because coercion super definitely isn’t rape! women are in no way already pressured by society to avoid giving an assertive, definitive no in many situations! if a woman says no, obviously she just means maybe, right guys? as a man — nay, as a bro — you just have to explain to her again why she really means yes. she’s probably just confused. thanks, brotips!
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by: Tasha Kaminsky
My father was an author.
His name was Stuart Kaminsky. He wrote over 80 books, including mystery novels, biographies, graphic novels, text books and even a collection of interviews. In addition to books, he also wrote screenplays for film and television.
His list of credentials and honors is impressive, perhaps his greatest being the given the Grandmaster award of the Mystery Writers of America. My father died two years ago last month.
http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/11/23/harry-potter-hermione-ron-weasley-love/ I wrote a post for Moviefone about Harry Potter! Check it out!
What’s a G6 and why don’t I feel fly like one?
Dear Editor,
I am writing to you because I am disappointed. I have read about your decision to discontinue making same sex announcements in the Standard, and it hurts me as a human being and as a Jew. Today is National Coming Out Day. In the past few weeks a huge wave of attention has been focused on the LGBT community. I do not need to reiterate the statistics. It is incredibly difficult to be a LGBT youth. No, incredibly difficult does not cover it. According to the Lamba Legal Defense & Education Fund, gay youths are 4 times more likely to commit suicide than their non-gay peers. The reason I bring up this statistic is because what Jews value above all else is the sanctity of life. This is an intrinsic aspect of Judaism which sets us apart from so many other traditions. We are supposed to be a light unto the nations. In ancient times when child sacrifice was the custom, the Jews rejected this practice. Naturally, protecting children is an obviously moral choice. While other traditions place an emphasis on the afterlife, Jews focus on the here and now. Tikun Olam is our standard operating procedure. We want justice in this lifetime, right now, not in lifetimes to come. We believe that it is part of our covenant with G-d that we strive for righteousness and justice in our communities, and throughout the world.
How can Jews say we believe in justice and the sanctity of life and then treat our fellow human beings, our fellow Jews, like this? Gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered, if you are Jewish, then you are Jewish. If you are human, then your life is holy. I realize that this can be interpreted as unrelated to the Standard’s choice to discontinue their announcements, but please, I beg any Jew reading this to try and understand. As a community we decide what is acceptable and what is unacceptable. We determine what is important to us and what is unimportant to us. When a Jewish newspaper makes the decision to not acknowledge the important moments in a Jew’s life because of their gender or sexual orientation, that sends a clear message. It says: you are not one of us, and we do not care to know you. It says: your life is not as important as that of a heterosexual Jew.
This practice is not Jewish. This practice is not justice. This practice is wrong. I want the world to change for the better. I want people to see past gender and past sexual orientation. I want people to see that we all have a soul and a spark that is divine. If you cannot see the soul or the divinity in every single person, then you can at least see the pulse and the intellect that we all share.
We create the norm. We create the other. When the Jewish Standard prints announcements of joy for same sex couples, it sends a message that these are human beings who deserve our love just like any other. It begins the change of perspective that we so desperately need. It is a matter of life and death. If Jews do not speak up for justice and love in their own communities, then we are guilty of contributing to the atmosphere which is driving so many hurting individuals to take their own lives. A change as small as acknowledging same sex unions will send a message to the LGBT community. It says that we consider your lives the be important and sacred. You are apart of a community. You are apart of us. I wonder how many lives could have been saved if someone had just taken the time to say something as obvious and true as this to a gay youth.
Please, be brave, and make me proud. Acknowledge that there are LGBT Jews and that their lives are holy and important to us.
Sincerely,
Natasha Kaminsky
I encourage you to send your own letter to the editor!
Ok, so, I was thinking a great way to start this endeavor of showcasing my finesse for comedy and writing would be by talking about my family. Right? Wrong. I thought about it and the thing is I don’t want to start making the people reading my blog my therapist for at least another three entries. For now I need to garner your support, and what better a way to do that then by offering you, my reader, a gift.
Since I’ve moved to New England I have learned a lot about two things: sports and beer. I didn’t really know much about either before August. Things I knew about sports before August: ballet may or may not be a sport, soccer is a sport but for some reason people are as confused about it as they are about ballet, I don’t care about hockey. Things I knew about beer: it makes me need to pee. Things I know about sports now: the Patriots cheated by taping other teams practices, Bret Favre is old, I’m not the only person who hates the Lakers. Things I know about beer now: I can only drink two. I’ve made a lot of new friends since I’ve moved up north and they’ve taught me really important stuff. I’ve noticed that a surefire way to please us all is to play drinking games. I’m not sure if we’re supposed to be embarrassed by this, I don’t think we are, but if we are and I just outed us all, then I apologize. Honestly, my worldview has changed so much that I’m under the impression if I share new drinking games with my audience that everyone will be so incredibly grateful, I’ll have tumblr followers for life. So here, have some drinking games on me. No, no, I insist. Let me do this for you. Just pay it forward.
I SHOULDN’T BE ALIVE
(AS SEEN ON THE ANIMAL PLANET)
A show where individuals survive horrific situations and are later interviewed about how they managed to not succumb to mother nature. It takes a very scientific approach to how humans survive as animals when they’re in dire positions. Lucky for you and me there are some common themes when it comes to survival stories which makes I Shouldn’t Be Alive prime material for a drinking game.
001) Someone forgets to bring their cell phone
002) Someone leaves the car
003) Someone says, “And that was when I started to finally realize I was in trouble”
004) Someone dies
005) Someone says, “And that was when I lost all hope.”
006) Someone is nearly rescued but then isn’t.
007) When two macho hunter/sailors/hikers/adventurers are wet and stranded in the freezing cold and subsequently have to strip and cuddle to stave off hypothermia.
008) Tempers flare and people start to turn on each other.
009) Someone is attacked by an animal.
010) Someone cries while they’re being interviewed about their ordeal.
GHOST ADVENTURES
(AS SEEN ON THE TRAVEL CHANNEL)
A show where three frat boys travel the world in search of proof of paranormal activity. Zak, Nick and Aaron, armed only with video cameras, tape recorders and high pitched screams believe the truth is out there and that they are the men to find it. Again, these dudes have a routine set and never change. This show was made to get you drunk.
001) Zak turns off the night vision on their camera and says, “This is what we’re seeing. Total darkness.”
002) Zak explains what the difference between dust and light orbs are.
003) Zak says that he is using provocation as a weapon.
004) Someone says, “BRO, DID YOU HEAR THAT?”
005) Someone get “possessed.”
006) They play an EVP and you can’t understand it.
007) They say that they’ve caught an apparition but you can’t see it.
008) Someone curses multiple times in a row.
009) Zak sends Aaron off by himself because the spirits seem to like him the best.
010) The whip out that gadget that translates electromagnetic energy into a word bank which conveniently spews semi-relevant single syllable words out.
PARANORMAL STATE
(AS SEEN ON A&E)
Students from Penn State grapple with their non-existent demons as they attempt to help families being targeted by the paranormal. This is the new and improved Breakfast Club: the emo kid, the wiccan, the whimsical hippie, the techie, the self-important leader, travels around middle America combating all that is supernatural. And wouldn’t you believe it? This is another show that is perfect to make a drinking game for.
001) The team calls in a psychic.
002) The team calls in a priest.
003) The team performs an exorcism.
004) The self-important leader lectures his team about how important the work they’re doing is.
005) Halfway through the episode the client admits to dabbling in Satan worship.
006) Halfway through the episode the client reveals that they know someone died in the house.
007) The client says, “I fear for my children/dog/cat/husband/wife.”
008) A friend or family member of the client says, “There’s something going on in that house.”
009) The wiccan’s hair is blue and/or she is wearing a low cut shirt she has no business in.
010) The team determines that they are dealing with a demon.
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