Ask the Expert: Sexist Remarks Edition
Amanda Hess of The Sexist tells us what’s what on five confessions—among them, gag reflexes, “cougar-like tendencies,” and period-panties.
Can I Get A Man With That? — This is hands down our favorite hump day confession. Ironically, after we ran it, we came across this poll on deep-throat numbing spray and immediately thought — NOOO!
Amanda Hess — OH JESUS. Speaking as a straight woman with a wicked gag reflex: If deep-throating my boyfriend’s penis requires me to numb my throat to the point of involuntary jaw-clamping and vocal chord debilitation, my boyfriend’s penis ain’t getting deep-throated.
CIGAMWT — Advice you never expect to hear from your boss… unless you’re a prostitute: “Find a rich guy and bang him! You know, a doctor, a lawyer — just someone very rich. You need to rid yourself of that small-town heat.” We wonder how long this contributor lasted at her job.
AH — I feel like every working woman has a story like this. When I graduated from college—with a degree in Creative Writing—I didn’t think I would get a job, anywhere. I was excited to get an interview for a low-paying corporate writing gig in the suburbs. When I got there, the boss showed me his rock poetry, played me some of his keyboard compositions, and then told me he thought I was too pretty to be taken seriously by the male employees in the office. The sad thing is that I probably would have taken that job.
CIGAMWT — Who discards their period-stained panties in a sweatshirt? And more importantly, how does a guy explain why said panties are in his pocket?
AH — When I read the beginning of this story, I immediately assumed that the potential BF had a period-stained granny panties fetish he’d been hiding all along. I’m still not convinced I wasn’t right.
4. One Salad With a Side of Crazy
CIGAMWT — Was this guy serious when he said “because a man knows best”? What is this, the 50s?
AH — Nothing like a Parisian Jehovah’s Witness trolling for a wife to make you feel pretty good about the state of gender relations in America.
CIGAMWT — This confession sparked a debate in our comments section on cougars, pumas and silver foxes — it’s a dating jungle out there.
AH — It’s sad that even college girls are being considered “cougars” now, and dating a guy a year younger than you means you’re exhibiting “cougar-like tendencies.” The “cougar” label used to be a convenient label for making fun of older women for doing what older men have always done (dating younger people). It was only a matter of time before the mockery started to kick in for any woman over the age of 15. Also, he’s 15! That’s not exhibiting cougar-like tendencies, that’s gross.
Special thanks to our new girl crush Amanda Hess for participating in 15 Questions and Ask the Expert.
