By alienman on January 14, 2010
The DailyMail seems to think it’s made a remarkable discovery. Apparently, we’re hearing for the first time ever that men don’t like women who wear ‘too much makeup’ and they prefer women to look as close to natural as possible. What the déja-vu, yo! I could’ve sworn I heard this at least a billion tired [...]
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By alienman on December 5, 2008
I came across this article as I was browsing reddit. Basically, it’s criticizing Victoria’s Secret for making real women feel bad about themselves by using models with unrealistic body types. Sure, it’s true that most women don’t have the bodies that those models have and that it usually takes a LOT of dedication, control and [...]
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By alienman on May 29, 2008
Oh, yea, I paid my first visit to Planned Parenthood yesterday. I had been getting my annuals from school through FPEP. Dear Fellow Oregonians: If you girls aren’t in the FPEP program and you don’t have insurance, this is definitely worth looking into b/c this is what covers all your costs at your campus clinic [...]
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By alienman on May 23, 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW6UlWPMmn0 This video was produced, shot and edited by the Eagle group children at MADaboutART.org. It’s not a rare occurrence. But, it’s not normal. A 12 month report by the South African police, prior to March 2005, shows more than 22,000 cases of child rape. The NOWCA states that 25% of girls under 16 have [...]
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