Three Things to Think About
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From The Nation:
Although teenagers in more progressive schools may learn how to slide a condom onto a banana, they rarely learn how to access birth control conveniently and affordably… At the end of a typical course, many students know that they can “go to the movies” or “play soccer” instead of having sex, but they do not know what to do in case their alternative activities plan falls through and the condom breaks… There is no significant difference in the rates of teenage sexuality in the United States compared to other similar, developed western countries. American teens are simply far less likely to use contraception. It is no surprise that the United States has one of the highest teen pregnancy and STI rates in the developed world.
From The Wall Street Journal:
Women smile more than men not because they are innately conciliatory, sociable, seductive or outgoing but because they are more likely to be in a subordinate position, socially or professionally, and because they are more likely to be doing the kind of jobs that require what sociologists call “emotion labor”: displaying pleasure, warmth and happiness.
From The Hathor Legacy:
The fact is, a small minority of people cope with rejection by lashing out in violence, and when those people are bigger and stronger than you, or have power over you, you can end up getting hurt. It is completely rational and sensible to think defensively when you’re in a situation full of unknowns. A man you don’t know may respond to your rejection with a friendly, “Well, couldn’t hurt to try, right?” or he may turn out to be a rapist who likes showing the bitchez they can’t reject him, or he may fall into that huge gray area in between.
This should explain two things to you: why women are often unclear in their rejections (“I’m busy/engaged/have a headache” rather than “No, I would never be interested in you”), and why women are creeped out by situations men think women should find flattering.
