Rape What You Sow wrote: "I used to date a chick that said she fantasized about being raped. Apparently its not all that uncommon. Is that what rape culture is?" No, that's not what rape culture is. Rape culture is what society does that excuses and enables rape. One example might be a university hearing about a horrific gang rape that took place on its grounds and not taking steps to e
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Are you OK with advertising? I run a tutoring service and I am looking for places to promote it. I don't see anything in the rules that would say I can't start a thread telling folks about my service and sending them to my website. Would it be OK for me to do that? Thanks. Jill
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I've always wondered who buys that. These guys have come to my house maybe 5 or 6 times in the 16 years I've lived in Reston. They're usually very polite and smiling, but the situation is weird. A couple of times they gave me a line about how they had extra meat and had to get rid of it. But I've never had any trouble getting them to go away -- the whole encounter is over in seconds.
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What kind of injection do they want to give you?
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My kids (now 16 and 18) went to Sunrise Valley, and I thought it was a good experience. I had some perspective, because my older one had gone to Terraset for kindergarten and the first couple of months of first grade. In theory the schools are all equal, but there are some important factors that make a difference. Sunrise Valley has an army of parent volunteers, making the class size effectivel
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