OKCupid Creepers and Race Fetishism

"Hey, I ain't no racist. I just need someone to love me long time, ya dig?"

It seems like it’s been a bumper year for calling out OKCupid creepers via Tumblr – Nice GuysofOKC, OKCupidGoldMine… even FedorasOfOKCupid1 which helped turn another fashion choice into a way that nature tells us “Do Not Touch“. Online dating tends to mean that people often let their filters down – the anonymity combined with the impersonalization [...]

This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (Or: More on Creepers)

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It’s sad but not terribly surprising that the topic of avoiding creepy behavior and the relative “fairness” of calling dudes out for being creepy are among the most controversial topics I write about on the blog. After all, guys don’t like being told that, hey, here are all the ways that you’re weirding women out. And in fairness, [...]

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Ask Dr. NerdLove: Keeping It In The Family

Doc, I need some advice. You’ve said before that, when asking someone out, no one gets to call dibs, just because another person dated them first doesn’t mean you can’t now, etc. The general gist of what I got from this is: the only people that matter are you and her, nobody else gets a [...]

Nerds and Male Privilege: Tropes, Trolls, Haters & Anita Sarkeesian

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I occasionally get accused of hating on dudes or telling them that they are scum and women are utterly perfect in every way and everything is men’s fault. This usually comes amongst the various accusations that I’m only writing articles about feminist issues or male privilege because I’m trying to get laid1 or to please [...]

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On Labeling Women “Crazy”

Sure, we taught you that you should never trust your own feelings and that standing up for what you want is bad but there's no real harm done right?

I’ve had to quit telling stories about crazy exes or women I’ve dated. The problem was that I started realizing that when my friends and I would talk about our crazy exes or what-have-you, more often than not, we weren’t talking about ex girlfriends or random dates who exhibited signs of  genuine mental health issues. [...]

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