a woman even though I don't have hair there (posted to Ask Professor Foxy: Am I Weird Because I Have Pubic Hair?)
Feeling particularly saddened and angry by the gang rape in Richmond, CA, I wrote this piece for Brave New Traveler last Friday: http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/10/30/a-moment-of-reflection-for-women-the-world-over/ (posted to Weekly Feminist Reader)
There was the opening "now, I know you have all been taught not to interrupt, but I want you to stop me if anything isn't clear." Oh my God, they actually said that? I swear at that point I would (posted to Weekly Feminist Reader)
Wanda Skyes is so bad-ass. I'm from a more working-class background and I enjoy the trappings of my culture. When I'm at work I basically act more like a humorless, stuck-up idiot to fit in. I don't draw attention to (posted to Weekly Feminist Reader)
You're right, I should have said something, but sometimes I just feel so uncomfortable in a situation that it's difficult to speak up, and this was one of those times. (posted to Weekly Feminist Reader)
